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New publication: Securing rights through commodity roundtables? A comparative review

This paper is a comparative review of rights across a number of existing voluntary standards drawn from a technical workshop in Bangkok in October 2012 organised by Forest Peoples Programme with the…

REDD+ and Indigenous Peoples: Analysis of the upcoming UNFCCC negotiations in Doha, and identification of possible policy options

The purpose of this background note is to identify some key issues and opportunities in the upcoming UNFCCC climate negotiations in Doha (26 November - 7 December 2012). The note will only focus…

Conference paper: Free, Prior and Informed Consent and Oil Palm Expansion in Southeast Asia - From Principles to Practice

Click here to read this conference paper, which was produced for the Medan Conference on Landgrabbing and Palm Oil Plantations in South East Asia. 

Joint Statement of the participants of the ‘South East Asia Consultation on Land Grabbing and Palm Oil Plantations: CSO and Academic Responses’

This Joint Statement is the outcome of a conference held in Medan on 5 - 10 November 2012, organised by Darma Agung University and grassroots organisation Lentera Rakyat, on land grabbing and oil…

Déclaration de la Platforme Forêts et Communautés et des représentants des communautés autochtones relative au Plan de Préparation (R-PP) à la REDD+ au Cameroun

Dans le cadre de sa préparation au futur méchanisme REDD+, le Cameroun a soumis le draft de son plan de préparation le 6 août au Fonds de Partenariat pour le Carbone Forestier (FPCF) géré par la…

Statement of the Forests and Communities Platform and representatives of indigenous communities on Cameroon's REDD Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP)

As part of its REDD+ preparation, Cameroon submitted on 6 August 2012 the draft of its REDD Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP) to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) managed by…

Paving a Path Forward for Commodity Roundtables Standards

The following blog post, written by Sophie Chao (FPP), has appeared on RECOFTC's Blog for People and Forests. To read the post on RECOFTC's Blog click here.

Civil society organisations call on financial institutions to stop funding deforestation in Indonesia

Financial institutions have been warned today to avoid investments in pulp and paper mills associated with deforestation and human rights abuses in Indonesia.

Carretera Amazónica entre Perú y Brasil rechazada por organizaciones de los pueblos indígenas en Perú

Un grupo de organizaciones indígenas y ONGs locales en la región de Ucayali en Perú rechazaron los planes del gobierno peruano a construir un vial entre Perú y Brasil. Las organizaciones indican que…

Amazon highway between Peru and Brazil rejected by indigenous peoples’ organisations in Peru

A collective of indigenous organisations and local NGOs in Ucayali province in Peru have rejected Peruvian government plans to construct a highway between Peru and Brazil. The organisations highlight…