• Today, August 9, is the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples . (aljazeera.com)
  • The UN proclaimed it back in 1994 with announcement of the Decade for Indigenous Peoples. (aljazeera.com)
  • Since then, international instruments securing the rights of indigenous peoples have blossomed. (aljazeera.com)
  • Any celebration of indigenous peoples calls for serious debates on what is systematically obstructing their rights in practice. (aljazeera.com)
  • The first international treaty to endorse the rights of indigenous peoples was the one that gave rise to contemporary ethno-politics. (aljazeera.com)
  • ILO Convention 169 also marked the prelude to two decades of consolidating international legislation on the rights of indigenous peoples at the United Nations. (aljazeera.com)
  • The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was a latecomer in many respects. (aljazeera.com)
  • It also crystallised some challenges facing the application of international law for indigenous peoples, who may be protected by global treaties by are located within the national borders of states. (aljazeera.com)
  • NEW YORK, New York , July 26, 2018 (ENS) - Indigenous peoples have ownership, use or management rights over at least a quarter of the planet's land surface, and those lands overlap with 40 percent of all land-based protected areas, finds new mapping research published in the journal "Nature Sustainability. (ens-newswire.com)
  • Understanding the extent of lands over which indigenous peoples retain traditional connection is critical for several conservation and climate agreements," said Professor Stephen Garnett from Charles Darwin University in Australia who led the international consortium that developed the maps. (ens-newswire.com)
  • Not until we pulled together the best available published information on Indigenous lands did we really appreciate the extraordinary scale of indigenous peoples' ongoing influence," he said. (ens-newswire.com)
  • The study offers evidence that recognizing the rights of indigenous peoples to their traditional lands and waters is not only an ethical obligation, it is essential to meeting local and global conservation goals. (ens-newswire.com)
  • The authors say that more collaborative partnerships between indigenous peoples and governments would yield benefits for conservation of ecologically valuable landscapes, ecosystems, and genetic diversity. (ens-newswire.com)
  • Professor Neil Burgess of the UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre in Cambridge, England, said, "In many countries indigenous peoples are taking an active role in conservation. (ens-newswire.com)
  • Where I work in central Africa, indigenous peoples are synonymous with tropical rainforests in the best condition. (ens-newswire.com)
  • Empowering indigenous peoples will be key to conserving these forests," said co-author John E. Fa, professor of biodiversity and human development at Manchester Metropolitan University. (ens-newswire.com)
  • The aim is to link humanities academics, agriculture researchers and indigenous peoples to design new interdisciplinary research on indigenous food systems past and present, from farm to plate, and enhance evidence on the role of indigenous crops in agricultural resilience. (iied.org)
  • Across the world, indigenous peoples' food systems are biodiverse, nutritious, climate resilient and low carbon. (iied.org)
  • The transition to modern food systems has led to health problems among indigenous peoples, such as obesity and diabetes, as well as biodiversity loss and environmental degradation. (iied.org)
  • The consequences of the McGirt decision are substantial for the Creek peoples,' says David Paterson, Chair of the IBA Indigenous Peoples Committee. (ibanet.org)
  • Assuming that similar reasoning would apply to other tribes with treaty lands in Oklahoma, the impacts may be substantial both to the Indigenous peoples and to those who purport to hold and exercise "rights" within their territories,' adds Paterson. (ibanet.org)
  • An Indigenous Belizean Maya Yucatec leader, Dr. Tzec works at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to ensure environmental action works closely in partnership with Indigenous peoples to usher a world that protects nature and advances Indigenous rights. (iucn.org)
  • Indeed, though Indigenous peoples represent 5% of the global population , they manage or have tenure over approximately 40% of protected areas and 37% of ecologically intact landscapes - and effectively. (iucn.org)
  • For example, in Bolivia, Colombia, and Brazil, emerging research shows that lands managed by Indigenous peoples emit at least 73% less carbon than those managed by other groups. (iucn.org)
  • At its 2021 World Conservation Congress, IUCN Members - composed of governments, Indigenous peoples organizations, and civil society - voted on the first global resolution that includes the use of GBV against environmental - especially Indigenous - defenders. (iucn.org)
