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…
Joint Civil Society Statement for the 36th Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry “Regional Civil Society Dialogue to Improve Food Security, Agriculture…
As seen on Al Jazeera An outspoken Peruvian opponent of illegal logging and three other native Ashaninka community leaders have been shot and killed in…
As seen on the Bangkok Post In an apparent move to prove that a military regime can do what civilian governments could not, the National…
This past July, the Peruvian government passed a new law that undermines the country’s environmental regulations. Law 30230 substantially pares down the Environment Ministry’s role…
Public hearings into violations of Indigenous People’s rights are set to begin today in Palu, Sulawesi, kicking off a series of similar hearings around Indonesia….
As seen on the Vientiane Times Rural people are facing challenges resulting from the granting of land concessions, which have limited the forest areas available…
58 percent of Nepal’s land is currently held by the government in the name of conservation, often displacing and leaving the country’s diverse and widespread…
In a major achievement for civil society organizations in the Democratic Republic of Congo and for RRI, the country’s government has signed a decree clearly defining the…
As seen on Vientiane Times Officials have discovered more than 4,732 cubic metres of logs amounting to over 45.6 billion kip (more than US$5.6 million)…
As seen on ASB – Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins: Internal migrants in Indonesia have shifted land arrangements, resulting in both social and ecological…