Publications
Our annual reports and other publications.
Reports
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Sustainability assessment of Astra Agro Lestari
The report assesses the impact of the palm oil company Astra Agro Lestari on rainforests, peatlands and the rights of forest-dependent communities.
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Sustainable land use in the Paris agreement: Safeguarding rights, biodiversity and the climate
This paper presents a state-of-the-art overview of how land-use can and should be adressed more coherently by the UNFCCC.
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State of the Rainforest 2014
A report concering the state of the world's rainforests. The report provides an overview of current threats and examples of how the rainforest´s inhabitants make use of and contribute to its protection. Published by Rainforest Foundation Norway and Grid Arendal.
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From Brazilian fields to Norwegian farms
A report published by Norwegian Church Aid, Future in our hands and Rainforest Foundation Norway concerning the socio-environmental consequences of soy production in Mato Grosso, Brasil, and the importation of soy for the production of domestic animal feed in Norway.
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Human rights and resource conflicts in the Amazon
This report from Rainforest Foundation Norway investigates an alarming increase in human rights violations in the Amazon region. Human rights defenders, environmental activists and indigenous peoples are facing attacks and are being put under systematic pressure; and rights to land and to consultation are regularly encroached.
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RFN Report in Indonesian: Perlindungan Hutan Hujan Berbasis Hak
This report in Indonesia is called Perlindungan Hutan Hujan Berbasis Hak and outlines the international framework for rights based forest protection. It also presents a number of cases from Rainforest Foundation Norway’s 25 years of experience in using this approach in Southeast Asia and Oceania, Central Africa and the Amazon.
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Rights-based rainforest protection
Why securing the rights of forest peoples is the right way to save the forest.
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Protection des forêts tropicales basée sur les droits
Garantir les droits des peuples forestiers pour sauver la forêt.
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Zoning and land use allocation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In this document Rainforest Foundation Norway, together with Congolese partners, presents a practical proposal for a process of consultation and community consent as an integral part of forest zoning and land use planning and allocation in DRC.
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National REDD+ processes
This new report by the climate network Accra Caucus is a compilation of case studies to inform negotiations at COP 18
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Beauty and the Beast - Norway’s investments in rainforest protection and its destruction
The Norwegian government invests massively and increasingly in industries that are responsible for serious destruction and degradation of the tropical forests. Through its controversial pension fund, Norway is violating its international commitments to reduce its participation in deforestation.
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Rights and REDD in Amazon Countries and Paraguay
The report describes the development of REDD processes in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay and Peru, seen from the perspective of indigenous peoples and organizations that strive to protect the tropical forests of South America.
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Building Accountability in REDD+ through independent grievance and redress mechanism
A briefing paper from Rainforest Foundation Norway, november 2010.
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A Complaint Mechanism for REDD+
A Report from Rainforest Foundation Norway and CIEL, June 2011
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Beyond Carbon
The rights-based safeguards contained in this concise report have been adapted from legally binding national and international legal principles. The safeguards here are not invented but are already provided for in existing nationally and internationally applicable legislation. This report wishes to articulate these principles to ensure that REDD discussions do not focus only on forests but also on rights issues, governance, justice, and environmental integrity.
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Indonesian REDD Safeguard Report
As of July 2010 some 2.7 billion US dollars is available for REDD and other climate change mitigation activities in Indonesia. This study for the Indonesian Civil Society Foundation for Climate Justice set out to document the donor country safeguards policies.
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Schools in the rainforest
Four small education projects involving indigenous people in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. The results are impressive and have great potential.
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Avoidable Deforestation - Forest Sector Reforms and REDD in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The report analyses the evolution of several key developments in forest policy and governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and sets out proposals for concrete actions that must be taken to address significant shortcomings in policies and ongoing legal reforms, in order for the DRC to progress in its 'readiness' for REDD
