2014-08-20T10:52:45-05:00 2013-12-31 990 2013-01-01 203690821 RIGHTS AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE INC RIGH 2024703900 1238 WISCONSIN AVENUE NW NO 300 WASHINGTON DC 20007 LUIS COLOMER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER/CFO 2024703900 2014-08-20 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z RIGHTS AND RESOURCES GROUP THOMAS A WHITE 1238 WISCONSIN AVENUE NW NO 300 WASHINGTON DC 20007 10606715 0 X WWW.RIGHTSANDRESOURCES.ORG X 2005 DC 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. 11 10 37 10 0 0 8687116 10554212 10278 38000 3602 5158 7827 9345 8708823 10606715 3120405 4647871 0 0 1980425 2335567 0 0 101010 3002771 2820607 8103601 9804045 605222 802670 3861203 4131987 3172413 2640527 688790 1491460 X 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. 0 0 4342061 4647871 38000 COUNTRY AND REGIONAL PROGRAMSOVERARCHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE COUNTRY AND REGIONAL PROGRAMS IN 2013 INCLUDED: A) INDONESIAN NGOS ENGAGED IN THE ROAD MAP WITH RRI ARE NOW PREPARING A STRATEGY TO IMPLEMENT THE 2013 SUPREME COURT DECISION AND CONTINUING TO ADVISE THE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION AND ADVOCATING FOR PASSAGE OF AN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS BILL; B) LAO PDR FOREST AND LAND REFORMS ARE STALLED AS THE POLITBURO IS IN THE CONTROL OF THOSE ANTI-REFORM LEADERS WHOSE RESPONSE TO CIVIL SOCIETY AND DONOR ACTIVISM HAS BEEN REPRESSION OF CIVIL LIBERTIES AND PROTESTS; C) LAND POLICY IN LIBERIA WAS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND IS IN PROCESS OF SUBMISSION TO THE CONGRESS FOR LEGISLATION; D) CAMEROON COUNTRY COALITION SUBMITTED A STRONG SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FOREST LAW REVISION, AND TO REDD ON GENDER AND RIGHTS, AND IS ENGAGED IN THE LAND REFORM DIALOGUE; E) AIDESEP WITH SUPPORT FROM FPP AND COLLABORATORS HAS SUCCESSFULLY RAISED THE ISSUE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN VOLUNTARY ISOLATION (PIAV) AND PERU IS IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING TWO NEW RESERVES FOR IDENTIFIED PIAV; F) THE BASELINE STUDY IN THE DRC HAS ADVANCED AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE IN 2014 WHILE ENGAGEMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENT AROUND THE LAND REFORM HAS ADVANCED PARTICIPATION AND POSITIONED RRI TO ENGAGE FORMALLY IN DRC WITH A STRATEGY FOR 2014. 1024254 STRATEGIC ANALYSISIN 2013, THE NEW DIRECTIONS WERE INTEGRATED INTO ALL REGIONAL AND GLOBAL PROGRAMS. A) THE GENDER JUSTICE PROGRAM HAS IDENTIFIED A STRATEGIC NICHE, AND GROWN, CONSTITUTING ALMOST $500,000 IN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES IN 2013; A REFERENCE GROUP OF INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS WAS CONSTITUTED AND IS ALREADY PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO THE RRI PROGRAM, AND NEW RESEARCH ON WOMENS FOREST TENURE RIGHTS TO INFORM ON-GOING FOREST REFORMS WAS COMPLETED IN CAMEROON AND CHINA; B) RRI SCALED-UP ITS EFFORTS TO ENGAGE PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTORS, INCLUDING THE LAUNCH OF INFLUENTIAL ANALYSIS ON TENURE AS A FINANCIAL RISK, HIRING NEW STAFF IN RRG, AND ESTABLISHING A PROMISING WORKING GROUP OF LEADERS FROM NGOS AND LEADING PRIVATE COMPANIES TO BETTER LEVERAGE PRIVATE SECTOR INTERESTS IN SECURING COMMUNITY LAND RIGHTS; C) SOME PROGRESS WAS MADE ON ENGAGING FLEGT AT THE COUNTRY LEVEL, BUT ADVANCING VPAS IN NEW COUNTRIES AND IMPLEMENTING AGREED REFORMS IN VPA COUNTRIES ARE STILL VERY SLOW PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA. RRI SUPPORTED FOREST TRENDS TO ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE OF FLEGT IN ADVANCING FOREST TENURE REFORMS AND RRI CONDUCTED WHAT WAS WIDELY ASSESSED AS A VERY USEFUL CONFERENCE IN LATIN AMERICA (LA) ON THE LESSONS LA COULD LEARN FROM AFRICA AND ASIA. RRI PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS ARE NOW DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE REDD PROCESSES IN EVERY COUNTRY WHERE RRI IS ACTIVE. D) RRG COMPLETED NEW INVENTORIES OF AGRIBUSINESS, EXTRACTIVE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANIES AND INVESTMENTS IN LIBERIA AND CAMEROON, AND IS WORKING ON REPORTS ON LAOS, MYANMAR, AND PERU. RRI AND AAS PREPARED A REPORT ON IIRSA AND EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES IN FOREST AREAS IN COLOMBIA, PERU, PANAMA AND GUATEMALA, AND DISCUSSED FINDINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN THE MARCH 2013 DIALOGUE IN COLOMBIA. RRI COLLABORATORS FINALIZED A DRAFT MAP OF THE MEGAPROJECTS IN THE COASTAL CHOC REGION (PANAMA, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR AND PERU), AND COMPLETED NEW ANALYSES OF STORA ENSO AND APP LAND ACQUISITIONS IN GUANGXI, CHINA. FINAL REPORTS FOR THE CHOCO, STORA ENSO AND APP WILL BE AVAILABLE IN EARLY 2014. E) RRI, WITH THE MUNDEN PROJECT, ALSO COMPLETED NEW RESEARCH QUANTIFYING THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF INSECURE TENURE, AND ON THE REASONS WHY TENURE RISK IS NOT PRESENTLY INSURABLE. THIS WAS LAUNCHED AT THE INTERLAKEN CONFERENCE AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL ATTENTION IN THE FINANCIAL PRESS. THE INSURABILITY PAPER WILL BE LAUNCHED IN EARLY 2014. MEETINGS WITH SELECTED INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS AND LEADING AGRIBUSINESS AND MINING COMPANIES DEMONSTRATED GREATER WILLINGNESS THAN EXPECTED TO ADOPT NEW SCREENS AND STANDARDS AGAINST THESE RISKS, AND WORK IS UNDERWAY WITH SEVERAL OF THEM TO ADVISE THEM; E) RRI HAS COMPLETED A 5 YEARLY UPDATING OF ITS TENURE DATA, COMPLETED THE ANALYSIS, AND WILL LAUNCH THE REPORT IN 2014. 960047 STRATEGIC INITIATIVESA) THE INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN, APPRAISAL AND CONSULTATION PROCESS FOR THE TENURE FACILITY CONTINUED. FACILITY TECHNICAL AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS WERE HELD, FACILITY PLANS WERE PRESENTED TO PARTNERS, DONORS AND OTHER CONSTITUENCIES FOR FEEDBACK, AND A DESIGN DOCUMENT WAS REVISED TO INCORPORATE ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS AND INPUT. GIVEN RRG STAFF CONSTRAINTS, CONSULTATION AND APPRAISAL ARE NOT YET COMPLETED AND WILL BE FINALIZED IN 2014;B) RRI DID ACHIEVE AN IMPORTANT BREAKTHROUGH IN GAINING HIGH-LEVEL COMMITMENT, ACROSS A BROADER SET OF CRITICAL CONSTITUENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE INTERLAKEN CONFERENCE. THIS CONFERENCE WAS THE FIRST GLOBAL CONVENING ON COMMUNITY LAND RIGHTS AND WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL, INCLUDING LAUNCHING A NEW GLOBAL TARGET, ESTABLISHING THE NEW ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY LAND RIGHTS, AND ESTABLISHING WORKING GROUPS OF LEADING ORGANIZATIONS ON THE KEY STRATEGIES TO SCALE UP GLOBAL EFFORT, INCLUDING MAPPING, LEGAL REFORMS, LEVERAGING THE PRIVATE SECTOR, CONSERVATION, AND ENGAGING INTERNATIONAL PROCESSES. 2107565 COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AMPLIFIED COLLECTIVE EFFORTS BY INCREASING COLLABORATION BETWEEN RRG AND RRI COMMUNICATIONS FOCAL POINTS (CFP) BY HOSTING THE SECOND COALITION-WIDE COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING MEETING TO DEVELOP COALITION WIDE COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY WITH RRI PARTNERS AND KEY REGIONAL COLLABORATORS. FOLLOW UP FROM THE SECOND COALITION-WIDE COMMUNICATIONS MEETING LED TO MONTHLY CFP WEBEX MEETINGS FOCUSED ON SHARING, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRST EVER RRI COALITION-WIDE COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY; USING OUR BETTER COORDINATED NETWORK TO SUPPORT EFFORTS AROUND THE INTERLAKEN CONFERENCE, RRI GENERATED 18,000 INDIVIDUAL FACEBOOK ENGAGEMENTS SPANNING 41 COUNTRIES; 700 TWEETS USING #LANDRIGHTSNOW, CREATING 697,142 IMPRESSIONS ON TWITTER; 8 INDIVIDUAL BLOG POSTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE RRI