Armed with drones, GPS, cell phones and aps, Indigenous communities collecting information for claiming traditional lands, documenting crimes and complementing satellite and web-based data PARIS—As…
Who has legal ownership over the world’s forests? And how has that ownership changed over time? RRI’s new interactive Forest Tenure Tool lets you compare…
Como se ve en SPDA Actualidad Ambiental el 23 de septiembre, 2015 Hoy, mediante Decreto Supremo 11-2015-MINAM, el Ejecutivo aprobó la Estrategia Nacional ante el Cambio Climático, un…
Every day you turn on at least one light. Have you ever stopped to think about where this energy comes from and how it gets…
Defending Afro-Indigenous Land: Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras Wins Food Sovereignty Prize
In 2015, the US Food Sovereignty Prize honors the Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras (OFRANEH by its Spanish acronym), Afro-indigenous farmers and fisherpeople who are defending their lands, waters,…
This week in Guatemala City, RRI Collaborator, The Maya Foundation (FUNDAMAYA in Spanish) is hosting the International Workshop: Opening paths to courts for the defense…
Como se ve en Servindi Servindi, 9 de setiembre, 2015.- El Reporte de Conflictos Sociales N° 138 de la Defensoría del Pueblo, correspondiente al mes…
Como se ve en EPP Por Yader Prado Reyes El Presidente de la República, Comandante Daniel Ortega Saavedra, aseguró que el Gobierno Sandinista brindará el…
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…
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…
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: 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…
Como se ve en: Coordinación y convergencia Nacional Maya En conferencia de prensa las Autoridades Mayas del pueblo Ixil de las Comunidades de Cotzal, Chajul…
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…
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…