Asuncion. 28 November 2014 – The Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, provided her preliminary observations and recommendations at a press…
As seen on Thompson Reuters Foundation KUMBA, Cameroon (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As the world’s fifth-largest cocoa producer, Cameroon should be reaping the benefits of…
As seen on The New York Times In September, four indigenous activists who stood up to unscrupulous loggers in a remote region of Peru’s rain…
Download the Press Release here. Download the Conference Statement here. A gathering of participants from seven countries in Southeast Asia debated paths to ensure that…
As seen on Yahoo! News India Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) At least 25 percent of India’s districts are affected by some form of land conflict…
As seen on Reuters NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Civil unrest in India is expected to worsen after a 30 percent rise in two…
As seen on Forbes In Indonesia, where forests are being destroyed at the highest rates in the world, an untapped solution exists for balancing conservation…
With land and forest related disputes reported in at least 25 percent of India’s districts, wave of conflicts around land takeovers raises questions about India’s…
As seen on Newsweek Pucallpa is the end of the road – the last town before the Amazon becomes impenetrable overland. From here, logs floated…
As seen on Mongabay. Liz Kimbrough, mongabay.com correspondent Throughout the tropics, staggering amounts of land have been designated for natural resource extraction—as much as 40…
Nature is Speaking, a new campaign from Conservation International, uses celebrity voices to personify natural forces — Penelope Cruz is water, Kevin Spacey is the…
As seen on the New Indian Express BHUBANESWAR: Hundreds of tribals, including Dongoria Kandhas of Niyamgiri hills in Kalahandi district, on Saturday lodged a strong…
“Gracias al apoyo de la Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP), la Coordinadora de las organizaciones indígenas de la cuenca amazónica (COICA),…
Descargue el Dialogo Estados y Propuestas Indígenas sobre COP20 aquí. La Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (CMNUCC) es uno de los principales…
With several billboards, radio programs in different cities and a documentary in Lima about Edwin Chota, a new campaign, “Indigenous Action for Humanity”, was launched…
As seen on Forest Peoples Program Tuesday 4 November 2014, Yangon, Myanmar – National Human Rights Commissions of ASEAN member countries, civil society organisations from…
As seen on Vientiane Times Assurance of the legality of Lao timber is a step closer after negotiations with the European Union (EU) regarding forestry…
The Rights and Resources Initiative supported four indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ communities in Belize fighting illegal oil exploration on their ancestral lands in Sarstoon-Temash National Park:…
Four networks of institutions in Peru – Colectivo Territorios Seguros para las Comunidades del Perú, la Plataforma de Ordenamiento Territorial, Red Muqui and la Plataforma…
A new report reveals that Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), one of the world’s 10 largest pulp and paper companies with over US$20 billion in…
Este decreto representa un hito histórico hacia la consolidación de los territorios indígenas como entidades estatales. Con la expedición de este decreto, el Gobierno adopta…
As seen on Peruvian Times The widows of three of four indigenous men who were killed by illegal loggers in the eastern Ucayali region, were in Lima…
As seen on World Rainforest Movement In a world characterized by sluggish economic growth, Africa is often presented as the continent of the future, with…
As seen on Inter Press Service BALI, Indonesia, Sep 20 2014 (IPS) – When she talks about the forests in her native Kalimantan, the Indonesian part…