COALITION; AND 12,000 VIEWS & 4,880 LIKES OF THE YOUTUBE VIDEO PRODUCED.RRI FINDINGS AND GRAPHICS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE, ADOPTED AND USED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS: A) OVER 480 NEWS HITS HIGHLIGHTING RRI FINDINGS ACROSS 27 COUNTRIES IN 13 LANGUAGES (UP FROM 21 COUNTRIES AND 11 LANGUAGES IN 2012), INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, BBC, THE GUARDIAN, REUTERS ALERTNET, AL JAZEERA, INTER PRESS SERVICE, AGENCIA EFE; LE MONDE; RADIO FRANCE INTERNATIONALE, DEUTSCH-WELLE; MONGABAY, OGLOBO; HUFFINGTON POST; BANGKOK POST; THE JAKARTA POST; US NEWS & WORLD REPORT; WASHINGTON POST; ECONOMIC TIMES INDIA AND BLOOMBERG NEWS; B) 204 WEBSITE VISITS PER DAY (20% INCREASE, WITH VISITS FROM 15 NEW COUNTRIES); C) 300% INCREASE IN SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT (FACEBOOK, TWITTER, LINKEDIN.NETWORK SUPPORT RRI SUPPORTED AND STRENGTHENED SEVERAL CONSTITUENCY-ORIENTED NETWORKS TO BETTER PROMOTE AND INFORM TENURE REFORMS AND TAKE ACCOUNT OF COMMUNITY RIGHTS IN REGIONAL AND GLOBAL INITIATIVES: A) ORGANIZED THE 8TH ANNUAL MEETING OF MEGAFLORESTAIS WHICH GATHERED 25 LEADERS OF PUBLIC AGENCIES REPRESENTING 50% OF THE WORLDS FOREST IN BALI, INDONESIA IN OCTOBER TO DISCUSS THE ARCHITECTURE OF FOREST GOVERNANCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY; B) EXPOSED PROMISING SENIOR OFFICIALS FROM 8 MEGAFLORESTAIS AGENCIES TO TENURE REFORMS OPTIONS, MARKET CHANGES, COMMUNITY FORESTRY, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS, AND LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES DURING THE 4TH CONVENING OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF FOREST AGENCY LEADERS SEMINAR IN OAXACA, MEXICO IN MAY; C) EXPOSED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES OF 8 COUNTRIES CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO OR DESIGNING FOREST TENURE REFORMS TO MONTANAS APPROACH TO FOREST REGULATIONS IN WESTERN MONTANA, USA IN JULY; D) CO-ORGANIZED A PANEL OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY ADVISORY GROUP TO ITTO (CSAG) ON CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUPPORTING LEGAL SMALLHOLDER AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY ENTERPRISES IN TODAYS CONTEXT DURING THE 49TH MEETING OF ITTC IN NOVEMBER IN GABON; E) ESTABLISHED RRIS GENDER JUSTICE STRATEGY DURING THE GENDER SCOPING MEETING, HELD IN NOVEMBER IN WASHINGTON DC, USA.RRI NETWORKING SUPPORT PROGRAM BUILT SYNERGIES AND CONTRIBUTED TO CAPACITY-BUILDING BY SUPPORTING EXCHANGES AND STUDY TOURS FOR TARGETED AUDIENCES: A) PROMOTED THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND EXPERIENCES ON ACCESSING FLEGT PROCESSES TO PROMOTE RIGHTS AND TENURE AGENDA DURING THE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP (OCTOBER 2013) ON OPPORTUNITIES AND LESSONS FOR A RIGHTS BASED PERSPECTIVE ON FLEGT AND VPA PROCESSES IN LATIN AMERICA; B) SUPPORTED A VISIT OF THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF FORESTRY IN CAMEROON IN OCTOBER. DURING THIS FIELD RESEARCH THEY ANALYZED COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL FOREST AND LAND TENURE POLICY, CAMEROONS INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITMENTS, CHINESE INVESTMENT GUIDELINES, AND INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES. COORDINATION A NEW, SIMPLIFIED M&E SYSTEM WAS ESTABLISHED, BUT HAS NOT YET BEEN USED TO PROMOTE LEARNING BETWEEN PARTNERS. A REVIEW OF THE COALITION WAS INITIATED, AND EVEN COMPLETED BOTH IN IN TERMS OF THE MID-CYCLE REVIEW OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND THE ASSESSMENT OF HOW BEST TO ORGANIZE.THE 2013 INDEPENDENT MONITORING OF THE RRI HAS BEEN INITIATED. A DRAFT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED AND CIRCULATED TO DONORS. A FINAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED IN 2014. COUNTRY, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL PLANNING MEETINGS HELD WITH BROAD PARTICIPATION FROM RRI PARTNERS, COLLABORATORS, FELLOWS AND OTHER RESOURCE PERSONS. 