  • From Greenland to Kenya, indigenous peoples are fighting for their land against governments, corporations, and climate change. (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • Last month I went to the United Nations to speak with Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • Her mandate is to monitor and report publicly on the situation of indigenous peoples around the world. (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • As part of the Council's Asia Dialogues program, we spoke about her home country the Philippines, and the role indigenous peoples play in protecting the environment. (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • Yesterday I spoke on the issue of human rights and indigenous peoples. (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • There were a lot of contributions from the indigenous peoples. (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • There are all these iconic cases of human rights violations against indigenous peoples simply because they are protecting their lands and their territories and, of course, the environment. (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • Those were some of the highlights directly linking the violence against indigenous peoples, the human rights violations, to the struggles and fights that they have to protect their lands. (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • I saw that you hosted a dialogue on rights of indigenous peoples and incorporated conservation organizations. (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • The reason why I did that is because I am going to make a report before the Human Rights Council on conservation and indigenous peoples that is looking at the impact of conservation activities on indigenous peoples. (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • I have received some complaints about the territories of indigenous peoples being demarcated as national parks or conservation areas, and in the process they get kicked out of the parks, or they are not allowed to continue their activities and livelihoods in those parks, when in fact they say that they have been there since time immemorial. (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • The first half day was a meeting with indigenous peoples who came to me to talk about the impacts of parks on them. (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • Only a few days after the close of the Free Land Camp in Brasilia-the largest annual event for Brazil's original peoples-Indigenous Peoples Minister Sonia Guajajara got a phone call from Rui Costa, the President's Chief of Staff. (europe-solidaire.org)
  • At his inauguration ceremony on January 1, Lula fulfilled a campaign promise by creating the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples. (europe-solidaire.org)
  • Given the firepower of these adversaries, Lula and the Workers' Party (PT)-founded in 1980 by him and other leaders of Brazil's left-should have formed the frontline in the defense of Indigenous Peoples Minister Sonia Guajajara (Socialism and Liberty Party-SP) and her colleague Marina Silva (Solidarity Network-SP), minister of the Environment and Climate Change. (europe-solidaire.org)
  • The blow is even more painful for that reason," said a staff member within the Indigenous peoples ministry. (europe-solidaire.org)
  • Even though Indigenous Peoples' practices have little impact on greenhouse gas emissions and global warming, climate change and extreme weather events aggravated by the COVID-19 health crisis have had an enormous impact on their livelihoods, cultures, identities and rights. (org.in)
  • There is increasing recognition that protected area management must draw on traditional knowledge and customary land rights and that consequently, local stakeholders - including Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLC) - should have a greater say in conservation governance. (unibe.ch)
  • Entry into this universe - historically white and elitist - has produced fissures in the stereotypical gaze cast on indigenous peoples and, at the same time, has made visible the prejudices and racisms of our society. (bvsalud.org)
  • This text discusses general aspects of the indigenous presence in Brazilian universities: it deals with the power within the reinvention of identity and the strengthening of collectives, the staking of the university as a new liminal territory and of the struggle that affects and is affected by indigenous peoples. (bvsalud.org)
  • As these Indigenous Peoples face the disappearance of their natural resources, their heritage remains in the critical stage. (yecap-ap.org)
  • As urbanization sweeps across India, roads sprawl in all directions, including through the lands of Indigenous Peoples in Assam. (yecap-ap.org)
  • It is in the collective action, the unity among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples that reminds us positive change is coming. (yecap-ap.org)
  • In Ladakh, where resources are limited, Indigenous Peoples are coping with climate change through traditional agricultural practices. (yecap-ap.org)
  • The Indonesian government recognizes the existence of peoples referred to as komunitas adat terpencil (geographically-isolated indigenous communities), yet there are many more who self-identify as indigenous. (minorityrights.org)
  • While the presidency of Joko ' Jokowi ' Widodo , beginning in 2014, was accompanied by promises of justice for past human rights abuses, greater equality and strengthened rights protections, many of his supporters have been disappointed by the persistence of discriminatory practices and targeted attacks against minorities and indigenous peoples. (minorityrights.org)
  • The author proposes a journey to explore environmental justice movements through music amongst indigenous peoples from all over the world. (undisciplinedenvironments.org)
  • However, in this article, I am interested in looking specifically at examples of musical activism by indigenous peoples from the bottom-up and with a grassroots perspective. (undisciplinedenvironments.org)
  • For hundreds of years, indigenous peoples have been struggling to protect their land, resources and cultural identity against the dominant frames of neoliberalism and globalization. (undisciplinedenvironments.org)
  • Facing pervasive forms of oppression and marginalization, indigenous peoples are increasingly using music as a powerful vehicle of resistance against colonization and environmental degradation in their homelands. (undisciplinedenvironments.org)
  • In this post I propose a journey to explore indigenous peoples' movements calling for environmental justice through contemporary music. (undisciplinedenvironments.org)
