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RRI'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' STRUGGLES AGAINST POVERTY AND MARGINALIZATION BY PROMOTING GREATER GLOBAL COMMITMENT AND ACTION TOWARDS POLICY, MARKET, AND LEGAL REFORMS THAT SECURE THEIR RIGHTS TO OWN, CONTROL AND BENEFIT FROM NATURAL RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY LAND AND FORESTS.

REGIONAL PROGRAMSREGIONSASIA/INDIA - RRG SUPPORTED WOMEN'S NETWORKS IN INDIA TO WORK WITH STATE GOVERNMENTS TO PROMOTE FOREST RIGHTS FROM A GENDER INCLUSIVE APPROACH. 150 GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WERE ORIENTED TO GENDER ASPECTS OF FOREST RIGHTS. WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP AND INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING HAS ALSO BEEN STRENGTHENED AT ALL LEVELS OF FOREST GOVERNANCE, TO PROMOTE RESILIENCE IN FOREST GOVERNANCE AND INCLUSION OF WOMEN'S KNOWLEDGE. IN TANDEM, WOMEN'S KNOWLEDGE IS BEING DOCUMENTED.ASIA/INDONESIA - ENGENDERING PARTICIPATORY MAPPING/PEREMPUAN AMAN: BY SUPPORTING PEREMPUAN AMAN'S ENGENDERING PARTICIPATORY MAPPING (EPM), THIS INITIATIVE HELPS SECURE INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S MANAGEMENT AREAS THROUGH MAINSTREAMING THEIR PERSPECTIVES AND INTERESTS IN VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND POLICY, PARTICULARLY IN A PILOT LOCATION IN MENTAWI ISLANDS. INDIGENOUS WOMEN COLLECTED DATA ON THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND ROLE IN MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCES OVER 1,000 HA IN UMA USUT NGAIK MATOBE AREA. THESE DATA WERE USED IN THE FORMULATION OF A VILLAGE REGULATION TO PROTECT INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S MANAGEMENT AREA WITHIN THE CUSTOMARY TERRITORIES, SECURING MANGROVE FORESTS EXCLUSIVELY BY INDIGENOUS WOMEN. THE PROJECT ALSO STRENGTHENED THE CONCEPT OF COLLECTIVE RIGHTS FOR IP WOMEN IN THE DRAFT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES BILL. IN TANDEM, EPM ENABLED GREATER TRANSGENERATIONAL SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE BY INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND POLITICAL CONSCIENTIZATION.ASIA/NEPAL - ADVANCING WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS OF COMMUNITY FORESTRY GOVERNANCE. RRG IS SUPPORTING FECOFUN TO ACCELERATE THE LEADERSHIP OF WOMEN IN COMMUNITY FORESTRY THROUGH INTENSIVE LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS WERE CONDUCTED IN SMALL GROUPS OF 30 TO 40 WOMEN AT THE COMMUNITY FORESTRY USER GROUP (CFUG) LEVEL. SEVERAL WORKSHOPS WERE CONDUCTED AT THE MUNICIPALITY LEVEL WITH 120 WOMEN LEADERS FROM THE MUNICIPALITIES. FECOFUN ALSO CONDUCTED A MEETING WITH LOCAL FEMALE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO DISCUSS THE ROLE OF MEDIA IN INFLUENCING THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES ON COMMUNITY FORESTRY. ON DECEMBER 5, FECOFUN CONDUCTED A NATIONAL LEVEL WORKSHOP WITH 750 WOMEN LEADERS, TO MARK NEPAL'S PARTICIPATION IN A GLOBAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. THE EVENT WAS INAUGURATED BY PRESIDENT BIDHYA DEVI AND ATTRACTED WIDE NATIONAL MEDIA ATTENTION TO THE ROLE OF SECURE RIGHTS IN EMPOWERING WOMEN IN NEPAL'S COMMUNITY FORESTS AGAINST VIOLENCE AND SUPPRESSION. FECOFUN LEADER