As seen on The Economic Times Two years ago when Tom Albanese, the mining veteran, met with Anil Agarwal for the fi rst time in…
As seen on The Economic Times John Ruggie, who crafted the ‘business and human rights’ framework for the UN steered a costs study of 50 mining cases…
NEW DELHI: About a quarter of India’s districts are witnessing mass protests over land acquisition issues according to a study. It identified 252 land conflicts…
The recent torture and murder of Indra Pelani is a shocking tragedy. It’s a tragedy for his family, his community and all those who are…
As seen on Devex The World Bank’s emerging Carbon Fund, which provides payments to participating countries that are taking measures to reduce deforestation and carbon emissions, is…
As seen on The Guardian State company Ecopetrol pulls out of drilling site in territories belonging to the indigenous U’wa people The indigenous U’wa people…
As seen in The Guardian Colombian tribe scores ‘historic’ victory versus Big Gas State company Ecopetrol pulls out of drilling site in territories belonging to…
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Informative documentary by Land Core Group Myanmar about the challenges faced by poor farmers from land grabbing and land dispossession in rural Myanmar.
On March 16, 7 indigenous organizations representing 52 Amazonian communities met in Lima to finalize the implementation plan for Prior Consultation in the regulation processes…
As seen on IRF 2015 Explicit inclusion of secure land rights for local communities and Indigenous Peoples is key to “leaving no one behind” in…
7 organizaciones que representan a los 52 pueblos indígenas del Perú llegaron a un acuerdo, a través de consulta previa, sobre el proyecto del Reglamento de la Ley Nº 29763, Ley Forestal…
Guatemala, March 17, 2015: A new report published today by the Climate, Nature and Communities in Guatemala (CNCG) project analyzes deforestation trends in the 2.1 million-hectare Maya…
As seen on Friends of the Earth Pelani, a member of the Tebo Farmers’ Union, was travelling with Nick Karim of the Jambi branch of…
As seen on Mongabay Indonesia’s indigenous population has suffered a long history of human rights violations says a report to be released by the country’s…
As seen on Inter Press Service BALI, Indonesia, Mar 16 2015 (IPS) – Over the past three decades, 50 percent of the 544,150 square kilometres that…
Read the original article here. Indigenous Peoples have contributed little to climate change, but they suffer the worst impacts and have an important role to play…
LONDON, 12 March 2015: In February 2015, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights met in Banjul, The Gambia, for its 17th Extra-Ordinary Session,…
As seen on Mongabay The rights of local and indigenous peoples aren’t being adequately protected in the drive for economic development, according to a report…
As seen on Al Jazeera By Saif Khalid It took eight days of walking for 80-year-old Dhanmatya Mumat to reach New Delhi. Like thousands of other…
As seen on Forest Peoples Programme 27 February, 2015 Dear Colloquium Organizers, The Government of Kenya and the World Bank have invited us and other…
Las inversiones y préstamos chinos siguen creciendo en forma acelerada fuera de China, y especialmente en América Latina. Al mismo tiempo, la gobernanza ambiental en…
Indigenous Women Working for Their Rights In February, women from 20 different countries met in Chiang Mai, Thailand, to discuss the challenges indigenous women and…
On Friday, 6 February, the Chair of the Permanent Forum, Dalee Sambo Dorough, transmitted a letter to Dr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World…