Greetings MegaFlorestais and Next Generation Forest Leaders! We had a wonderful time in Oaxaca with many of you this past May. Through the great presentations, discussions, and dinner and drinks, we learned much about other countries’ forestry efforts, successes, and challenges. What really stayed with us were the many examples of community forestry in all […]
On July 22-26th, 2013, the Rights and Resource Initiative (RRI), in collaboration with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, held the fourth Rethinking Forest Regulations in Missoula, Montana, United States. Bringing together participants from eight countries currently undergoing forest or tenure reforms (Burkina Faso, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, […]
On May 27-31, 2013, Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) and the National Forest Commission of Mexico (CONAFOR) hosted the fourth Next Generation of Forest Agency Leaders Seminar. 18 forest leaders from 9 countries (Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru and the United States) gathered there, as well as 7 […]
Forest Governance in the 21st Century: Resilient Forest Communities, Landscapes and Agencies The seventh meeting of MegaFlorestais was held on October 22-25, 2012, and co-hosted by the United States Forest Service, in cooperation with the Rights and Resources Initiative. Twenty-one delegates came from eight countries: Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, China, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, and the USA. […]
As the government of Lao PDR is revising its policies and laws on land and natural resources, eight official representatives participated in a study tour from october 8-12, 2012 to learn from Mexico’s experience in tenure reform and forest management. The tour was organized by the Rights and Resources Initiative, with the support of the […]
On July 23-27th, 2012, the Rights and Resource Initiative (RRI), in collaboration with the United States Forest Service and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, held the third Rethinking Forest Regulations workshop in Missoula, Montana, United States. Bringing together participants from seven countries currently undergoing forest or tenure reforms (Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, […]
On June 4-8, 2012, Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) and the Canadian Forest Service hosted the third Next Generation of Forest Agency Leaders seminar in Whistler, along with the University of British Columbia and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations of the Government of British Columbia. 26 forest leaders from 11 […]
The Environmental Economics Program in China (EEPC) of Peking University and the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), jointly organized a study tour for the delegation of the Chinese Society of Forestry Economics (CSFE) in the USA from April 30 to May 4, 2012. The objective of this study tour was to learn from the experiences […]
Forest Governance in Times of Economic and Climatic Turmoil The sixth meeting of MegaFlorestais was held on October 17-21, 2011, and co-hosted by the National Forestry Commission of Mexico (CONAFOR for Comisión Nacional Forestal), an agency of the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), in cooperation with Rights and Resources Initiative. Delegates came from […]
