Survey of 1,400 rural women in three states finds that fundamental reforms are needed SEATTLE – The findings of a survey released today from Landesa and UN…
More than three out of every five hectares of forestland still claimed by governments of low and middle income countries; progress on the ground remains…
“This report calls for a new security agenda for Amazonia. Not one focused only on national security in a traditional sense, but rather one that…
The Kenyan government has sent Kenya Forest Service (KFS) guards, with police support, to Embobut Forest in the Cherangany Hills to forcibly and illegally…
Groundbreaking research reveals severe impacts of the Camisea gas project on isolated indigenous peoples in the Peruvian Amazon Oxford, UK–A Forest Peoples Programme report published…
A new report, launched today, shows that efforts by one of Indonesia’s largest palm oil companies, PT SMART, to set aside forests as ‘carbon…
Washington, D.C.—Rights and Resources Group, the coordinating body of the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), is pleased to announce three key additions to its leadership…
New book reveals that their ability to preserve forests is under threat from land grabs by governments and developers WARSAW, Poland—Through the conservation and…
Washington, DC – First Peoples Worldwide released its Indigenous Rights Risk Report at the The SRI Conference on Sustainable, Responsible, Impact Investing. The report analyzed…
Nurman Nuri, Leader of the Suku Anak Dalam group 113 of Pinang Tinggi in the Indonesian province of Jambi, stated in a press conference held…
EPO Must Wait Until RSPO Complaint Has Been Resolved, Publish Standard Operating Procedures on Free, Prior, and Informed Consent and Make Public its Expansion Plans….
Delegates from 40 countries meet to define and map out the way forward PRESS RELEASE Interlaken, Switzerland (20 September, 2013)—At an international conference on community…
News Release Illegal land clearance, logging, bribery and intimidation are just some of the acts controversial US corporation Herakles Farms are accused of in the…
Press Release The village of Zanegi in Merauke Regency of Papua Province, Indonesia, lies desolate and silent, in contrast to the rumble and drone of…
Antara News (Original Article in Indonesian) The Alliance of Indigenous People (AMAN), has organized a Global Conference on Participatory Mapping of Indigenous Territory, to take place…
Press release against the National Budget of FY 2070/71 FECOFUN draws its attention on the budget of the fiscal year 2070/71. In the budget plan…
As seen on MesoAmerican Alliances of People and Forests (in Spanish) San José, Costa Rica, July 8, 2013. Indigenous leaders from Costa Rica expressed their reservations…
Press Release by The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) Contact: Gretchen Schaefer, (202) 747-0756, gschaefer@nafoalliance.org WASHINGTON, DC, June 27, 2013 – The National Alliance…
Press Release At Briefing in Panama City, Nation’s Indigenous Leaders Respond to Signs UN REDD will Respond to Demand for Key Role in Climate Change…
Press Release COONAPIP: Defending the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the UN-REDD Programme May 8, Panama City, Panama. On Monday, May 6, the traditional authorities…
As seen on Mongabay.com By Robin Oisín Llewellyn, special to mongabay.com March 25, 2013 Barro Blanco hydroelectric dam under construction. Photo courtesy of Robin Oisín…
From Forest Peoples Programme Monday 25 March 2013 PRESS RELEASE: Land reforms in Liberia must learn from and protect communities' customary land and resource rights,…
As seen on ScienceCodex BOGOTá, COLOMBIA (21 March 2013)—A new study reveals that governments in Latin America have returned to natural resources extraction to fuel…
The Xinca people of the Santa Maria Xalapan community in southern Guatemala denounce the kidnapping, murder, and torture of four community members, one of whom…