In 2025, RRI marked its 20th anniversary by reflecting on two decades of coalition impact and lessons learned. After convening founding members and current partners in Nepal at its 20th anniversary celebration, RRI published a landmark achievements report and produced a documentary tracing the coalition’s evolution from early targets to precedent-setting victories.
Shree Bindeshwari Community Forest,
Nepal. The Community Forest is 54 hectares
and managed by 254 households. It is
mostly Indigenous and local community
women who manage the forest and have
been doing so for more than 30 years.
Photo: Asha Stuart
RRI, 2025
The process included more than 100 interviews with founders, coalition leaders, women, youth, and IP, ADP, and LC leaders across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The report was translated into French, Spanish, Portuguese, Bahasa Indonesia, and Nepali, and the documentary—launched in October—is being subtitled in the coalition’s languages.
Throughout 2025, RRI also published, translated, and disseminated 12 additional analyses and policy briefs in six languages, accompanied by advocacy-ready graphics for coalition members. In addition, it launched a vibrant new website for the Land Rights Standard, providing a dynamic and accessible resource to help public and private entities decode and implement the rightsholder-led principles for recognizing and respecting IP, LC, and ADP rights in their climate, conservation, and sustainable development projects.
Together, these RRI analyses and products strengthened transparency, learning, and evidence-based advocacy across our global network.