BHARATI PATHAK IS NOW COLLABORATING WITH RRG ON PRODUCING A THINK PIECE TO HIGHLIGHT THE ORGANIZATION'S IMPACT IN ADVANCING WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN COMMUNITY FORESTRY AS WELL AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN NEPAL.ASIA/INDIA - HIGHLIGHTING INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN MANAGING AND PROTECTING THEIR FORESTS. RRG SUPPORTED VANDANA DHOOP, AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCHER IN KOLKATA, TO PRODUCE, PUBLISH AND PROMOTE A POWERFUL STORY OF HOW COMMUNITY WOMEN IN NAYAGARH, ODISHA ARE PROTECTING THEIR FOREST AFTER RECEIVING TITLES FOR THEIR COMMUNITY FORESTS UNDER INDIA'S FOREST RIGHTS ACT, 2006.LATIN AMERICA/REGIONAL - STRENGTHENING SOLIDARY AMONG INDIGENOUS WOMEN IN THE AMAZON BASIN. RRI, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MESOAMERICAN COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF WOMEN TERRITORIAL LEADERS OF AMPB AND ONAMIAP, BROUGHT TOGETHER WOMEN LEADERS FROM THE AMAZON BASIN TO CONNECT THEIR RIGHTS-BASED AGENDAS AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER'S STRATEGIES TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY. THEY CO-COORDINATED THREE VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS ATTENDED BY OVER 60 INDIGENOUS, AFRO-DESCENDANT, PEASANT, AND LOCAL COMMUNITY WOMEN FROM NINE COUNTRIES IN THE REGION, TO EXCHANGE KNOWLEDGE ON COLLECTIVE TERRITORIAL RIGHTS. THEMES HIGHLIGHTED DURING THE WORKSHOPS INCLUDED: THE IMPORTANCE OF CONNECTING AND WORKING WITH YOUTH; PROMOTING INTERGENERATIONAL LEADERSHIP; HELPING WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS STRENGTHEN THE ARTICULATION OF THEIR AGENDAS; ADVANCING CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE; POSITIONING WOMEN'S MOVEMENTS RIGHTS-BASED AGENDAS AT NATIONAL AND GLOBAL LEVELS; DOCUMENTING THE DIVERSE FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND PATHWAYS TO TRANSFORM THESE PATTERNS; AND SUPPORTING WOMEN'S ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT, AS WELL AS THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO DEFENSE OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE TERRITORIAL RIGHTS. THE WORKSHOPS DISCUSSIONS ALSO ADDRESSED CHANGES NEEDED AT THE COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC POLICY LEVELS TO CONSOLIDATE WOMEN'S RIGHTS TO PARTICIPATION, LEADERSHIP, AND DECISION-MAKING, AND TO GET ACCESS TO DIRECT FUNDING. THE PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS WERE: CMLT/AMPB, ONAMIAP, CONAMUNE/MOMUNE, CONAQ, OFRANEH, SPDA, DAR, CNAMIB, PCN, ACOFOP, FILAC, CAPDI, FIMI, CIFOR, ASODEMUC, COICA, FUNECOROBLES, CNTI, APIB, OPIAC, CNA.AFRICA/DRC - ADVANCING WOMEN'S ACCESS TO LAND IN MANIEMA PROVINCE. RRI COLLABORATOR CFLEDD CONDUCTED SURVEYS ON WOMEN'S ACCESS TO LAND IN MANIEMA PROVINCE, DRC, AND TRAINED 10 COMMUNITY WOMEN ON FOREST GOVERNANCE, INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY, GENDER ADVOCACY, AND RELATED RIGHTS. IN COORDINATION WITH LEGAL EXPERTS, CFLEDD ALSO DRAFTED AND SUBMITTED RECOMMENDATIONS TO STRENGTHEN WOMEN'S LAND RIGHTS IN PROVINCIAL EDICTS. A SERIES OF MULTI-STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUES WITH TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES, LAND