2107565 8433927 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 32 0 1 37 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X THOMAS A WHITE 2024703900 1238 WISCONSIN AVENUE NW SUITE 300 WASHINGTON DC 20007 JOHN HUDSON CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JEAN ADEN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DON G ROBERTS TREASURER 1.50 X X 0 0 0 GHAN SHYAM PANDEY MEMBER, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 DORIS CAPISTRANO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JAMES MUROMBEDZI DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KYERETWEI OPOKU DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 UJJWAL PRADHAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 VICTORIA TAULI-CORPUZ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SUSAN KANDEL DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 THOMAS A WHITE PRESIDENT AND RRI COORDINATOR 40.00 X X 181822 0 40566 ARVIND KHARE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 149158 0 21763 JAMES-CHRISTOPHER MILLER DIRECTOR, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION 40.00 X 106053 0 23002 LUIS COLOMER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 47879 0 9467 AUGUSTA MOLNAR SR. DIRECTOR, COUNTRY AND REGIONAL PROGRAMS 40.00 X 137356 0 20585 622268 0 115383 4 0 1 0 BURNESS COMMUNICATIONS 7910 WOODMONT AVENUE 700 BETHESDA MD 208147034 MEDIA OUTREACH 214938 RADICAL INCLUSION INC 375 N STEPHANIE STREET 1411 HENDERSON NV 89014 FACILITATION 127875 2 10300212 254000 10554212 SERVICE CONTRACTS 900099 38000 38000 38000 5158 5158 OTHER 900099 9345 9345 9345 10606715 38000 0 14503 556251 556251 4091620 4091620 737650 475433 248256 13961 1258325 744467 447159 66699 77631 45619 27815 4197 109972 67750 36931 5291 151989 90805 54377 6807 46090 46090 13548 13548 44276 44276 797175 739711 57464 149016 31232 117105 679 218267 181910 34178 2179 535553 533708 1588 257 328886 326791 2095 94168 78482 14746 940 PUBLICATIONS 470129 469654 475 MISCELLANEOUS 123499 494 123005 9804045 8433927 1269108 101010 175314 2798000 2578215 662707 813032 5814 142278 74603 512472 271748 275233 240724 21642 205628 3861203 4131987 671325 770984 2509333 1869543 -8245 0 3172413 2640527 X 562290 909279 126500 582181 688790 1491460 3861203 4131987 802670 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3216548 6303295 7266273 8687678 10554212 36028006 3216548 6303295 7266273 8687678 10554212 36028006 4662882 31365124 3807 7943 4422 3602 5158 24932 36052938 562820 0.87000 0.94290 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 294939 138554 156385 160310 115985 44325 57223 17209 40014 240724 X 10606715 0 10606715 0 10606715 9804045 0 9804045 0 9804045 PART X, LINE 2: RRG EVALUATES UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN BASED ON THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT RECOGNITION STANDARD. IF THAT THRESHOLD IS MET, THE TAX POSITION IS THEN MEASURED AT THE LARGEST AMOUNT THAT IS GREATER THAN 50% LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012 THERE ARE NO ACCRUALS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. IF APPLICABLE, RRG RECORDS INTEREST AND PENALTIES AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE. TAX YEARS FROM DECEMBER 31, 2010 THROUGH THE CURRENT YEAR REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. 