Rights and Resources Initiative

🌳🚜Suriname, 93% forests? Where? During COP16 Colombia, Saamaka representatives raised their voices to demand the immediate recognition of the collective rights of Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Tribal Peoples by the Surinamese Government. Support them by signing their petition here 📲 https://lnkd.in/dTAUbpwt Rights and Resources Initiative International Land Coalition Saamaka Oto(VSG)

It’s week 2 of #COP16, and we’re co-hosting some great side events that will focus on the importance of including Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendent Peoples, and local communities—especially women and youth—in talks about conservation + biodiversity. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eUfA8Egh

🌍 Exciting News! We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our new short film showcasing a groundbreaking initiative to support Indigenous + community rights and conservation in Bombwanza, Democratic Republic of the Congo! 🎥 Join us as we delve into the incredible work of the National League of Indigenous Pygmy Associations of the Congo. Through community consultations and participatory mapping, they have secured two land title documents for the region’s Indigenous and local communities, helping them protect and sustainably manage 100,000 hectares of their ancestral forests from mining and oil concessions. Since 2021, regional and global allies—including the Rights and Resources Initiative, #REPALEAC, the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities, and #CampaignforNature — have partnered through CLARIFI, our rightsholder-led funding mechanism, to strengthen collective rights and help achieve climate and conservation goals in the biodiversity-rich Congo Basin and its vital ecosystems. ✨ Watch the film to witness the power of community-led action and rights-based conservation! ✨ #SustainableDevelopment #IndigenousPeoples #Conservation #ClimateAction #LandRightsNow

🌍✊ The Coalition for the Environmental Territorial Rights of Afro-descendant Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean is calling for the inclusion of Afro-descendant Peoples in the Convention on Biological Diversity, the #UNFCC, and other key international frameworks.     Their voices must be heard at #COP16!     🎥 Watch this video to learn about their demands and the fight for recognition.  https://lnkd.in/eDzwAd83 

TL;DR: I'm looking for a consultant to assess Rights and Resources Initiative's longstanding forest network program. Pictured below are forest agency leaders from Brazil, Canada, China, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Peru, Sweden, Nepal, and the US. As well as civil society thought leaders from CONAQ - Coordenação Nacional de Articulação Quilombola, Joint Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon • COIAB, CIFOR-ICRAF, and New Forests (private sector). Pictured with ---- the iconic *Marina Silva*, Brazil's Minister of the Environment and Climate Change. This is MegaFlorestais: a network of forest agency leaders from the 11 most forested countries in the world that meets every year to share experiences on how to improve forest governance in times of profound challenges like the climate crisis, deforestation, megafires and land conflict. Next year is MegaFlorestais 20th Anniversary and we are commissioning an assessment to evaluate its impact and provide guidance for the network's future, more details in the link below. Forest and NGO friends, please share and each out directly if you have questions or are interested in learning more. About MegaFlorestais: https://lnkd.in/gsQzV3Na The RFP: https://lnkd.in/gwSqDSyP

There is very little data on the amount of international funding currently reaching Indigenous, Afro-descendent, and local community women, so we took action! For our latest study, we: 🤝 Partnered with 17 national and regional-level member organizations from the Women in Global South Alliance (WiGSA)   📝 Reviewed over 40 online publications from Official Development Assistance and philanthropic organizations  🎙️ Conducted 8 in-depth interviews with women leaders 📈 Surveyed 13 rightsholders' organizations  🗣️ Hosted a comprehensive discussion with 15 WiGSA members    Discover what we found and how it could lead to major change for women:  https://lnkd.in/ebsgfQsd

🌍🤝 At the Global Summit on Africa and its Diaspora during the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), RRI and the Afro-descendant Coalition of Latin America and the Caribbean aligned agendas with the Vice President of Colombia and the Ministry of Environment for COP16. The mission? To push for the recognition of Afro-descendant Peoples as a distinct category within the CBD at COP16. Explore our COP16 agenda: https://lnkd.in/eUfA8Egh #TerritoriosAfroLAC #PeacewithNature #COPofthePeople #COP16

In 2025, #COP30 will mark the expiration of the COP26 IPLC Forest Tenure Pledge.     What we do in the year ahead is critical. This is why we co-authored an article with #Maliasili, IUCN, and #RainforestFoundationNorway that outlines 4 key principles for achieving more effective climate + conservation funding. #LandRightsNow #ThePledgeWeWant   Click to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gkWFSSvR   

Let's bring the voices of Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities—and the women within these groups—to the forefront. Discover how YOU can be part of the conversation below. 📅 Check out our agenda and stay tuned for updates! Join us at COP16 for #COPofthePeople. ➡️ More information here: https://lnkd.in/eUfA8Egh Co-organizers: Proceso de Comunidades Negras (PCN),Organización Nacional de Mujeres Indígenas Andinas y Amazónicas del Perú ONAMIAP,Asociación de Mujeres Afrodescendientes del Norte del Cauca (ASOM), CONAQ - Coordenação Nacional de Articulação Quilombola, , International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), UN Environment Programme, Forest Peoples Programme, CBD Women's Caucus.