AUTHORITIES, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES FOLLOWED THESE RECOMMENDATIONS TO DISCUSS KEY GAPS IN THE EDICTS, PARTICULARLY ON WOMEN'S LAND RIGHTS. THE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS WERE DELIVERED TO THE POLITCO-ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY, WHICH HAS COMMITTED TO TAKING WOMEN'S LAND RIGHTS INTO ACCOUNT.ASIA/INDIA - SUPPORTING RESEARCH THAT CONNECTS WOMEN'S FOREST TENURE RIGHTS WITH TRADITIONAL FOOD, MEDICINAL, AND FODDER PRACTICES. RRI SUPPORTED GRASSROOTS WOMEN'S NETWORKS IN INDIA TO CONDUCT TWO KEY STUDIES USING PARTICIPATORY AND FEMINIST METHODOLOGIES. THE FIRST ANALYZES AGRO-ECOLOGICAL CHANGES IN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES' LIVELIHOODS PRACTICES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF EPISTEMIC TRACING OF AGRO- ECOLOGICAL CHANGES IN RAJASTHAN AND MP. THE SECOND STUDY DOCUMENTS TRIBAL WOMEN'S KNOWLEDGE OF UNCULTIVATED AND TRADITIONAL FOODS AND HERB VARIETIES IN THEIR REGION IN TWO VILLAGES ACROSS TWO STATES. BOTH STUDIES WILL BE RELEASED IN JANUARY 2022.ASIA/INDONESIA - FACILITATING RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY THE TENURE COALITION. WITH RRI'S SUPPORT, THE TENURE COALITION OF INDONESIA COORDINATED A JOINT FIELD RESEARCH TO GATHER EVIDENCE ON THE INTERRELATED LINKS BETWEEN LAND TENURE, INDIGENOUS WISDOM-BASED MANAGEMENT, PATTERNS OF PRODUCTION, AND WELLBEING AS DEFINED BY THE COMMUNITIES THEMSELVES. THE STUDY WILL BE AN INTEGRAL TOOL IN DEVELOPING A COUNTER-NARRATIVE

STRATEGIC ANALYSIS AND GLOBAL ENGAGEMENTGLOBAL - GENDER JUSTICE: RRI'S GENDER JUSTICE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY CREATED THREE CROSS-REGIONAL SPACES IN 2021 TO CONVENE AND POSITION INDIGENOUS, AFRO-DESCENDANT, AND LOCAL COMMUNITY WOMEN AS AGENTS OF TRANSFORMATION FOR WOMEN'S TENURE RIGHTS, VOICE, AND LEADERSHIP WITHIN THEIR TERRITORIES. THESE VIRTUAL DIALOGUES WERE INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO FACILITATE NEW RELATIONSHIPS AND PEER-LEARNING AMONG WOMEN'S MOVEMENTS ACROSS AFRICA, ASIA, AND LATIN AMERICA. THEY HELPED PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFY COMMON AGENDAS FOR ENGAGEMENT IN INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITY DISCUSSIONS. THEY ALSO HELPED INFORM RRI'S TENURE TRACKING PROGRAM ON WHERE GLOBAL ANALYSES CAN ASSIST THE ADVOCACY NEEDS OF WOMEN ON THE GROUND, AND NEW TOPICS FOR RRI'S FORTHCOMING GLOBAL ANALYSIS ON GENDER JUSTICE. WOMEN FROM 68 GRASSROOTS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS CAME TOGETHER TO DISCUSS OBSTACLES IN THE RECOGNITION OF THEIR ROLES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RIGHTS; AND THEIR STRATEGIES IN DEALING WITH THESE CHALLENGES AS WELL AS PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL TO GLOBAL LEVEL DECISION-MAKING. THEY PARTICULARLY FOCUSED ON COORDINATING THEIR MOVEMENTS AND RIGHTS-BASED AGENDAS TO INFLUENCE GLOBAL SPACES, SPECIFICALLY THE UN CONVENTION ON BIODIVERSITY AND COP26.AS A FOLLOW UP TO THESE MEETINGS, A COP26 SIDE EVENT IN COORDINATION BY CMLT, AMPB AND RRI WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 8, 2021, TO DISCUSS WOMEN'S ROLES IN CLIMATE CHANGE AND LAUNCH THE "RESILIENT WOMEN" CAMPAIGN. THE EVENT WAS WIDELY PROMOTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS DURING COP PROCEEDINGS. RRI WILL CONTINUE TO FACILITATE THIS CROSS-REGINAL PEER LEARNING IN 2022 TO DEEPEN THE DISCUSSION AND IDENTIFY FURTHER STRATEGIES TO REALIZE WOMEN'S TENURE AND PARTICIPATION RIGHTS.MAKING RRI'S GENDER JUSTICE PROGRAM MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF NEW COALITION STRUCTURE. RRI REVISITED THE CONCEPT OF ITS GENDER JUSTICE ADVISORY GROUP, WHICH WAS CREATED IN 2018 TO MAKE IT MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NEW COALITION STRUCTURE AND MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE AGENDAS OF INDIGENOUS, LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND AFRO-DESCENDANT WOMEN'S MOVEMENTS. RRI WILL BUILD UPON ITS SIGNIFICANTLY EXTENDED NETWORK OF GRASSROOTS WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPANTS OF THE CROSS-REGIONAL WORKSHOPS TO IDENTIFY THE BEST MECHANISM FOR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING. THE GROUP'S RESTRUCTURING WILL CONTINUE IN DIRECT CONSULTATION WITH INDIGENOUS, COMMUNITY AND AFRO- DESCENDANT WOMEN'S MOVEMENT AND NETWORKS THROUGH GENDER JUSTICE DIALOGUES HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IT WILL ENSURE THAT THE PROGRAM IS ABLE TO SUPPORT THESE NETWORKS' EMERGING GLOBAL AND CROSS-REGIONAL COLLECTIVE LAND RIGHTS PRIORITIES AND AGENDASAS PART OF ITS GLOBAL-LEVEL ADVOCACY WORK, RRI ALSO SUPPORTED THE SUMMIT OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN OF THE AMAZON BASIN, HELD IN OCTOBER IN COLOMBIA, ATTENDED BY OVER 180 INDIGENOUS WOMEN LEADERS FROM THE NINE COUNTRIES OF THE AMAZON BASIN. THIS EVENT LED TO THE CREATION OF A WOMEN'S FUND; THE CREATION OF A NEW NETWORK OF WOMEN DEFENDERS OF THE AMAZONIAN TERRITORY; AND A DEMAND FOR PARITY IN THE WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN ALL COICA SPACES AND ITS ORGANIZATIONS. THE SUMMIT ALSO PRODUCED A LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE UNFCCC IN RELATION TO COP 26 PROPOSING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, TO RECOGNIZE THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN CLIMATE MANAGEMENT, ENABLE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN ALL DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS ON THE AMAZON, AND ENSURING THAT CLIMATE FUNDS DIRECTLY REACH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES FOR CONSERVATION. THESE POSITIONS WERE EFFECTIVELY DELIVERED TO THE COP AND THEIR RESULTS CAN BE VIEWED AT MUJERES.COICAMAZONIA.ORG.DEVELOPING GUIDANCE TOOL TO INTEGRATE COMMUNITY-SOURCED DATA INTO CORPORATE MONITORING AND DECISION-MAKING. LEADERS FROM UNILEVER, EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK, FINNFUND, AND THE EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT ARE ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERLAKEN GROUP'S GLOBAL CORPORATE AND INVESTOR GUIDANCE TO LEVERAGE CBM. SEVERAL OF THE COMPANIES AND INVESTORS ABOVE ARE DIRECTLY LINKED TO THE COMMUNITY-LED PILOTS OF THE CBM FRAMEWORK DEVELOPED IN INDONESIA, WHERE RESULTS ARE BEING USED TO INSTIGATE DIRECT ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN DOWNSTREAM COMPANIES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND MORE FORMAL PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS IN 2022. THE GUIDANCE WILL INCLUDE