resources initiative type international non governmental organization industry land tenure forestry founded 2005 headquarters 1238 wisconsin ave nw washington dc 20007 united states of america website www.rightsandresources.org the rights and resources initiative rri is a non governmental organization working to encourage forest tenure and policy reforms and the transformation of the forest economy so that business reflects local development agendas and supports local livelihoods . rri works at the country regional and global levels collaborating on research advocacy and convening strategic actors . the rri coalition is formed by a group of core partners who work in areas of their regional and thematic expertise . partners also engage with a wide group of collaborators who participate in and support rri activities . the initiative s 14 partners and 140 plus collaborator organizations are directly engaged in land and forest policy reforms in close to 20 countries throughout africa asia and latin america . together they are working to encourage greater global commitment and action on pro poor tenure policy and market reforms . this strategic coalition goes beyond the traditional set of international development actors to involve a wide spectrum of organizations each of which provides a critical perspective in the larger chain of actors necessary to advance change . the rights and resources initiative was formally established in 2005 by the coordinating association of indigenous and community agroforestry in central america acicafoc the center for international forestry research cifor forest trends the foundation for people and community development papua new guinea fpcd the international union for conservation of nature iucn and recoftc the center for people and forests . in 2006 the forest peoples programme helvetas swiss intercooperation and the world agroforestry centre joined as rri partners . civic response joined in 2007 federation of community forest users nepal fecofun joined in 2008 and the samdhana institute joined in january 2009 . in late 2010 the indigenous peoples international centre for policy research and education tebtebba joined followed by international forestry resources and institutions ifri the salvadoran research program on development and environment prisma and the centre for environment and development ced in 2011 . the coalition is headquartered in washington d.c. contents 1 mission 2 activities 3 governance 4 current coalition partners 5 external links mission edit 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 . activities edit rri pro actively engages with governments civil society and community organizations to encourage institutional reforms advance new understanding of threats and opportunities encourage innovative and promising new models of forest tenure and enterprise and catalyze more effective intervention on tenure and governance . governance edit the rights and resources initiative is governed by the board of directors which meets three times a year . the board also receives input on governance of the rri from regular meetings of the partners which often take place simultaneously with meetings of the board . the coalition is coordinated and supported by the rights and resources group a small organization that serves as the coordination mechanism for the rights and resources initiative . rights and resources group is a non profit 501 c 3 organization located in washington dc . current coalition partners edit acicafoc centre for environment and development cameroon center for people and forests civic response fecofun nepal forest peoples programme forest trends intercooperation ifri prisma samdhana institute tebtebba world 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