  • Indigenous peoples steward over 80% of the planet's remaining biodiversity. (nativenewsonline.net)
  • The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada acknowledges that the land upon which our office operates is the traditional territory of many Indigenous Peoples including the Haudenosaunee nations, Huron-Wendat, Mississaugas of the Credit, and other nations who have cared for this land for many generations. (janegoodall.ca)
  • In the face of globalised industry and the current political landscape, getting the voices of indigenous peoples heard is a major problem. (granthaminstitute.com)
  • The first thing all development projects need to think about before they make a proposal to a First Nation, is, 'How is this working in accordance with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)'s 94 Calls to Action and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)? (ucalgary.ca)
  • By the late 19th century, the Indigenous peoples of what became the United States, in an effort to avoid utter genocide, had ceded or otherwise lost their land and control of their natural resources, often through treaties with the United States. (oxfordre.com)
  • The history of Indigenous peoples and their environments, however, is not a single narrative but a constellation of stories that converge and diverge. (oxfordre.com)
  • For the period before the establishment of reservations for Indigenous people, see "Indigenous Peoples and the Environment to 1890. (oxfordre.com)
  • We are uncomfortable with Quebec's decision to proceed with deconfinement measures whilst the spread of the virus in our sector is only beginning to peak," said a statement from the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal, The Open Door, Resilience Montreal, the Southern Quebec Inuit Association, the Indigenous Street Worker Project, First Peoples Justice Centre of Montreal, Exeko and the Montreal Indigenous Community NETWORK. (nunatsiaq.com)
  • Angela Roothaan discusses how initiatives to tackle environmental problems cross-nationally are often challenged by economic growth processes in postcolonial nations and further complicated by fights for land rights and self-determination of indigenous peoples. (routledge.com)
  • Peoples of the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions live in social and physical environments that differ substantially from those of their more southern-dwelling counterparts. (cdc.gov)
  • Peoples of the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions live in social and physical environments that differ substantially from those of their more southern-dwelling counterparts ( 17 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The document, The health of indigenous peoples, has been widely circulated and has elicited considerable interest.2 It is a first attempt at providing a global picture of the situation. (who.int)
  • A forum on the health of indigenous peoples (Geneva, 29 July 1999)3 was organized jointly with the Committee on Indigenous Health to provide information about progress made by WHO as focal point for health issues during the past year. (who.int)
  • The forum also provided an open platform for representatives of indigenous peoples and their organizations to suggest major development and health issues to be addressed during the WHO consultation in November 1999 (see paragraph 12). (who.int)
  • 10. The Executive Director of UNEP and the Director-General of WHO met (Arendal, Norway, 23 August 1999) leaders of the Arctic Indigenous Peoples' Organizations. (who.int)
  • The Memorandum of Understanding signed by UNEP and WHO on that occasion covered issues of concern to indigenous peoples. (who.int)
  • 1999) focused on the environment and the health of indigenous peoples. (who.int)
  • It urged the governments of the Arctic countries, the Arctic Council, UNEP and WHO to take further action on these issues in close collaboration with indigenous peoples. (who.int)
  • 12. An international consultation on the health of indigenous peoples (Geneva, November 1999), which aimed at a balanced representation of indigenous peoples, governments and regions, sought to provide direction for preparation of WHO's plan of action to address the health needs of indigenous peoples. (who.int)
  • Australia's biodiversity and land environment face immense, compounding pressures from habitat loss, climate change and invasive species. (www.csiro.au)
  • The SoE is an evidence-based review that is published and tabled in Federal Parliament every five years as a legislative requirement of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 . (www.csiro.au)
  • Incorporating Indigenous knowledge systems into the report has been a real highlight," said Dr Helen Murphy, [Link will open in a new window] a Principal Research Scientist with CSIRO Land and Water who worked alongside Professor Stephen van Leeuwen [Link will open in a new window] on the Biodiversity chapter of the report. (www.csiro.au)
  • Professor van Leeuwen is Australia's first Indigenous Chair of Biodiversity and Environmental Science at Curtin University. (www.csiro.au)
  • The role for Indigenous Australians in managing biodiversity and land is increasing all the time. (www.csiro.au)
  • The GBV-ENV Center responded to both calls, emphasizing the safety of Indigenous women and girls during the concurrent climate, biodiversity, and pandemic crises. (iucn.org)
  • The National Policy Statement for Indigenous Biodiversity (NPSIB) is an essential part of our response to biodiversity decline in Aotearoa. (environment.govt.nz)
  • It provides direction to councils to protect, maintain and restore indigenous biodiversity requiring at least no further reduction nationally. (environment.govt.nz)
  • It provides increased clarity and direction to councils on their roles and responsibilities for identifying, protecting and maintaining indigenous biodiversity under the Resource Management Act 1991. (environment.govt.nz)
