30 October 2014 -  Lima, Peru: This Dialogue, hosted by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), will bring together key stakeholders to assess the opportunities and challenges related to access, use and ownership of land and resources in the context of efforts to mitigate climate change and reduce carbon emissions, such as those under REDD (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, a mechanism under negotiation by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change). Participants will discuss initiatives from governments, private sector, investors, and community-based organizations, and address opportunities and challenges presented by development policies. Participants will also discuss strategies to ensure that the rights of Indigenous Peoples, ethnic minorities and peasant communities are enhanced and protected. 

RRI is a coalition of 13 partners and over 140 organizations working to advance forest tenure, policy and market reforms, with a view to promoting global action on pro-poor forest policy and market reforms to increase household and community ownership, control and benefits from forests and land. The Rights and Resources Group (RRG), the secretariat of this global initiative, is based in Washington, D.C. The series of RRI Dialogues on Forests, Governance and Climate Change is designed to foster critical reflection and learning on forest governance, the rights of forest communities and Indigenous Peoples, and forest tenure in the context of global action to combat climate change. 

Funding for coverage of this dialogue has been provided by RRI