Rights and Resources Initiative: New RRI report in spanish analyzes the natural resources giveaway in Latin America

New RRI Analysis Released     The Impact of Extractive Industries on the Collective Land and Forest Rights of People and Communities New report explores how an outdated development model has trampled human rights and the environment  in Latin America The Rights and Resources Initiative is pleased to announce the release of a new report in spanish documenting the natural resources giveaway in Latin America, highlighting how the outdated development model is trampling human rights and the environment throughout the region. The report, Impacto de las Industrias Extractivas en los Derechos Colectivos sobre Territorios y Bosques de los Pueblos y las Comunidades [The Impact of Extractive Industries on the Collective Land and Forest Rights of People and Communities], reveals that governments in Latin America have returned to natural resources extraction to fuel development -- while paying scant attention to the impact of mining, oil exploration and other activities on the environment or the people who own the land. Below, you will find a preview of the report, as well as a downloadable summary of the analysis in English and Spanish. We hope you find these useful and share them widely! - The Rights and Resources Initiative The Impact of Extractive Industries on the Collective Land and Forest Rights of People and Communities The report, prepared by Margarita Flórez of Asociación Ambiente y Sociedad, analyzes the impacts of the extractive industries on the collective land and forest rights of people and communities in Colombia, Peru, Guatemala, and Panama. It focuses on mining activities because of their increased intensity, number, and range in the last two decades, particularly in land owned by indigenous and Afro-descendant communities. Some key findings include: * From 1990-2009, the weight of extractive sector export increased  from 31 to 53 percent in Peru; 38 to 52 percent in Colombia; and 12 to 38 percent in Brazil. * In the four countries (Peru, Colombia, Guatemala, and Panama), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has focused mainly on the extractive sector. For example, in Colombia, FDI reached 92 percent (US$13.234 billion) in 2011. *  States throughout Latin America exercise their right to exploit nonrenewable natural resources, even from the collective land of Indigenous Peoples and Afro-descendants. The only exception is in Colombia, where it is prohibited to exploit natural resources in national parks. *  Forest areas identified by the countries as potential sites for REDD+ projects often overlap with land owned by Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants and/or peasants, and are also areas subject to concessions for extractive industries leading to conflict, and increasing the risk that human rights and collective tenure rights will not be respected. Read the full Report in Spanish  Summary in English  |  Summary in Spanish New RRI Report   Impacto de las Industrias Extractivas en los Derechos Colectivos sobre Territorios y Bosques de los Pueblos y las Comunidades [The Impact of Extractive Industries on the Collective Land and Forest Rights of People and Communities] Launch Event   Fourteenth RRI Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change Extractive Industries, Communities, and Territorial Rights: Implications for poverty reduction and climate change Bogotá, Colombia March 21-22, 2013 Event Details For more information, contact Claire Biason Resources Read the press release  Download the report    Request an interview  Download the RRI Press Kit  Visit our website See all RRI publications Rights and Resources Initiative 1238 Wisconsin Ave. NW Ste. 300 Washington, D.C. 20007 www.rightsandresources.org

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