The 13th RRI Dialogue, sub-titled “Status of Tenure Reforms in West and Central Africa and Impacts of Large-Scale Land Acquisitions, Extractive and Infrastructure Sectors,” is being organized by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), the Commission des Forets d'Afrique Centrale (COMIFAC), the Cameroonian Ministry of Forest and Wildlife (MINFOF), and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Participants will take stock of tenure reform in Central and West Africa since 2009, examining new pressures on forest lands from large scale land acquisitions, extractive industries, and infrastructure projects. This event was originally scheduled to take place in October, as the 12th RRI dialogue.  

dates: 5-7 March 2013   venue: Yaounde Conference Center   location: Yaounde, Cameroon   contact: Boubacar Diarra   phone: +223-76-45-55-45   e-mail: bdiarra@rightsandresources.org   www: http://www.rightsandresources.org/events.php?id=814