Last year, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced that, before or on March 23, the government would sign a peace deal with the rebel group Revolutionary…
Como se ve en El Heraldo, Miércoles 13 de Enero de 2016 Declaraciones cruzadas entre el jefe negociador de la guerrilla, alias Iván Márquez, y mininterior,…
Por Margarita Florez. Directora de Ambiente y Sociedad. Como se ve en Semana ¿Un nuevo instrumento de planificación ambiental, y territorial? – Sostenibilidad Semana El…
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…
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…
As seen on IC Magazine NATIVE CULTURES’ SIKUANI AND JIW SACRED SITES AND LIVELIHOODS AT RISK by Environmental Investigation AgencyAugust 11, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C.—A new video released this…
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 GreenBiz Dancan Gromko Thursday, July 23, 2015 C. Michael Hogan A palm oil plantation in Sabah. What do soap, Ben &…
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 on The Huffington Post The Tolo River People of Colombia were in a bind: dependent on nearby cattle ranches to make…
Gracias a la labor de la Mesa de Incidencia de las Mujeres Rurales Colombianas, de la cual hace parte nuestras Colaboradoras de la Federación de Mujeres…
Publicado en Semana El Tribunal Superior de Cundinamarca admitió la tutela que las comunidades afrocolombianas, palenquera y raizal interpusieron en contra del proyecto de ley…
Leading indigenous human rights defender has been killed by unknown gun men At 8pm on Tuesday 7 April, Fernando Salazar Calvo was gunned down brutally…
As seen on The Guardian State company Ecopetrol pulls out of drilling site in territories belonging to the indigenous U’wa people The indigenous U’wa people…
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…
The government of Colombia issued a New Decree that establishes administrative measures to protect Indigenous Peoples’ ownership of their ancestral territories, until titling process is…
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 El Nuevo Herald. LA PAZ, Bolivia — Un grupo de indígenas amazónicos de varios países ha demandado respeto a la madre tierra y a…
Although Indigenous Peoples and local communities have legal ownership of over 33 percent of Latin America’s forests, overlapping claims to their lands continue. In an…
As seen on Forest Peoples at risk from 'carbon grab'
As seen on Aljazeera America Alicia Ramos began receiving death threats immediately after returning to the farmland she inherited from her father — 120 acres…
Socialización de experiencias y lecciones aprendidas sobre la gestión y manejo integral de los territorios de Pueblos Indígenas” Comunidades Forestales y Afrodescendientes de América Latina
On October 30th and 31st” the Socialization of the Studies and Maps of the Investment Projects in Infrastructure” Energy” Extractive Activities and Pressures Affecting Forests…