News & Events

  On September 12-16, 2011, MegaFlorestais, in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service International Programs and Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), hosted the second Next Generation of Forest Agency Leaders seminar. It gathered 18 forest leaders from 8 forest ministries (Brazil, Canada, China, DRC, Indonesia, Peru, Russia, and the United States), 7 respected scholars and […]

  On July 25-29, 2011, the Rights and Resource Initiative, in collaboration with the United States Forest Service and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, held the second Rethinking Forest Regulations workshop in Missoula, Montana, United States. Bringing together participants from six countries currently undergoing forest or tenure reforms (Brazil, China, Indonesia, Liberia, […]

  On October 17-22, 2010, the Rights and Resource Initiative, in collaboration with the United States Forest Service and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, held the first Rethinking Forest Regulations workshop in Missoula, Montana, United States. Bringing together participants from two countries currently undergoing forest or tenure reforms (Brazil and Mexico), the […]

The fifth meeting of MegaFlorestais was held on September 20-23, 2010, and co-hosted by the State Forest Administration of the People’s Republic of China and the Fujian Forestry Department, in collaboration with the Rights and Resources Initiative. Delegates attended from Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, Mexico, and the USA. The […]

On April 18-25, 2010, a delegation from Nepal participated in an exchange to learn about Mexico’s experience in community forestry with the support of the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) and the National Forestry Commission of Mexico. Six Nepalese from the government and the Federation of community Forestry Users Nepal (FECOFUN) were accompanied by three […]

  On April 12-16, 2010, MegaFlorestais, in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service International Programs and the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), hosted its first Next Generation of Forest Agency Leaders seminar. Eighteen participants from 7 countries (Brazil, Canada, China, DRC, Indonesia, Russia, and the US) participated in the event. Seminar’s objectives Engage the next […]

On April 12-16, 2010, MegaFlorestais, in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service International Programs and the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), hosted its first Next Generation of Forest Agency Leaders seminar. Eighteen participants from 7 countries (Brazil, Canada, China, DRC, Indonesia, Russia, and the US) participated in the event. The seminar’s goals were to: Engage […]

The fourth meeting of MegaFlorestais was held on October 5-9, 2009, and hosted by the British Columbia Ministry of Forests and Range and the Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, in collaboration with the Rights and Resources Initiative. Representatives from Brazil, China, Indonesia, Russia, and the USA participated in the meeting. Topics discussed Competition among […]

In 2009, a delegation of the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry participated in a study tour in Brazil to learn about the Amazon Fund.