EXPLICIT TREATMENT OF COMMUNITY WOMEN'S RIGHTS, ROLES, AND RISKS WITHIN GRASSROOTS MONITORING SYSTEMS.OPERATIONALIZING A NEW MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO BETTER INTEGRATE RIGHTSHOLDERS' VOICES WITHIN THE COALITION. WITH THE INCLUSION OF THREE NEW PARTNERS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, RRI NOW COUNTS A MAJORITY OF RIGHTSHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS AS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. THIS SHIFT, AND RRI'S NEW MOU, HAS MOTIVATED THE DEFINITION AND ADOPTION OF NEW PRACTICES WITHIN THE COALITION TO ENSURE RIGHTSHOLDERS HAVE A STRONGER CHANCE TO WEIGH IN ON STRATEGY. REGULAR CONSULTATIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MONTHLY RRI PARTNERS MEETINGS FOR BETTER INFORMATION SHARING, AND REDESIGNING COALITION MEETINGS IN JANUARY AND NOVEMBER FOR GREATER INCLUSION OF RIGHTSHOLDERS' VOICES.EXPANDING RRI'S NETWORK OF WOMEN'S MOVEMENTS ACROSS THE WORLD: WITH ITS REGIONAL AND CROSS-REGIONAL LEVEL DIALOGUES THROUGHOUT 2021, RRI WAS ABLE TO BUILD A LARGER NETWORK OF OVER 68 WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS THAT BECAME CONNECTED THROUGH THEIR EXPERIENCE SHARING AND BUILDING COMMON ADVOCACY AGENDAS. RRI IDENTIFIED A HOST OF COMMON THEMATIC ISSUES WITHIN THIS NETWORK, SUCH AS INTERGENERATIONAL LEADERSHIP FORMATION AND THE NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL SPACES TO RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF THE KNOWLEDGE, TRADITIONS, AND CAPABILITIES OF INDIGENOUS, AFRO- DESCENDANT AND LOCAL COMMUNITY WOMEN. RRI IS NOW IN A STRONGER POSITION TO CONNECT WITH OTHER WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FUTURE BASED ON THE COMMONALITIES IDENTIFIED IN THESE CROSS-REGIONAL EXCHANGES. IT HAS ALSO INVITED INTEREST FROM SOME ORGANIZATIONS IN RECEIVING TRAINING RRI'S BUNDLE OF RIGHTS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. OVERALL, RRI'S GLOBAL AND REGIONAL GENDER JUSTICE RESEARCH NOW STANDS BETTER INFORMED IN WOMEN MOVEMENTS' NEEDS TO SUPPORT THEIR ADVOCACY FOR THE REALIZATION AND PROTECTION OF THEIR RIGHTS.ADVANCEMENT OF THE LAND RIGHTS STANDARD: FOLLOWING AN INITIAL LAUNCH OF THE LAND RIGHTS STANDARD PROCESS IN 2019 (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE GOLD STANDARD), RRI SUCCESSFULLY ADVANCED THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STANDARD'S UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES, GENERATING MOMENTUM AND INTEREST FROM THE GLOBAL CONSERVATION COMMUNITY, AND MOBILIZING FURTHER SUPPORT FROM INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS AND NETWORKS. THE PRINCIPLES FOR RECOGNIZING AND RESPECTING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES', LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND AFRO-DESCENDANT PEOPLES' LAND AND RESOURCE RIGHTS IN LANDSCAPE RESTORATION, MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION, AND CLIMATE ACTIONS ARE NOW ENDORSED BY OVER 75 RIGHTSHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPORTING ALLIES. A DEDICATED EVENT DURING THE IUCN'S WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS DREW WIDESPREAD ATTENTION AND DEMAND FOR ENGAGEMENT. AN AD HOC STEERING COMMITTEE WAS ESTABLISHED TO ENSURE BOTTOM-UP OWNERSHIP AND LEADERSHIP. RRI