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class="article-footer"> </footer>  </article>  </div> <div class="blog-box__list"> <article id="post-71217" class="clearfix post-71217 blog type-blog status-publish hentry keywords-africa-keyword keywords-climate-change keywords-collective-land-rights keywords-conservation keywords-gabon keywords-global-development-goals keywords-indigenous-peoples-2 keywords-measuring-progress-keyword keywords-rights-and-climate-keyword keywords-sustainable-development-goals-sdgs keywords-un-agenda-2030 keywords-women blog_category-blog" role="article"> <div class="blog-box__content"> <img width="900" height="675" src="https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/5-NADA-Massaha-Province-de-Ogooue-Ivindo-Gabon-900x675.jpg" class="archive-thumbnail alignleft" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/5-NADA-Massaha-Province-de-Ogooue-Ivindo-Gabon-900x675.jpg 900w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/5-NADA-Massaha-Province-de-Ogooue-Ivindo-Gabon-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/5-NADA-Massaha-Province-de-Ogooue-Ivindo-Gabon-300x225.jpg 300w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/5-NADA-Massaha-Province-de-Ogooue-Ivindo-Gabon-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/5-NADA-Massaha-Province-de-Ogooue-Ivindo-Gabon-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /> <div class="blog-box__content__items"> <header class="article-header archive-title-collect "> <p class="byline entry-meta vcard"> <span class="date">25 .10. 2024   </span> <span class="author">Patrick Kipalu,director of RRI’s Africa Program; Michelle Sonkoue, Africa Facilitator (RRI); and Alex Ebang, NADA president in Gabon</span> </p> <p class="post-tags"><a href="https://rightsandresources.org/blog_category/blog/" rel="tag">Blog</a> </p> <h5 class="page-title"><a href="https://rightsandresources.org/blog/in-gabon-massaha-communities-make-a-case-for-community-led-conservation/" rel="bookmark" title="In Gabon, Massaha communities make a case for community-led conservation">In Gabon, Massaha communities make a case for community-led conservation</a></h5> </header>  <section class="entry-content"> <p>Gabon’s Massaha communities are documenting the rich biodiversity stored in their ancestral territories to demonstrate the transformative power of community-led conservation. Can they help one of the world’s most forested countries conserve 30% of its biodiversity by 2030?</p> </section>  </div> </div> <footer class="article-footer"> </footer>  </article>  </div> <div class="blog-box__list"> <article id="post-71191" class="clearfix post-71191 blog type-blog status-publish hentry keywords-climate-change keywords-gender-justice-keyword keywords-women keywords-women-in-global-south-alliance-wigsa blog_category-press-releases" role="article"> <div class="blog-box__content"> <img width="900" height="506" src="https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/CoP16-Panel-900x506.jpeg" class="archive-thumbnail alignleft" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/CoP16-Panel-900x506.jpeg 900w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/CoP16-Panel-300x169.jpeg 300w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/CoP16-Panel-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/CoP16-Panel.jpeg 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /> <div class="blog-box__content__items"> <header class="article-header archive-title-collect "> <p class="byline entry-meta vcard"> <span class="date">22 .10. 2024   </span> <span class="author">Rights and Resources Initiative</span> </p> <p class="post-tags"><a href="https://rightsandresources.org/blog_category/press-releases/" rel="tag">Press Releases</a> </p> <h5 class="page-title"><a href="https://rightsandresources.org/blog/press-release-indigenous-afro-descendant-and-local-community-women-around-the-world-receive-less-than-1-percent-of-international-financial-support-to-address-climate-change-says-n/" rel="bookmark" title="Press Release: “Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local community women around the world receive less than 1% of international financial support to address climate change,” says new study launched at COP16">Press Release: “Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local community women around the world receive less than 1% of international financial support to address climate change,” says new study launched at COP16</a></h5> </header>  <section class="entry-content"> <p>A new study examining the state of global financing for Afro-descendant, Indigenous, and local community women launched at the UN CBD COP16 addresses a crucial lack of data on gender equity-focused funding and was launched by the Rights and Resources Initiative and the Women in Global South Alliance.