Story Map – Who owns the land?
This Story Map is about how plantations in Pitas, Sabah transformed communal forests into restricted, managed landscapes, and how this has impacted the communities there.
Reflections from the TC/ESG 2025 Conference
Some reflections on the Transformations Community/Earth System Governance Conference 2025 which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The blog post is by Dr. Eda Elif Tibet from the Bridging Values project.
Mongabay: What have we learned from 15 years of REDD+ policy research? (analysis)
This article presents an analysis of more than a decade of comparative research in REDD+
Histories (and the dead) in paths for a just future
Project leader Grace Wong shares her relfections from Oaxaca, Mexico, where the 5th Global land Programme was held.
Story Map – Feeling like a farmer
This Story Map, created by FairFrontiers researcher Wai Phyoe Maung, was made to share some preliminary insights from our ongoing research in Northern Laos.
Amplifying Local Voices Through a Photovoice Exhibition: The Struggle Amid Expanding Land Boundaries
Read about the photovoice exhibition that was held in Bengo Bengo, South Sulawesi. The exhibition featured stories from local villages, giving a glimpse into the perspectives of locals, whose forests and lands are increasingly encroached by expanding forest boundaries and mining activities.
Rammang Rammang: A success story about a community’s resistance to defend their ancestral home
Research Associate Azwar Azmillah Sujaswara writes about the story of community resistance behind the beautiful landscape of Rammang Rammang in South Sulawesi.
Exploring Pitas, Sabah: Unequal Development and Ongoing Struggles
Researcher Andi Patiware Metaragakusuma writes her thoughts on the complex struggles surround customary land rights in Pitas, Sabah.
On the need for critical and decolonial research – Reflections from the 5th International Forest Policy Meeting
After attending IFPM5, Research Associate Ayami Kan reflects on the motivations and purposes for critical and decolonial research.
Journey to the frontier Laos: the land of rubber
Researcher Wai Phyoe Maung reflects from his trip in Laos, where the expansive rubber plantations left a deep impression on him.