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    Latin America North America
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    December 3, 2014

    ADVISORY: Latin American Countries to Launch Initiative 20x20 to Restore 20 Million Hectares of Degraded Land

    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • COP20
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • COP20
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    News
    November 20, 2014

    RELEASE: New Website Highlights Proposed Development Projects in Jamaica to Give People Better Access to Information and Improve Public Participation

    • development
    • environmental democracy
    • freedom of information
    • development
    • environmental democracy
    • freedom of information
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 20, 2014

    New Tool Reveals How Jamaica’s Development Projects Impact People and Planet

    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • protected areas
    • public participation
    Cataboo, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica. Photo by Sergel Mutovkin/Flickr
    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • protected areas
    • public participation
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 14, 2014

    Nicaragua’s Indigenous Peoples Protect their Forests Even Without Government Support

    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Nicaragua's government recognizes 49 percent of the country's forests as community forests--but it wasn't always this way. Photo credit: Lon&Queta, Flickr
    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 19, 2014

    Ecuador Shows Why Communities and the Climate Need Strong Forest Rights

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • fossil fuels
    The impacts of oil extraction in Ecuador show why secure community forest rights are necessary to protect livelihoods and the environment. Photo credit: Tomas Munita, CIFOR
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • fossil fuels
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    August 1, 2014

    Why Community Land Rights Belong in the Sustainable Development Goals

    • Equity & Governance
    • International Climate Action
    • land rights
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    The proposed Sustainable Development Goals leave out a critical component of improving rural livelihoods—securing community land rights. Photo credit: Jane Boles, Flickr
    • Equity & Governance
    • International Climate Action
    • land rights
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    July 29, 2014

    What Does Environmental Democracy Look Like?

    • Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • renewable energy
    Eight years ago, developers proposed a five-dam project on the Baker and Pascua Rivers in Patagonia, Chile. While they projected that the hydropower would produce 2,750 megawatts of power, the project would also flood 23 square miles of wilderness, jeopardizing the environment, local culture, and tourism of the region. Photo Credit: International Rivers/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • renewable energy
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Data
    July 23, 2014

    Infographic: Securing Rights, Combating Climate Change

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America North America
    News
    July 23, 2014

    RELEASE: Strengthening Community Forest Rights is Critical Tool to Fight Climate Change, Says Major New Report

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • land rights
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • land rights
    Equity & Governance
    Africa Latin America North America
    Insights
    March 21, 2014

    5 Overlooked Deforestation Hotspots

    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • commodities
    Marahoué National Park in the Ivory Coast has lost 93% of its forest cover between 2002 and 2008. Photo credit: jbdodane, Flickr 2013
    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • commodities
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    News
    September 24, 2013

    RELEASE: Companies Develop Actions to Manage Ecosystem Risks and Opportunities

    • Business
    • natural infrastructure
    • Business
    • natural infrastructure
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    September 23, 2013

    Global Efforts to Tackle Poverty and Climate Change Must Come Together

    • Climate
    • Food
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    This week, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will address two of the most pressing challenges of our time: poverty and climate change. Photo credit: M. DeFreese/CIMMYT
    • Climate
    • Food
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    July 18, 2013

    Why Climate Justice?

    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    • international climate policy
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    • international climate policy
    Equity & Governance
    Initiatives
    June 27, 2013

    Land and Resource Rights

    A man fishing on a boat in a river surrounded by fields.
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    May 23, 2013

    Turning Climate Action into a Reality

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • Climate Resilience