Stories: Governance & Access

This piece was written with Gaia Larsen and Crystal Davis.

Threats to Village Land in Tanzania: Implications for REDD+ Benefit- Sharing Arrangements

This piece originally appeared in Lessons About Land Tenure, Forest Governance and REDD+: Case Studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America.[^1] The full text of the article is available here.

What are the top environmental and development issues that will shape 2012?

This post was written with Sarah Lupberger, Project Coordinator with WRI’s Electricity Governance In

Q&A: The Legal Aspects of the Durban Platform Text

At the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change (COP-17) in Durban – “the longest COP ever” – Parties agreed to establish an Ad

Forests and REDD+ in COP17 Durban

With all its complex processes and acronyms, it’s easy to forget that the international climate change negotiations are supposed to lead to changes on the ground.

Climate Finance at COP17 Durban

From November 28 to December 9, negotiators will gather in Durban, South Africa, for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP17 meeting.

This piece was written with Catarina Freitas, a Brazilian legal intern with WRI’s Institutions and Governance Program.

An official report released by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE, formerly MMS) and the Coast Gua

What Do You Want From Rio+20?

20 years after the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, “Rio+20” will review progress on and reaffirm a global commitment to the policies designed to foster e