1 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 5 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 336162 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 11 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 747169 EUROPE 0 3 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 248270 SOUTH AMERICA 0 6 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 382180 SOUTH ASIA 0 6 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 294639 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 13 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS 1430798 0 44 0 0 0 44 3439218 0 3439218 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN CO-MANAGEMENT PROCESS WITH TEN COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS 47562 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT 40000 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN SYSTEMATIZING STRATEGIES FOR LAND OWNERSHIP CLARIFICATION IN INDIGENOUS TERRITORIES IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC AUTONOMOUS REGION IN NICARAGUA 30000 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN PROMOTION OF A GENDER JUSTICE PERSPECTIVE AS A KEY COMPONENT OF RRI REGIONAL AND NATIONAL STRATEGIES 43000 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN PROMOTING EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS LEARNED IN INTEGRATED FOREST MANAGEMENT & TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE 70000 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN LEVERAGING KEY INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE FOR INDIGENOUS RIGHTS IN PANAMA 60600 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN PART 1: BUILDING CONSENSUS AND HIGHLIGHTING INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROPOSALS DEVELOPED BY FOREST COMMUNITIES IN ADVOCACY FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOREST GOVERNANCE POLICIES AND RELATED LEGISLATIVE PROCESSES. PART 2: DIALOGUE AND INCLUSIVE DEBATE ON LEGISLATIVE PROCESSES RELATED TO ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND FORESTS 45000 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY TENURE RIGHTS LEGAL REFERENCE GROUP 61268 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF CHINESE INVESTMENTS ABROAD 55342 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC LEGAL AUDIT ON DISTRICT REGULATIONS TO IDENTIFY POLICIES THAT FAIL TO PROTECT RIGHTS 20000 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT OF MARKETABLE COMMUNITY FOREST ENTERPRISE (CFE) PRODUCTS 20000 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC CONFLICT ANALYSIS: ACCELERATING THE DESIGN OF FORESTRY CONFLICT RESOLUTION THROUGH THE PEOPLES CHAMBER OF NATIONAL FORESTRY COUNCIL (DKN) 25000 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC IMPROVING PUBLIC AWARENESS TO SUPPORT FOREST TENURE REFORM STRATEGIES IN INDONESIA 46211 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF TENURE REFORMS IN ETHNIC MINORITY AREAS 100099 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC FINALIZE SECOND ROUND SURVEY ON TENURE REFORM AND CIRCULATE DATA, ANALYSES AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS 15015 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC CAPACITY-BUILDING, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY TRAINING TO PAPUAN COMMUNITIES THREATENED BY FOOD AND ENERGY CONCESSIONS 30000 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGIONAL FACILITATION SUPPORT TO RRI ACTIVITIES IN ASIA 120315 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY FORESTRY CHAMPIONS NETWORK: TACKLING THE OBSTACLES TO COMMUNITY FORESTRY IN ASIA 49950 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC EXPOSURE VISITS FOR LAO COMMUNITY RESOURCE PERSONS TO STRENGTHEN CIVIL SOCIETY: PARTICIPATION IN ASIA REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON COMMUNITY FORESTRY IN VIETNAM 6971 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC COMPONENT 1: ORGANIZING THE NEXT GENERATION OF IP & COMMUNITY LEADERS. COMPONENT 2: ORGANIZING AN RRI FELLOWS RETREAT 96998 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC GLOBAL CONFERENCE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ON LESSONS AND GOOD PRACTICES ON COMMUNITY PARTICIPATORY MAPPING 100000 EUROPE INTERNATIONAL FOREST TENURE FACILITY 18270 EUROPE TRAINING OF ADDITIONAL SOCIAL EXPERTS ON FPIC AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION 100000 EUROPE DIALOGUES WITH HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS