Great story by SONAM and Latoya in Mongabay Latam on our new online tool The Path to Scale Dashboard, that we have developed with RRI - Rights and Resources Initiative, tracking funding to Indigenous, Afro-descendant and local communities.
news.mongabay.com/2024/04/new-on…

Porque el territorio es vida
Y la vida no vende
¡Se ama y se defiende!
💚💚💚💚

Encuentro #TejiendoJuntas con RRI - Rights and Resources Initiative en el Bosque del Chocó Andino, Quito, Ecuador.

'Paradoxically, Latin America enjoys greater legal recognition of land rights than Asia and Africa, for example. But it also has the highest number of murders of environmental defenders.' Gustavo Sánchez , president of MOCAF

Read full article here👇🏿
es.wired.com/articulos/bosq…

🚨 The EU Deforestation Law is under threat by industries & 🇪🇺 governments!

We call on President Ursula von der Leyen to ensure swift implementation of this law meant to tackle #deforestation and associated #HumanRights violations.

📨 together4forests.eu/news-resources…

#Together4Forests #EUDR

Great panel on climate financing at #skollwf The additional funding flows are encouraging, but IP&LC groups still struggle to access them. ⁦RRI - Rights and Resources Initiative⁩ ⁦Landesa⁩ ⁦Land Coalition⁩ ⁦Packard Foundation⁩ ⁦USAID Chief Climate Officer Gillian Caldwell⁩

La Red de Mujeres de #PueblosIndígenas , #PueblosAfrodescendientes y #comunidadeslocales de la coalición de RRI se juntarán en Ecuador el 10-11 de abril para compartir experiencias sobre los casos de vulneración de derechos territoriales y estrategias para denuncia y divulgación.

📢 RRI's 2023 Annual Report is out now!

It was a year of strengthening movements + building relationships with the rightsholders and their allies who underpin RRI's mission. This is a snapshot of just some of the successes that continue to energize us ⬇️

2023report.rightsandresources.org

📢ACT NOW: Have you signed this #petition to stand with the #Saamaka people to save the Amazon forests in Suriname 🇸🇷?

change.org/p/stand-with-u…

To learn more, check out article on the Saamaka story and movement for #landrights 👇

rightsandresources.org/blog/saamaka-t…

🔊RRI is #hiring !

We’re seeking a consultant to support our Rights, Climate & Conservation Program by designing a workshop curriculum to build our coalition members’ knowledge of the Land Rights Standard.

Learn more and apply 👇
apply.workable.com/rights-and-res…

Happy birthday to RECOFTC! RRI is grateful for your partnership and invaluable contributions to strengthening our coalition and work to promote Indigenous and local communities' rights in tropical forests!

🎙️ #SkollWF Speaker | We’re thrilled to have RRI - Rights and Resources Initiative President Solange Bandiaky-Badji as a speaker at the Skoll World Forum! Tune in online 🤳🏾 from April 9-12 to hear from Solange & other 🌐 global leaders. Don’t miss out, RSVP for free: ➡️ skoll.wf/42QSAUL
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The FSC Indigenous Foundation celebrates the launch of the Ogiek Peoples’ Cultural Center, a representation of resilience, recognition, and preservation of Indigenous cultural heritage.

Read more: bit.ly/3PKJYtL

Photo credit: OPDP