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Old models, new threats, great opportunities
1. Rights, Forests and Climate Change: Introduction, Review of Current Situation, Challenges, Need for Action Andy White, Coordinator Rights and Resources Initiative Oslo, 15 October 2008
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6. Old Problems (1): Violent conflict common Source: D.Kaimowitz ETFRN NEWS 43/44 In the past twenty years 30 countries in the tropical regions of the world have experienced significant conflict between armed groups in forest areas. Continent Forest Threatened (million hectares, % of total) Population Threatened (x 1.000.000) Africa 130 (53%) 52 Latin America 50 (21%) 13 South/ Southeast Asia 52 (22%) 63 Europe/ Central Asia/ N America 10 (4%) - Total 242 127
9. Old Problems (3): Weak Governance Sources: http://www.transparency.org/news_room/in_focus/2008/cpi2008/cpi_2008_table http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=410&year=2008 Wily, Liz. 2008. Conflicts around the world.
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12. Source: Sunderlin, Hatcher, Liddle 2008, “From exclusion to ownership”. RRI Forest Tenure Transition Continues Key Finding – Some progress, but not much. 9 of top 30
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14. OUTCOMES · Carbon sequestered and maintained · Rights respected · Livelihoods supported · Forests conserved Framework for Ensuring Effective Investment in Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation in Forest Areas
15. What we need is R E D D + + Diminish · conflict · poverty · social exclusion + Advance · livelihoods · culture · development R E D D IGHTS NSURED IMINISH EFORESTATION
16. Thank You The climate has changed, have we? Substantial opportunity to address underlying problems www.rightsandresources.org