WITHIN ASEAN FRAMEWORK TO SHARE RESEARCH AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON LSLAS 75000 EUROPE DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR CLEAN AND CLEAR AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION POLICY WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF TRANSMIGRATION 10000 EUROPE FOLLOW THE PROCESSES TO RECOGNIZE/PROTECT RIGHTS IN CAMEROONS REDD STRATEGY 5000 EUROPE MULTI-STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION AND DIALOGUE OF AGRIBUSINESS AND CIVIL SOCIETY WITH LOCAL NGOS IN LIBERIA 40000 SOUTH AMERICA CONTRIBUTING TO A RIGHTS FOCUS IN COLOMBIAS NATIONAL REDD+ SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARD ASSESSMENT (SESA) 45000 SOUTH AMERICA ANALYSIS OF INVESTMENT PROJECTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE, AGRIBUSINESS, ENERGY, AND EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY IN THE BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION OF CHOCO 45000 SOUTH AMERICA MONITORING THE ONGOING PROCESS TO CHANGE THE LEGAL STATUS OF TERRITORIAL RESERVES FOR ISOLATED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE (PIAV) TO INDIGENOUS RESERVES IN PERU 20000 SOUTH AMERICA STRENGTHENING THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR RECOGNITION OF NATIVE COMMUNITIES AND THEIR RIGHTS IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS 25000 SOUTH AMERICA RAISING AWARENESS OF TERRITORIAL RIGHTS OF NATIVE COMMUNITIES IN REDD+ NATIONAL PROCESS 15000 SOUTH AMERICA LESSONS LEARNED FROM CONCRETE EXPERIENCES OF INTEGRAL MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY FORESTS AS SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES TO NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 28000 SOUTH AMERICA FACILITIES AND OFFICE SPACE SUPPORT TO RRI REGIONAL FACILITATOR 65830 SOUTH AMERICA COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN AND ADVOCACY TO SECURE TITLED TERRITORIES FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF PERU 45000 SOUTH AMERICA GIS MAP INDICATING PRESSURES FROM INVESTMENTS IN EXTRACTIVE, ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN THE BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION OF CHOC IN PANAMA, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR AND PERU 35000 SOUTH AMERICA RURAL WOMENS CONTRIBUTION TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY AND INTEGRAL MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY FORESTS AND NATURAL RESOURCES 28000 SOUTH AMERICA INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY FORESTS AS A SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVE TO NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 30350 SOUTH ASIA MULTI-STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE WITH KEY POLITICAL ACTORS ON FOREST SECTOR GOVERNANCE 22500 SOUTH ASIA ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC VALUE AND REVENUE GENERATION FROM TIMBER IN NEPALS COMMUNITY FORESTS 25000 SOUTH ASIA MOBILIZE SUPPORT FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR FOR GREEN JOBS DEVELOPMENT 43000 SOUTH ASIA ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN TO ENSURE RIGHTS ARE INCLUDED IN POLICY AGENDA 35000 SOUTH ASIA GENDER INCLUSIVE POLICY ADVOCACY IN THE FORESTRY SECTOR: JOINT ADVOCACY WITH WOMENS, IPS, LAND AND WATER RIGHTS GROUPS 22500 SOUTH ASIA ANALYSES OF FINANCIAL REGULATIONS, CONTRADICTORY COMPONENTS IN ONGOING FORESTRY PROGRAMS, AND IMPACTS OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL LAND ACQUISITIONS 105000 SOUTH ASIA ENHANCING GRASSROOTS CAPABILITY FOR MAPPING CUSTOMARY COMMUNITY FOREST RESOURCE AND HABITAT BOUNDARIES 41639 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA INFORM & PREPARE AN ADVOCACY PLAN OF SME DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES; DEVELOP ADVOCACY TO SCALE UP PROMISING PILOTS, CATALYZING NEW INVESTMENT 60000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA