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During a workshop at the World Social Forum in Bel?m, Brazil, women from forest communities in Brazil and around the world developed strategies to ensure…

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

Women from forest communities in Brazil and around the world develop strategies to ensure the inclusion of gender rights in climate change mitigation and adaption schemes

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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