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…
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…
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…
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…
Download a PDF of this statement here. Washington, DC (March 4, 2015) — The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) Coalition joins local and international NGOs…
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…
As seen on South China Morning Post China will spend about 26 billion yuan (HK$33 billion) to help identify and register the contractual rights over the…
16 Millones de dólares se usarían íntegramente para titular las 1166 comunidades indígenas amazónicas que están pendientes, ya que la alternativa, ante la exigencia de…
As seen on Thomson Reuters Foundation At People’s Rights Conference, Nepali communities affirm their rights to resources in a recently declared conservation zone The hall…
As seen on Down to Earth. Land devoted to non-agricultural use has increased three-fold since Independence. It is set to increase further and faster, according…
(Bangkok, 12 February 2015) The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), together with its member the People’s Empowerment Foundation (PEF) from Thailand, has…
As seen on RTCC By Ed King A planned new global climate change deal must recognise land and resource rights in order to protect vulnerable forest…
Vídeo sobre defensa del derecho de los pueblos indígenas a la consulta previa con Gladis Villa, presidente de la Organización Nacional de Mujeres Andinas y Amazónicas…
As seen on Mongabay. Local and indigenous communities play an important role managing and protecting forests. Research published in 2014 by World Resources Institute and…