Pace of global land rights reform is slowing, says new report

14th Feb 2014 | Categories: Land Rights

Indigenous farmers harvesting onions outside Panajachel (Photo: Magnus Franklin)

The amount of land owned or designated for use by indigenous peoples and local communities is increasing but at a slower rate than past years, according to a report by global coalition Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI).

"[The area of land] increased by a larger amount between 2002 and 2008 than between 2008 and 2013," the report states. "The amount of forest land secured for community ownership since 2008 is less than 20% of that secured in the previous six years."

This is just one of several major claims in the report, titled Lots of words, little action, launched in London last week, and based on a sample of an estimated 85% of forests in lower and middle-income countries.

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