As seen on Al Jazeera An outspoken Peruvian opponent of illegal logging and three other native Ashaninka community leaders have been shot and killed in…
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As seen on the Bangkok Post In an apparent move to prove that a military regime can do what civilian governments could not, the National…
New Law in Peru to Severely Curtail Land Rights for Indigenous Peoples and Smallholder Farmers
This past July, the Peruvian government passed a new law that undermines the country’s environmental regulations. Law 30230 substantially pares down the Environment Ministry’s role…
RRI Coalition Supports Nation-Wide Inquiry into Abuse of Indigenous Peoples’ Land Rights in Indonesia
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Foreign Affairs: America in Decay
As seen on Foreign Affairs By Francis Fukuyama The creation of the U.S. Forest Service at the turn of the twentieth century was the premier…
Omidyar Network Supports Local Communities’ and Indigenous Peoples’ Land Rights and Enhanced Transparency through Grant to Rights and Resources Initiative
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Vientiane Times: Land concession, chemical use threatening rural livelihoods
As seen on the Vientiane Times Rural people are facing challenges resulting from the granting of land concessions, which have limited the forest areas available…
Campaign Carves Way Forward for Nepal’s Indigenous Communities’ Forest Rights
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Democratic Republic of Congo Ratifies Decree Recognizing Community Forest Concessions
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Vientiane Times: US$5.6 million illegal logs uncovered
As seen on Vientiane Times Officials have discovered more than 4,732 cubic metres of logs amounting to over 45.6 billion kip (more than US$5.6 million)…
ASB: The role of migrants in land arrangements and deforestation
As seen on ASB – Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins: Internal migrants in Indonesia have shifted land arrangements, resulting in both social and ecological…
Justice still remains elusive for many indigenous peoples in many parts of the world, says UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples
GENEVA (9 August 2014) – The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli Corpuz, urges indigenous peoples around the…
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