</p> </section>  </div> </div> <footer class="article-footer"> </footer>  </article>  </div> <div class="blog-box__list"> <article id="post-71159" class="clearfix post-71159 blog type-blog status-publish hentry blog_category-blog" role="article"> <div class="blog-box__content"> <img width="900" height="648" src="https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/iStock_000001611558_Large-5-900x648.jpg" class="archive-thumbnail alignleft" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/iStock_000001611558_Large-5-900x648.jpg 900w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/iStock_000001611558_Large-5-2000x1440.jpg 2000w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/iStock_000001611558_Large-5-300x216.jpg 300w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/iStock_000001611558_Large-5-1536x1106.jpg 1536w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/iStock_000001611558_Large-5-2048x1475.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /> <div class="blog-box__content__items"> <header class="article-header archive-title-collect "> <p class="byline entry-meta vcard"> <span class="date">20 .10. 2024   </span> <span class="author">Rights and Resources Initiative</span> </p> <p class="post-tags"><a href="https://rightsandresources.org/blog_category/blog/" rel="tag">Blog</a> </p> <h5 class="page-title"><a href="https://rightsandresources.org/blog/call-for-board-chair-nominations/" rel="bookmark" title="Call for RRI Board Chair Nominations">Call for RRI Board Chair Nominations</a></h5> </header>  <section class="entry-content"> <p>RRI is seeking nominations for a Chair, Board of Directors to guide its coalition of over 200 partners, collaborators, and fellows in the implementation of its Fourth Strategic Program, which runs through 2027. We are looking for individuals committed to RRI's core issues: the land, resource, and collective rights of Indigenous and Afro-descendent Peoples, and local communities.</p> </section>  </div> </div> <footer class="article-footer"> </footer>  </article>  </div> <div class="blog-box__list"> <article id="post-71041" class="clearfix post-71041 blog type-blog status-publish hentry keywords-afro-descendant-peoples keywords-climate-change keywords-gender keywords-gender-justice-keyword keywords-global-call-to-action keywords-latin-america-keyword keywords-pueblos-indigenas-2 keywords-un-agenda-2030 blog_category-blog" role="article"> <div class="blog-box__content"> <img width="900" height="600" src="https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/HRR_womens_global_event_panama-81_TovaKatzman-1-900x600.jpg" class="archive-thumbnail alignleft" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/HRR_womens_global_event_panama-81_TovaKatzman-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/HRR_womens_global_event_panama-81_TovaKatzman-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/HRR_womens_global_event_panama-81_TovaKatzman-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/HRR_womens_global_event_panama-81_TovaKatzman-1.jpg 2000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /> <div class="blog-box__content__items"> <header class="article-header archive-title-collect "> <p class="byline entry-meta vcard"> <span class="date">08 .10. 2024   </span> <span class="author">Omayra Casamá and Sara Omi</span> </p> <p class="post-tags"><a href="https://rightsandresources.org/blog_category/blog/" rel="tag">Blog</a> </p> <h5 class="page-title"><a href="https://rightsandresources.org/blog/governments-and-donors-must-listen-to-indigenous-women-and-girls-to-save-the-planet/" rel="bookmark" title="Governments and donors must listen to Indigenous women and girls to save the planet">Governments and donors must listen to Indigenous women and girls to save the planet</a></h5> </header>  <section class="entry-content"> <p>This op-ed by Omayra Casamá and Sara Omi was originally published in Spanish in El País. A sustainable future is one where the voices of Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local community women are not only heard but are integral to the implementation of meaningful conservation and climate change actions.