ALSO TRANSLATED THE LAND RIGHTS STANDARD PRINCIPLES INTO SPANISH, FRENCH, PORTUGUESE, AND BAHASA INDONESIAN TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY AND SECURE ADDITIONAL SIGNATORIES. WHILE THE LAUNCH HAS BEEN DELAYED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC'S IMPACT ON THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES MAJOR GROUP (IPMG) LEADERSHIP, SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT FOR THE STANDARD HAS BEEN SECURED FROM IUCN, FSC SECRETARIAT, THE AFRICA WILDLIFE FOUNDATION, THE GLOBAL LANDSCAPE FORUM, AND THE GROWING ATTENTION OF GLOBAL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS. A LAUNCH IS NOW SET FOR EARLY 2022.FORMALIZING THE PATH TO SCALE (P2S) AND TRANSFORMATION AND SCOPING THE COMMUNITY LAND RIGHTS AND CONSERVATION FINANCE INITIATIVE (CLARIFI). RRG CATALYZED THE PATH TO SCALE AND TRANSFORMATION NETWORK TO SCALE- UP DONOR FINANCE, COORDINATION, AND INNOVATION TO THE LEVELS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE 2030 CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITY TARGETS. RRI LEVERAGED NEW ANALYSES INCLUDING THE OPPORTUNITY FRAMEWORK, AND A MAPPING OF DONOR INVESTMENTS IN FOREST TENURE AND MANAGEMENT BY IPS AND LCS, TO HELP COORDINATE COP PLEDGES AMONG PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DONORS TO SUPPORT THE RIGHTS OF IPS AND LCS. THE PATH TO SCALE'S PROGRESS ON ITS GOALS WAS ILLUSTRATED AT THE COP IN SHAPE OF THE HISTORIC $1.7 BILLION PLEDGE FROM GOVERNMENTS AND PRIVATE PHILANTHROPIES TO IP AND LOCAL COMMUNITY PROJECTS FOR CLIMATE AND CONSERVATION GOALS. IN 2022, PATH TO SCALE WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NEW TOOLS AND FRAMEWORKS TO FACILITATE MORE STRATEGIC COORDINATION AND MONITOR PROGRESS ON THESE PLEDGES AND THEIR SPENDING.IN PARALLEL, RRI INITIATED EFFORTS TO SCOPE AND DEFINE A NEW FINANCING MECHANISM TO REGRANT NEW FUNDS DIRECTLY TO RIGHTS-HOLDER ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT THEIR OWN SELF-DIRECTED EFFORTS TO ADVANCE REFORMS AND GOVERN AND MANAGE RURAL LANDS AND FORESTS. THIS MECHANISM, TENTATIVELY TITLED THE COMMUNITY LAND RIGHTS AND CONSERVATION FINANCE INITIATIVE (CLARIFI), WILL SERVE AS AN INTERNATIONAL RE-GRANTING VEHICLE, DEPLOYING THE FUNDS NEEDED TO ACCELERATE THE LAND TENURE SECURITY AND CONSERVATION EFFORT

COALITION AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMSRRI SUPPORTED AN UPDATE OF THE STORY MAPS PLATFORM ON COLLECTIVE RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN SIX COUNTRIES: BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, PERU, HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, AND MEXICO TO INCORPORATE PREVIOUSLY MISSING RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND NEW CASES FROM 2020 AND 2021. AT LEAST 120 MORE CASES WILL BE ADDED TO THE NEW DATA, MARKING A TOTAL OF 220 CONFLICTS ILLUSTRATING THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL AND MULTIPLIED IMPACTS OF THE VIOLATIONS. THESE DEMONSTRATE HOW AN EVENT OF VIOLENCE IMPACTS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE TERRITORY'S RESOURCES AND THE FUNDAMENTAL SOCIAL, CULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS OF ENTIRE POPULATIONS. SEE A CALL TO ACTION FROM THE COORDINATOR OF THE INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATION OF THE AMAZON BASIN (COICA) AND ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS ON RRI'S WEBSITE, ADDRESSING GOVERNMENTS AND OTHER ACTORS TO IMMEDIATELY HALT HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST INDIGENOUS LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN LATIN AMERICA.LATIN AMERICA/REGIONAL - BUILDING STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS CAPACITY FOR COALITION MEMBERS: IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LATIN AMERICA PROGRAM AND THE DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIST FOR FOOD NATURE CLIMATE, RRI PROVIDED A 1-HOUR TRAINING TO ITS COMMUNICATIONS' FOCAL POINTS IN LATIN AMERICA WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF CONNECTING COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALISTS AND INCREASING AWARENESS OF VARIOUS COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS AVAILABLE TO RRI COALITION MEMBERS. A SIMILAR TRAINING IS FORTHCOMING IN EARLY 2022 FOR ASIA AND AFRICA.GLOBAL - REDESIGN OF RRI BLOG TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-LED INITIATIVES: RRG'S COMMUNICATIONS TEAM UNDERTOOK A COMPLETE REVAMP OF THE RRI BLOG, WHICH NOW SERVES AS A MORE VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC SPACE FOR COALITION MEMBERS TO COMMUNICATE THEIR IMPACT AND STORIES. REBRANDED AS THE LAND WRITES BLOG, THIS SPACE WILL PARTICULARLY FOCUS ON HIGHLIGHTING TIMELY INTERVENTIONS BY RRI COALITION MEMBERS TO PROMOTE RIGHTS-BASED SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS REALIZATION OF RIGHTS AT LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL (SUCH AS THROUGH PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE STRATEGIC RESPONSE MECHANISM).GLOBAL -TO PROMOTE THE ANALYSIS ON THE STATE OF CARBON RIGHTS, RRG ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE AND CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE OUTREACH THROUGH TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, PRODUCING A SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLKIT FOR THE COALITION'S NETWORKS AND ALLIES IN FRENCH, SPANISH, PORTUGUESE, AND ENGLISH. IT ALSO HELPED RRI COLLABORATOR OPIAC AMAZONIA'S FANY CASTRO, AN INDIGENOUS LEADER FROM COLOMBIA WRITE AND PUBLISH AN OP-ED FOR UNIVISION ON HER COMMUNITY'S EXPERIENCE WITH CARBON TRADE. TOGETHER, THE BRIEF AND REPORT WERE VIEWED ALMOST 2,000 TIMES ON RRI'S WEBSITE. NOTABLE PRESS COVERAGE INCLUDED ARTICLES IN BBC FUTURE, YALE ENVIRONMENT 360, MONGABAY, AND TOWARD FREEDOM.RRI'S COMMUNICATIONS TEAM WORKED IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH SAGE COLLEAGUES AS WELL AS WITH GATC MEMBERS, WOODWELL, AND RAINFOREST FOUNDATION US TO PRODUCE AND PROMOTE THE COP26 BRIEF IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND SPANISH. IT ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE ON THE BRIEF'S FINDINGS ON NOVEMBER 6 AND COORDINATED A PRESS BRIEFING IN GLASGOW. THE LAUNCH OF THE BRIEF RESULTED IN PRESS COVERAGE ACROSS IN 19 NEWS PUBLICATIONS IN 4 LANGUAGES ACROSS 9 COUNTRIES IN LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE, OCEANIA, AND NORTH AMERICA. NOTABLE MEDIA COVERAGE INCLUDED AGENCE FRANCE PRESS, EFE/SPAIN, THE STRAIT TIMES (SINGAPORE) AND SOU DE CANOAS (BRAZIL).