External Resources

Non-IUCN links

Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)

A new global initiative, advancing forest tenure, policy and market reforms to reduce rural poverty, strengthen forest governance, conserve and restore forest ecosystems and achieve sustainable forest-based economic growth. Go to website

The RRI library has all the latest forest tenure products. 
A concept note for RRI.
RRI, 2007, Mission, Goals and Targets

EcoEquity
This is a key website on climate change and equity. Go to website.

See, in particular:
The Greenhouse Development Rights framework
Back issues of “Climate Equity Observer”
Their (short and under revision) list of key resources
Their list of key organizations
 
Overseas Development Institute - Forests Policy and Environment Programme
The Overseas Development Institute's Forests Environment and Climate Change programme seeks to inform the processes of policy change in tropical forestry in ways which improve the livelihoods and well-being of the forest-dependent poor, whilst also securing the long-term future of forest resources. Go to website
 
FRAME
FRAMEweb is an online interactive portal for the natural resources management community. Go to website.

The global alliance for community forestry (GAFC)
The objective of the Global Alliance on Community Forestry is to build a political and community process that will be able to present and defend a concerted position on community management of natural resources, to international, national and regional organizations and institutions related to environmental and social issues. Go to website.
 
The International Network of Communities and Forests
This is an international network supporting ecologically sustainable community forestry, through information sharing, research and advocacy.
The organisation (based in Canada) has compiled an extensive list of resources on community management of forests. Go to website.

 

Non-IUCN Publications

The State of the World's Forests 2007
FAO (2007). Go to webpage
 
Land - Better access and secure rights for poor people
Department for International Development (DFID) (2007).
ISBN: 1 86192 904 8. Download PDF (892kB)
 
Understanding forest tenure in South and Southeast Asia
Broekhoven (IUCN), Sango Mahanty and Xiang-Jun Yang (RECOFTC),  Community Forest User Group (Nepal), Community Forestry Working Group (2006). Download PDF (1.07MB)
 
Collective Action and Property Rights for Sustainable Development
Ruth S. Meinzen-Dick and Monica di Gregorio, CAPRI, International Food Policy Resource Institute, Washington, D.C. (2004). Go to webpage
 
Who own the world's forests? Forest tenure and public forests in transition
White, A. & Martin, A.,  Washington, DC, Forest Trends/Center for International Environmental Law (2002). Download PDF (288kB)
 
The political economy of democratic decentralization
Manor, J., Washington, DC, World Bank (1999). Go to webpage
 
Review of Tenure Terminology
Bruce, J. (Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin Maddison) (1998). Go to webpage

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Epiphyte of Borneo
  • Non-timber forest products market, Lao PDR

    Non-timber forest products market, Lao PDR

    Photo: IUCN