Download the summary report here INTRODUCTION The Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) took place within communities in the Mariepskop area and Houtbosloop Valley in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. These sites were chosen for the CCRI as they reflect the biodiversity and land use practices common throughout the country. The traditional…
By: Ashlesha Khadse* At least 20 representatives from 3 communities of Boelang, Moloro, Maotole in the Mariepskop region as well as local NGOs like HEAL, AWARD and GEASPHERE gathered near…
PRESS RELEASE 2 September, Durban: In a press conference today, the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) [1] highlighted the need for governments to provide policy support for indigenous communities to conserve forests…
PRESS RELEASE 31 Aug, Durban: The Global Forest Coalition (GFC) has brought together more than 100 indigenous peoples and forest community members from over 40 countries around the world to…
The aim of the Community Conservation Resilience Initiative (CCRI) is to contribute to the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s 2011-2020 Strategic Plan and Aichi Targets, by providing policy…
Here are Global Forest Coalition’s posters that we have submitted for exhibit at the XIV World Forestry Congress that will take place from 7 – 11 September in Durban, South Africa.…
There is increasing scientific, political and legal recognition that conservation and restoration initiatives by indigenous peoples and local communities contribute significantly to biodiversity conservation and resilience and adaptation to climate…
Report from the CCRI Workshop in Russia The indigenous Udege people, one of 48 indigenous peoples in Russia, inhabit the Ussuri taiga – temperate forest on the Sikhote-Alin mountains between the…
Report from the CCRI Workshop in Panama The Kuna are indigenous peoples who reside in different parts of Panama and the north of Colombia but most of them live in the…
