We asked women from across Latin America what secure collective land rights mean for them, their communities, and their countries. Here’s what they had to…
With over 93% of natural resource development in emerging economies at risk for land conflict, the global land investment experience has key lessons for India…
The Fourth International Workshop held in Bogota, Colombia, issues recommendations for public policy relating to indigenous, Afro-descendent, and rural women An international workshop held from…
Como se ve en Terra La comunidad nativa de Alto Tamaya-Saweto, situada en la Amazonía de Perú y cuyos líderes fueron asesinados por presuntos madereros…
Como se ve en Yahoo! Noticias Bogotá, 12 ago (EFE).- Mujeres de Colombia, Brasil, Nicaragua, Chile y Perú, entre otros países, debaten desde hoy en…
Globally, and in Latin America, indigenous women, women of African descent, and peasant women continue to be the poorest and most vulnerable in economic terms…
As seen on The Guardian As a teenager, I joined fellow indigenous activists on Luzon, the Philippines’ largest island, to protest against the Chico dam project….
As seen on E&E Climate Wire By Elizabeth Harball India may be moving to more strictly enforce the Forest Rights Act of 2006, action one advocacy group…
Realizing full potential of Forest Rights Act will transform land ownership, forest governance, and rural livelihoods for tens of millions of forest-dwellers on at least…
As seen in The New York Times. By JIM YARDLEY, JULY 7, 2015 QUITO, Ecuador — Pope Francis on Tuesday called for increased protection of the Amazon…
José de Echave, from Lima-based NGO CooperAccion, talks about the proposed Tia Maria copper mine. By David Hill As seen in The Guardian US company…
Thanks to advocacy work by RRI Collaborator the Federation of Peasant Women of Cundinamarca (FEDEMUCC), the Colombian government has agreed to establish a comprehensive public…
As seen in Global Issues By Kwame Buist (amsterdam) Tuesday, June 02, 2015 Inter Press Service AMSTERDAM, Jun 02 (IPS) – Indigenous people who would…
As seen on The Huffington Post The Tolo River People of Colombia were in a bind: dependent on nearby cattle ranches to make…
As seen on: Grassroots International The Caribbean Court of Justice, Belize’s highest appellant court, ruled that the Maya Indigenous People of southern Belize have rights…
As seen on The Guardian Twenty years ago, Lima’s 2,000 Shipibo-Konibo people lived, as they had done for generations, in the verdant forest along the broad Ucayali…
Como se ve en HOY el 22 de abril de 2015 La Red de Entidades Privadas al Servicio de los Pueblos Indígenas de Paraguay (Redespi) criticó hoy…
As seen in Upside Down World on April 26, 2015 Over 400 families formed a peaceful encampment outside the National Palace in downtown Guatemala City…
14th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues – 27 April 2015, New York I am grateful for the opportunity to address the…
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As seen on Deutsche Welle Climate change, deforestation and land grabbing don’t only threaten Nepal’s rich biodiversity, but the economic wellbeing of millions of its citizens….
As seen on the Huffington Post In the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, indigenous people are harvesting sacha inchi — as they have been for 3,000 years….
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…
Indonesian peatland communities call for recognition of their rights and traditional knowledge in managing peatlands “We, the representatives of peatland communities in Indonesia are making…