JOURNALIST SITE VISIT - CAMEROON 3762 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CAPITALIZE ON PILOT REDD PROJECTS & VPA DISSEMINATE BEST AND BAD PRACTICES 105000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ADVOCACY TO SECURE COMMUNITY RIGHTS IN CAMEROONS LAND REFORM PROCESS 40000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA DRC-LGAF VALIDATION AND LAND REFORM CONFERENCE 30040 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA APPUI LA PARTICIPATION DES ORGANISATIONS DE LA SOCIT CIVILE AU PROCESSUS DE LA RFORME FONCIRE EN RDC 50000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA LEGAL ANALYSIS OF WOMENS PROPERTY RIGHTS WITHIN LIBERIA TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS TO GENDER EQUITABLE LAND TENURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 40000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ADVANCING THE MODEL FOR SUSTAINED WOMENS ENGAGEMENT IN FORESTRY IN LIBERIA 35000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA REGIONAL FACILITATION SUPPORT TO RRI ACTIVITIES IN THE SAHEL 65000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ENSURE LAND AND FOREST LEGISLATION AND POLICY RECOGNIZE AND PROTECT COMMUNITY RIGHTS IN LIBERIA 30000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PROTECT, RESPECT AND REMEDY: ENSURING THAT GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR PROTECT, RESPECT AND REMEDY RIGHTS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN LIBERIA 25000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT IN PIT SAWING IN LIBERIA 40000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RIGHTS BASED APPROACH TO EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT 20000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RRI FACILITATION FOR THE SAHEL 80000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SWITZERLAND CONFERENCE ON SCALING-UP GLOBAL EFFORTS TO SECURE COMMUNITY LAND AND RESOURCE RIGHTS: AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO SHARE EXPERIENCES AND CATALYZE NEW STRATEGIES, ALLIANCES AND ACTION 285730 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUPPORT AND SCALE UP PARTICIPATORY, DECENTRALIZED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND TO DOCUMENT THE TENURE EFFECTS OF THE SOCIO-POLITICAL CRISIS IN MALI AND OF THE GREAT GREEN WALL PROJECT ACROSS THE SAHEL 125000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RRI - MALI PLANNING MEETING 2013-2014 3543 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA INCREASE THE CAMEROON PROGRAMS VISIBILITY WITH A COMMUNICATION STRATEGY 15000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SENSITIZE & BUILD CAPACITY FOR RURAL WOMEN LEADERS ON THEIR STRATEGIC POSITIONING LINKED TO THE OPERATIONALIZATION OF REDD IN CAMEROON 15000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CARRY OUT ADVOCACY WITH TRADITIONAL CHIEFS IN FAVOR OF LAND ACCESS FOR WOMEN & OTHER MARGINALIZED GROUPS 10000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TROISIME ATELIER RGIONAL SUR LE GENRE ET LES TENURES FONCIRES ET FORESTIRES EN AFRIQUE 95596 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ANALYSE DE GENRE DES TEXTES JURIDIQUES DES DIFFRENTS SECTEURS CONCERNS PAR LA GESTION DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES POUR VALUER LA PRISE EN COMPTE DES DROITS DES FEMMES ET CONTRIBUER LHARMONISATION DES POLITIQUES 25000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PARLIAMENTARIAN DIALOGUE TO HARMONIZE SECTORIAL POLICIES IN CAMEROON 20000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA STRENGTHENING CIVIL SOCIETY AND LOCAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH LIBERIAS LAND TENURE REFORM PROCESS 30000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH GOVERNMENT AND CORPORTATIONS IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR 30000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUPPORTING CFDCS TO PROMOTE RIGHTS-BASED, EQUITABLE