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 RTCC In their own words: indigenous people from Canada, Finland, the US, Guatemala and Peru tell their climate stories By Sophie Yeo and Gitika Bhardwaj…
As seen on Grupo Peru COP20 Tras el reciente mensaje a la Nación del presidente Ollanta Humala Tasso, la coordinadora nacional del MOCICC y vocera…
In response to the release of “Securing Rights, Combating Climate Change,” private sector representatives and government officials released the following statements: Peru’s environment minister and…
As seen on The Guardian Governments are failing to take advantage of a potent opportunity to counter climate change by strengthening local land tenure rights…
As seen on the Ford Foundation The first time I heard about Charlie Taylor was the day he died. A friend rang to say that ranchers…
Community forests around the world hold 37.7 billion tonnes of carbon Editor’s note: The full report and executive summary brochure are available to download here….
As seen on The Guardian. How is deforestation and climate change affecting the lives of indigenous women? Women play a very important role in food production and often have…
Download a PDF of this press release here. More than 60 Indigenous Women from Across the World Come Together to Address their Critical Role in…
As seen on Alianza Mesoamericana de Pueblos y Bosques (7 de Julio, Lima, Perú) A partir de hoy Lima es escenario de la Duodécima Reunión de…
As seen on Friends of the Earth Two weeks ago, we asked Friends of the Earth members to sign a petition asking British palm oil…
As seen on The Guardian Between 2000 and 2010, a total of 500 million acres of land in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean was acquired…
Onamiap, 30 de junio de 2014.- La Organización Nacional de Mujeres Indígenas Andinas y Amazónicas del Perú – ONAMIAP en coordinación con la Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de…
As seen on the Financial Times Sir, “Congo to world: pay us $1bn to save our rainforests . . . or else” (May 20) paints a stark picture. The…
BUEA, Cameroon (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cameroon’s government is due to introduce legal reforms by the end of the year to redress weaknesses in its two-decade-old forestry legislation. The new forest code will better protect rainforests and the rights of indigenous communities that rely on them, officials say.
As seen on Global Witness As the trial of more than 50 indigenous leaders gets underway in Peru, Global Witness urges the government to ensure…
As seen on CIFOR: This CIFOR Occasional Paper presents research results on challenges experienced by proponents in their efforts to establish REDD+ subnational initiatives in…
As seen on Nature The Peruvian Amazon is an important arena in global efforts to promote sustainable logging in the tropics. Despite recent efforts to…
As seen on Forest Trends About the Conference Just months before Lima hosts over 190 countries to advance international climate negotiations at COP 20, Katoomba…
Open Working Group urged to consider land rights for Indigenous Peoples and local communities as indicators of global progress Washington, D.C. (17 April, 2014)—A new…
As seen on Reuters BEIJING/LONDON, Apr 11 (Reuters) – Chinese owners of clean energy projects say European firms have since 2011 defaulted on potentially hundreds…
As seen on Study warns of possible REDD+ land grab
Please visit the current Press Room for the report “Recognizing Indigenous and Community Land Rights: Priority Steps to Advance Development and Mitigate Climate Change.”
As written by Rhett Butler on Mongabay.com Progress over the past 25 years in recognizing indigenous peoples’ rights to land and resources has been interrupted…