The Fifth Summit Abya Yala was held in Panama from April 9 and 10, and concluded with the official Declaration that covered a variety of issues surrounding indigenous land rights. The Declaration…
Como se ve en Andina En la Décima Reunión Anual MegaFlorestais 2015 Cusco, abr. 14. Las autoridades de los diez países con mayor cobertura de…
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…
As seen on Deutsche Welle Climate change, deforestation and land grabbing don’t only threaten Nepal’s rich biodiversity, but the economic wellbeing of millions of its citizens….
As seen on the Huffington Post In the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, indigenous people are harvesting sacha inchi — as they have been for 3,000 years….
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…
The report ‘Hollow Promises: An FPIC assessment of Golden Veroleum and Golden Agri-Resource’s palm oil project in Liberia’ reveals how the companies have caused community…
Como se ve en Instituto del Bien Común en Perú La Plataforma Gobernanza Responsable de la Tierra y el Colectivo Territorios Seguros para las Comunidades…
More than 300 leaders from 12 countries and representatives of Indigenous Peoples have gathered in Panama City to attend the Fifth Continental Summit of Indigenous…
Fourth Paquetazo Approved Despite the opposition from indigenous organizations and civil society, on Tuesday April 7, the Andean, Amazon, Afro Peruvian Peoples and Environment Committee…
Como se ve en SERFOR Lima, 6 de abril del 2015.- El Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego a través del Servicio Nacional Forestal y de Fauna…
As seen on The Economic Times Two years ago when Tom Albanese, the mining veteran, met with Anil Agarwal for the fi rst time in…
As seen on The Economic Times John Ruggie, who crafted the ‘business and human rights’ framework for the UN steered a costs study of 50 mining cases…
His Excellency Visited the RRI Secretariat on 26 March 2015 The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) was honored to welcome His Excellency Dieudonné BOLENGETENGE BALEA,…
NEW DELHI: About a quarter of India’s districts are witnessing mass protests over land acquisition issues according to a study. It identified 252 land conflicts…
The recent torture and murder of Indra Pelani is a shocking tragedy. It’s a tragedy for his family, his community and all those who are…
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…
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Informative documentary by Land Core Group Myanmar about the challenges faced by poor farmers from land grabbing and land dispossession in rural Myanmar.
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…
7 organizaciones que representan a los 52 pueblos indígenas del Perú llegaron a un acuerdo, a través de consulta previa, sobre el proyecto del Reglamento de la Ley Nº 29763, Ley Forestal…
Guatemala, March 17, 2015: A new report published today by the Climate, Nature and Communities in Guatemala (CNCG) project analyzes deforestation trends in the 2.1 million-hectare Maya…
As seen on Friends of the Earth Pelani, a member of the Tebo Farmers’ Union, was travelling with Nick Karim of the Jambi branch of…