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Study on Linking Knowledge with Action features ASB Partnership work

Posted Thu, 09/08/2011 - 01:58 by EKahurani

By Meine van Noordwijk and Elizabeth Kahurani

A boundary between science and politics is essential to give free enquiry a chance, but it also implies that the boundary must be bridged for new findings to be appreciated and used.

Ford Foundation Commits $85 Million to Advance Rural Land Rights and Reduce Climate Change

Posted Wed, 08/04/2010 - 08:01 by ASB Blog Editor

The Ford Foundation has announced a five-year, $85 million initiative that will make rural and indigenous people a stronger part of the world's response to climate change, saying that engaging these populations is essential to reducing poverty and building long-term climate solutions.

Recap: Fourth Rights and Resources Initiative Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change

Posted Mon, 05/24/2010 - 21:55 by ASB Blog Editor
An excellent summary of the Fourth Rights and Resources Initiative Dialogue on Forests, Governnace and Climate Change (6 April 2010) has been posted online by the IISD reporting services.
The fourth Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) Dialogue on Forests Governance and Climate Change opened on Tuesday, 6 April 2010 in London, UK, attended by representatives of more than 20 countri

Fourth RRI Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change. London, April 6 2010

Posted Mon, 03/22/2010 - 21:52 by ASB Blog Editor

The Rights and Resources Initiative is pleased to announce the fourth Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change to be held in London on April 6, 2010.

Early forest carbon experiences can help us get REDD right

Posted Fri, 09/11/2009 - 03:43 by ASB Blog Editor
Climate-change negotiators in Copenhagen would be wise to pay attention to some of the challenges highlighted by early experiments using market mechanisms to avoid deforestation, writes Tan Copsey in an opinion piece in China Dialogue.

Tenure in REDD: Start-point or afterthought? - IIED

Posted Wed, 05/20/2009 - 04:41 by ASB Blog Editor
A new publication by Lorenzo Cotula and James Mayers of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) focusses on the importance of land tenure to the design of REDD mechanisms.
As new mechanisms for ‘reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation’ (REDD) are being negotiated in international climate change talks, resource tenure must be given greater attention.

Indigenous Peoples in Peru get stronger

Posted Fri, 04/24/2009 - 00:47 by ASB Blog Editor
In the 5th day of the 'paro' carried out by Indigenous Peoples of the Peruvian Amazon and which started with 1350 communities, the Native Federation of Madre de Dios (FENAMAD), which contains more than thirty native communities, joined the Indigenous struggle, increasing their strength for denying the legislative decrees that go against their rights and threaten their territotries. The native Peoples from Madre de Dios demanded the recognition of collective property and the cease of every concession of their territotries to big corporations and foreign investors for the exploitation of hydroc

Forest Governance, Tenure and Enterprise: Opportunities for Livelihoods and Wealth in Central and West Africa, May 25-29 Yaoundé, Cameroon

Posted Fri, 04/17/2009 - 04:04 by ASB Blog Editor
The conference will catalyze new and broader actions on securing tenure rights in Central and West Africa for implementation by governments, civil society organizations and local communities, with the support of international institutions and funding agencies. This will involve setting up goals and developing agendas for new interventions and reform. Participants will share experiences in securing tenure rights, including the relationship between tenure reform and other goals such as uplifting livelihoods, securing investment, spurring small scale enterprises, and addressing climate change.

On the Frontlines of Climate Change Forum

Posted Sun, 03/15/2009 - 05:18 by ASB Blog Editor
On the Frontlines of Climate Change: A forum for indigenous peoples, small islands and vulnerable communities is a new initiative coordinated by launched by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in partnership with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Secretariat of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Office of the High Commis
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