COMMUNITY FORESTRY 20000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PROMOTE COMMUNITIES RIGHTS IN PERI-URBAN ZONES, IN GROWTH POLES AND AREAS WITH MINING EXPLOITATION, THROUGH AWARENESS-RAISING AROUND COMMUNITIES RIGHTS, BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ECONOMIC GROWTH POLES IMPACTS ON TENURE, AND ANALYSIS OF BURKINAS MINING POLICY WITH REGARD TO TENURE AND GENDER WITH THE AIM OF ENCOURAGING REFORM 30000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA BUILD LOCAL COMMUNITIES CAPACITY AND TO SENSITIZE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITIES TO ADOPT PROVISIONS IN FAVOR OF SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE GOVERNANCE 59000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PROMOTE SECURE AND EFFECTIVE LAND TENURE FOR WOMEN IN BURKINA FASO 40000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA RRI? 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ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL OR PROGRAMMATIC REVIEW MAY BE CONDUCTED AT RRG'S DISCRETION OR AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DONORS TO RRI. 1 LANDESA 1424 FOURTH AVE STE 300 SEATTLE WA 98101 911158970 501 ( C ) 3 12000 POLICY ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS BUILDING ON WOMEN'S FORESTLANDS RIGHTS LANDESA 1424 FOURTH AVE STE 300 SEATTLE WA 98101 911158970 501 ( C ) 3 30000 RECOMMENDATIONS TO DRAFT FOREST LAW TO INFLUENCE REVISION PROCESS LANDESA 1424 FOURTH AVE STE 300 SEATTLE WA 98101 911158970 501 ( C ) 3 24495 POLICY ADVOCACY TO IMPROVE COMPENSATION STANDARDS FOR CHINAS FOREST CONSERVATION PROGRAM LANDESA 1424 FOURTH AVE STE 300 SEATTLE WA 98101 911158970 501 ( C ) 3 30000 RESEARCH ON LARGE SCALE FORESTLAND ACQUISITIONS (LSLAS) BY CHINESE DOMESTIC COMPANIES MALIASILI INITIATIVES PO BOX 293 UNDERHILL VT 05489 273183146 501 ( C ) 3 39500 TENURE SUMMITT PROCESS SUPPORT AND FLAGSHIP REPORT IFRI 440 CHURCH STREET ANN ARBOR MI 48104 386006309 501 ( C ) 3 69735 POVERTY-TENURE TRACKING METHODOLOGY IFRI 440 CHURCH STREET ANN ARBOR MI 48104 386006309 501 ( C ) 3 50521 ADVANCING CAUSAL INFERENCE ON RESEARCH ON FOREST COMMONS: INVESTIGATING CONTEXT AND MECHANISMS FOR ENHANCED LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND FOREST CONSERVATION PIVOT POINT 690 E COLONEL WRIGHT RD SHELTON WA 98584 462378514 501 ( C ) 3 300000 CONSTRUCTION OF A QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK TO MEASURE TENURE RISK X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 THOMAS A WHITE PRESIDENT AND RRI COORDINATOR 179287 0 2535 0 0 0 12728 0 27838 0 222388 0 0 0 ARVIND KHARE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 130298 0 18860 0 0 0 10441 0 11322 0 170921 0 0 0 AUGUSTA MOLNAR SR. DIRECTOR, COUNTRY AND REGIONAL P 137356 0 0 0 0 0 9615 0 10970 0 157941 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 SENIOR MANAGEMENT IS ELIGIBLE FOR BONUSES OF UP TO 5% OF SALARY, BASED ON THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE RATING AS DETERMINED BY THE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENTS PERFORMANCE RATING IS DETERMINED BY A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. ADDITIONAL LEAVE MAY BE AWARDED IN LIEU OF CASH, BASED ON A PREDETERMINED VALUATION OF LEAVE FOR EACH LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE RATING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THIS RETURN HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE REVIEW OF RRG'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD REVIEWED THE RETURN IN DETAIL, REFERENCING THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR. THE BOARD REVIEWED THE RETURN IN SUMMARY WITH INPUT FROM THE TREASURER, PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION. QUESTIONS ABOUT SPECIFIC ITEMS OR SECTIONS ASKED AND ANSWERED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL DETAIL PROVIDED AS APPROPRIATE. 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