Forest rights are of utmost importance for the future of forest initiatives, be it for resource use, management, and conservation, or for climate change adaptation and mitigation. The growing trend towards acknowledging the relevance of the sustainable use and conservation of forests is intertwined with the recognition of the forest rights of people who have traditionally depended on the forests for sustenance – especially marginal indigenous and tribal people.

Estudio descriptivo y exploratorio sobre la situación general del desarrollo rural y sus principales actores en los cuatro países andinos, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú. Se realizó con la colaboración de consultores en cada país.

Bosques para el desarrollo: el debate en la Amazonía
Pablo Pacheco *

The historical legacy in South Africa of apartheid and the resulting discriminatory policies and power imbalances are critical to understanding how water is managed and allocated, and how people participate in designated water governance structures. The progressive post-apartheid National Water Act (NWA) is the principal legal instrument related to water governance which has broadly embraced the principles of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM).