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    Forests
    Insights
    May 31, 2018

    For Indigenous Peoples, Losing Land Can Mean Losing Lives

    • human rights
    • land rights
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Children in Siem Reap, Cambodia
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    March 20, 2018

    Women Get Shortchanged in Commercial Land Deals—Despite National Commitments to Gender Equality

    • Equity & Governance
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • Gender
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Woman in Tanzania.
    • Equity & Governance
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • Gender
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    February 8, 2018

    No Better Time for Indonesia's Indigenous Communities to Reclaim Land Rights

    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Weaving in Gajah Bertalut. Photo by WRI
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 20, 2017

    5 Maps Show How Important Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Are to the Environment

    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • mapping
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    indigenous people
    • Equity & Governance
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • mapping
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Forests
    Asia Africa
    Insights
    September 26, 2017

    Forest Watcher Brings Data Straight to Environmental Defenders

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Rangers checking Forest Watcher. Photo by Lilian Pintea
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Africa Latin America
    Insights
    June 26, 2017

    Sophie's Choice for Communities: Sacrificing Land Rights to Gain Security

    • land use
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Brazilian protester
    • land use
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 19, 2017

    Indigenous Rights Must Be Protected During Brazil’s Political Crisis

    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    4,000 indigenous activists demonstrated for their rights in April.
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    March 20, 2017

    By the Numbers: Indigenous and Community Land Rights

    • Climate Resilience
    • International Climate Action
    • deforestation
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Aerial view of Amazon rainforest near Manau
    • Climate Resilience
    • International Climate Action
    • deforestation
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 7, 2016

    Protecting Indigenous Land Rights Makes Good Economic Sense

    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    River in Colombia
    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Data
    October 6, 2016

    INFOGRAPHIC: Why Invest in Indigenous Lands?

    • Climate
    • deforestation
    • natural infrastructure
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Climate
    • deforestation
    • natural infrastructure
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • Forests
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    May 24, 2016

    4 Big Reasons Why Land Rights Matter

    • Paris Agreement
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • poverty
    • sustainable development goals
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    A farmer in Babati, Tanzania.
    • Paris Agreement
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • poverty
    • sustainable development goals
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    May 9, 2016

    Strengthening Indigenous Land Rights: 3 Challenges to “Free, Prior and Informed Consent”

    • human rights
    • land rights
    • mapping
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Pack horse
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • mapping
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    April 11, 2016

    Restoring Africa’s Degraded Lands by Improving Farmers’ Rights

    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Restoration at work on Ethiopia’s steep slopes
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 27, 2015

    Open Government Partnership Global Summit: An Opportunity for Strengthening Land Rights

    • land rights
    • sustainable development goals
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Desun Gembira village in Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo by Rainforest Action Network/Flickr.
    • land rights
    • sustainable development goals
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    September 9, 2015

    3 Ways to Strengthen Customary Land Rights in Indonesia

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • land rights
    • commodities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Thirty percent of Indonesia’s territories have been handed over to private companies as concessions, with many of them overlapping with indigenous lands. Photo by Rainforest Action Network/Flickr.
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • land rights
    • commodities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Videos
    March 20, 2015

    Land Rights in Africa Video Series

    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    March 20, 2015

    4 Property and Land Rights Issues, Explained through Videos

    • agriculture
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    A farmer in Mali irrigates his crops. Photo by Tingju Zhu/IFPRI
    • agriculture
    • land rights
    • natural resources
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
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