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Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and Local Community Women's Statutory Rights to Community Forests
Resilience and Resistance: Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and Local Community Women's Statutory Rights to Community Forests
02 April 2025
Africa, Madagascar, Ghana, Latin America and the Caribbean, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Asia, Laos

This report provides a critical update to the 2017 Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) analysis Power and Potential. It evaluates the extent to which national laws, as of 2024, recognize the specific community forest rig

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Collective Tenure Rights
Collective tenure rights and climate action in sub-Saharan Africa
04 March 2025
Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

The study on collective tenure rights and climate action in sub-Saharan Africa aims to consolidate and analyse the state of the evidence on how tenure arrangements – in particular collective ownership and management of forests operating in complex systems of contingent factors – impact forest con

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Cover Page of the document. Picture pf people sitting on the ground around a map of parcels.
Good Practice - Approche pilote de sécurisation foncière des espaces forestiers
14 November 2024
Africa, Madagascar

Le Projet Global sur la Promotion d’une Politique Foncière Responsable (ProPFR) avec sa composante à Madagascar vise une amélioration de l’accès à la terre des populations rurales des régions Boeny et DIANA au travers l’adhésion volontaire à la procédure légale de sécurisation des droits individu

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Enhancing the Role of Civil Society Platform in Africa: Land Policy Implementation in Africa
13 May 2024
Africa
The session explored the significant contributions of the Civil Society Platform (CSP) in promoting effective land policy implementation across Africa.
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Securing Land Rights for a Just Transition Towards a Sustainable and Carbon-Neutral Future
13 May 2024
The session addressed the critical importance of securing land rights to achieve a just transition toward a sustainable and carbon-neutral future, focusing on the intersection of climate action and land tenure security.
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Rapid Transitions vs Just Transformations: Negotiating Trade-offs Between Climate and Land Actions
13 May 2024
The session focused on the tensions between rapid land transitions required for global climate commitments and the need for equitable, just land administration, particularly in the context of the Paris Agreement.
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Rights from the Start: Why Community Land Tenure Matters to Mitigation Outcomes
13 May 2024
The event highlighted the critical role of community land tenure in achieving effective climate mitigation.
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Scaling Up Climate Finance for Community Rights and Gender Equality
13 May 2024
Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean
The session explored the intersection of climate finance, community rights, and gender equality, addressing the current state and future potential of financial mechanisms supporting Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local communities, particularly women’s groups.
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Securing Tenure in Crises
13 May 2024
Mozambique, South Sudan
The session examined the complexities surrounding housing, land, and property (HLP) rights in crisis contexts, emphasizing the significance of secure tenure throughout the stages of humanitarian response—from prevention to recovery.