</p> </section>  </div> </div> <footer class="article-footer"> </footer>  </article>  </div> <div class="blog-box__list"> <article id="post-71021" class="clearfix post-71021 blog type-blog status-publish hentry keywords-asia-keyword keywords-indigenous-peoples keywords-indonesia-keyword keywords-forest keywords-realizing-rights-keyword blog_category-press-releases" role="article"> <div class="blog-box__content"> <img width="900" height="506" src="https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/Talang-Parit-2-docx-900x506.jpg" class="archive-thumbnail alignleft" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/Talang-Parit-2-docx-900x506.jpg 900w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/Talang-Parit-2-docx-300x169.jpg 300w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/Talang-Parit-2-docx.jpg 1204w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /> <div class="blog-box__content__items"> <header class="article-header archive-title-collect "> <p class="byline entry-meta vcard"> <span class="date">01 .10. 2024   </span> <span class="author">Rights and Resources Initiative</span> </p> <p class="post-tags"><a href="https://rightsandresources.org/blog_category/press-releases/" rel="tag">Press Releases</a> </p> <h5 class="page-title"><a href="https://rightsandresources.org/blog/press-release-rspo-global-standard-for-sustainable-palm-oil-production-finds-samsung-subsidiary-in-breach-of-its-standards-on-indonesian-communitys-lands/" rel="bookmark" title="Press Release: RSPO, Global Standard for Sustainable Palm Oil Production, finds Samsung Subsidiary in Breach of its Standards on Indonesian Community’s Lands">Press Release: RSPO, Global Standard for Sustainable Palm Oil Production, finds Samsung Subsidiary in Breach of its Standards on Indonesian Community’s Lands</a></h5> </header>  <section class="entry-content"> <p>The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has found PT Inecda Plantations, a subsidiary of Korea-based Samsung C&T Group and a certified member, in breach of its sustainability standards on the Indigenous Talang Parit territory in Indonesia.</p> </section>  </div> </div> <footer class="article-footer"> </footer>  </article>  </div> <div class="blog-box__list"> <article id="post-70993" class="clearfix post-70993 blog type-blog status-publish hentry keywords-africa-keyword keywords-afro-descendant-peoples keywords-asia-keyword keywords-carbon-rights keywords-climate-change keywords-conservation keywords-global keywords-global-development-goals keywords-indigenous-peoples keywords-forest keywords-latin-america-keyword keywords-local-communities keywords-measuring-progress-keyword keywords-path-to-scale keywords-private-sector-engagement-keyword keywords-realizing-rights-keyword keywords-sustainable-development-goals-sdgs keywords-the-tenure-facility keywords-un-agenda-2030 keywords-united-states-of-america blog_category-blog" role="article"> <div class="blog-box__content"> <img width="900" height="506" src="https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/Edmund-Barrow-Blog-Post_Twitter-900x506.png" class="archive-thumbnail alignleft" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/Edmund-Barrow-Blog-Post_Twitter-900x506.png 900w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/Edmund-Barrow-Blog-Post_Twitter-300x169.png 300w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/Edmund-Barrow-Blog-Post_Twitter-1536x864.png 1536w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/Edmund-Barrow-Blog-Post_Twitter.png 1600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /> <div class="blog-box__content__items"> <header class="article-header archive-title-collect "> <p class="byline entry-meta vcard"> <span class="date">25 .09. 2024   </span> <span class="author">Jenny Springer for the Path to Scale</span> </p> <p class="post-tags"><a href="https://rightsandresources.org/blog_category/blog/" rel="tag">Blog</a> </p> <h5 class="page-title"><a href="https://rightsandresources.org/blog/can-localization-advance-indigenous-peoples-local-communities-and-afro-descendant-peoples-tenure-rights/" rel="bookmark" title="Can localization advance Indigenous Peoples’, local communities’, and Afro-descendant Peoples’ tenure rights?">Can localization advance Indigenous Peoples’, local communities’, and Afro-descendant Peoples’ tenure rights?</a></h5> </header>  <section class="entry-content"> <p>A report aims to influence the localization agenda and improve bilateral policies and practices to ensure that more direct, fit-for-purpose support reaches Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and Afro-descendant Peoples and their supporting organizations to secure tenure rights and conserve key ecosystems and biodiversity.