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In a triumphant decision for Indigenous Peoples movements worldwide, the Court of Appeals in Belize upheld an initial ruling that grants the indigenous Maya people…

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Historic ruling in Belize grants the Maya people of Toledo legal holding and farming rights to ancestral lands

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Saamaka Toko: A battle for the land rights of Suriname’s Saamaka people

4 common misconceptions about Indigenous Peoples and local communities, explained

African Communities Formalize Regional Alliance for Community Conservation

New Online Dashboard Brings Transparency to Climate Finance; Gives Open Access to Funding Data for Indigenous Peoples’, Local Communities’, and Afro-descendant Peoples’ Tenure Rights and Forest Guardianship

New research says 44% of Earth’s land area—inhabited by 1.8 billion people—needs conservation to save biodiversity

Updated: Guatemala’s Maya Q’eqchi’ community pin hopes on human rights court after a 40-year battle to protect their land

In Kenya, the Ogiek of Mt. Elgon are a community on the frontlines of forest conservation

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Governments and donors must listen to Indigenous women and girls to save the planet