</p> </section>  </div> </div> <footer class="article-footer"> </footer>  </article>  </div> <div class="blog-box__list"> <article id="post-69247" class="clearfix post-69247 blog type-blog status-publish hentry keywords-africa-keyword keywords-afro-descendant-peoples keywords-asia-keyword keywords-climate-change keywords-human-rights keywords-indigenous-peoples keywords-latin-america-keyword keywords-local-communities keywords-peru-keyword keywords-private-sector-engagement-keyword keywords-rights-and-climate-keyword blog_category-blog" role="article"> <div class="blog-box__content"> <img width="900" height="600" src="https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/DSC00835-900x600.jpg" class="archive-thumbnail alignleft" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/DSC00835-900x600.jpg 900w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/DSC00835-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/DSC00835-300x200.jpg 300w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/DSC00835-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/DSC00835-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /> <div class="blog-box__content__items"> <header class="article-header archive-title-collect "> <p class="byline entry-meta vcard"> <span class="date">01 .08. 2024   </span> <span class="author">Keith Slack, Senior Director at RRI</span> </p> <p class="post-tags"><a href="https://rightsandresources.org/blog_category/blog/" rel="tag">Blog</a> </p> <h5 class="page-title"><a href="https://rightsandresources.org/blog/supporting-communities-to-defend-the-climate-biodiversity-and-themselves/" rel="bookmark" title="Supporting communities to defend the climate, biodiversity—and themselves">Supporting communities to defend the climate, biodiversity—and themselves</a></h5> </header>  <section class="entry-content"> <p>On July 14, the body of Mariano Isacama Feliciano was found on the bank of the Yurac River, a tributary of the Amazon in the Peruvian department of Ucayali. Isacama Feliciano was a human rights defender from the Katkataibo Indigenous People and had been working with his community to resist the presence of illegal loggers before his death.</p> </section>  </div> </div> <footer class="article-footer"> </footer>  </article>  </div> <div class="blog-box__list"> <article id="post-69184" class="clearfix post-69184 blog type-blog status-publish hentry keywords-africa-keyword keywords-conservation keywords-drc-keyword keywords-gabon keywords-indigenous-peoples-2 keywords-local-communities-2 keywords-republic-of-the-congo keywords-rights-and-climate-keyword blog_category-blog" role="article"> <div class="blog-box__content"> <img width="900" height="675" src="https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/4-NADA-Atelier-sur-les-aspects-juridique-pour-la-conservation-communautaire-dans-la-communaute-de-Massaha-Province-de-lOgooue-Ivindo-Gabon-900x675.jpg" class="archive-thumbnail alignleft" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/4-NADA-Atelier-sur-les-aspects-juridique-pour-la-conservation-communautaire-dans-la-communaute-de-Massaha-Province-de-lOgooue-Ivindo-Gabon-900x675.jpg 900w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/4-NADA-Atelier-sur-les-aspects-juridique-pour-la-conservation-communautaire-dans-la-communaute-de-Massaha-Province-de-lOgooue-Ivindo-Gabon-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/4-NADA-Atelier-sur-les-aspects-juridique-pour-la-conservation-communautaire-dans-la-communaute-de-Massaha-Province-de-lOgooue-Ivindo-Gabon-300x225.jpg 300w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/4-NADA-Atelier-sur-les-aspects-juridique-pour-la-conservation-communautaire-dans-la-communaute-de-Massaha-Province-de-lOgooue-Ivindo-Gabon-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/4-NADA-Atelier-sur-les-aspects-juridique-pour-la-conservation-communautaire-dans-la-communaute-de-Massaha-Province-de-lOgooue-Ivindo-Gabon-2048x1536.jpg 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /> <div class="blog-box__content__items"> <header class="article-header archive-title-collect "> <p class="byline entry-meta vcard"> <span class="date">27 .07. 2024   </span> <span class="author">Michelle Sonkoue, Africa Regional Facilitator, with contributions by Alex Romero, Senior Associate, Africa Program; and Patrick Kipalu, Africa Program Director at RRI</span> </p> <p class="post-tags"><a href="https://rightsandresources.org/blog_category/blog/" rel="tag">Blog</a> </p> <h5 class="page-title"><a href="https://rightsandresources.org/blog/rri-coalition-and-the-bezos-earth-fund-progress-in-congo-basin/" rel="bookmark" title="RRI coalition makes progress on implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework in the Congo Basin">RRI coalition makes progress on implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework in the Congo Basin</a></h5> </header>  <section class="entry-content"> <p>With financial support from the Bezos Earth Fund, RRI's coalition in the Congo Basin has undertaken concrete actions demonstrating alternatives to conservation approaches that exclude communities. 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