  • This is achieved through clear and consistent direction on how to identify and protect significant indigenous biodiversity and manage the adverse effects of subdivision use and development. (environment.govt.nz)
  • Indigenous communities across the region have long served as the guardians of forests and biodiversity. (yecap-ap.org)
  • The federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is a legal framework for the protection of threatened species. (wikipedia.org)
  • It will allow youth consider climate change, loss of biodiversity, and environmental inequity through Indigenous lenses and wisdom, and reflect on their responses. (janegoodall.ca)
  • Ahead of World Environment Day on 5 June, Estrella Penunia highlights the challenges faced by small-scale women and men farmers in Asia from climate change, loss of biodiversity and land degradation. (iied.org)
  • Yaounde, 28 September 2020 - Illegal clear-cutting of ancestral lands of the Indigenous Bagyeli people has begun in a biodiversity hotspot in coastal Cameroon. (greenpeace.org)
  • The Camvert project is a case of illegality and abuse of Indigenous rights that will aggravate the climate and biodiversity crises if it goes ahead. (greenpeace.org)
  • Greenpeace Africa's Rènece Ndjeudja added: "Instead of forest destruction, the Bagyeli's Indigenous rights and Bantu customary rights must be recognized and their voices fully heard and biodiversity protected. (greenpeace.org)
  • In terms of biodiversity, it is also positive because the forest is generally better off, and deforestation is significantly less when it is taken care of by Indigenous People. (lu.se)
  • Compared to the situation under former President Jair Bolsonaro, who pursued an active policy to expand deforestation and increase the expansion of agriculture and mining in the Amazon, the situation for Indigenous People and biodiversity in the country has improved since Lula da Silva won the election in 2022, Torsten Krause highlights. (lu.se)
  • The convention not only recognised collective rights, such as rights to culture and autonomous governance, but also established prior and informed consent, requiring indigenous participation in political decision-making that impacts their communities and territories. (aljazeera.com)
  • A renewed focus on the environment that includes increased financial investment, more effective national legislation, and greater involvement of Indigenous communities in land, water and sea management will put the country on the path to a more sustainable and resilient future. (www.csiro.au)
  • The new research will be designed to support ongoing, community-led processes to establish biocultural heritage territories in the above indigenous communities in China, India and Kenya. (iied.org)
  • The new publication "Indigenous youth as agents of change, Actions of Indigenous youth in local food systems during times of adversity" describes the impacts of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic on Indigenous communities around the world, and the actions of six Indigenous youth groups to protect their communities. (org.in)
  • Even so, many Indigenous communities in Canada suffer from housing insecurity. (covid19indigenous.ca)
  • This is a story of resilience, of the Indigenous communities that have worshiped their ancestors and revered nature for centuries. (yecap-ap.org)
  • Patkai hills and districts like Karbi Anglong and Dima-Hasao, open coal mining expedites the consequences faced by Indigenous communities, against nature and their traditional way of life. (yecap-ap.org)
  • For Indigenous communities, the battle extends beyond the environment. (yecap-ap.org)
  • The problems encountered by Indigenous communities in the face of climate change and modernization are the tip of the iceberg. (yecap-ap.org)
  • Indigenous communities in India are taking climate action. (yecap-ap.org)
  • Across Ladakh, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Northeast India, Indigenous communities are blending traditional practices with modern technology to promote sustainability. (yecap-ap.org)
  • On the shores of Kerala, Indigenous fishing communities are leading initiatives focused on life below water and marine conservation. (yecap-ap.org)
  • This week in St. Paul, hundreds of environmental experts seemed to come to an additional conclusion: Indigenous people and communities have innovative solutions when it comes to addressing climate change - and it is vital they're given a seat at the table when discussing the future of Mother Earth. (nativenewsonline.net)
  • Those points were made during conversations and panel discussions at the National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Change (NTICC) conference, which concluded after four days of discussion among environmental organizations, higher education institutions, federal agencies, and Tribes focused on addressing climate change in Indigenous communities. (nativenewsonline.net)
  • Both presenters and participants agreed that while climate change is currently challenging the globe, Indigenous people and communities have innovative solutions, and it is vital they be included at the discussion table. (nativenewsonline.net)
  • The Imperial College Environmental Society and Pacific Environment recently hosted an event with four Arctic indigenous leaders, who discussed climate change and its effects on indigenous communities in the Arctic. (granthaminstitute.com)
  • Richard Knight, Research Postgraduate at Imperial's Centre for Environmental Policy , reflects on the fragility of the environment Arctic communities depend upon, and how it can be protected. (granthaminstitute.com)
  • Oscar Marquez leads a vaccination outreach campaign for Indigenous Guatemalan and Mexican communities in L.A. for CIELO, a local Indigenous organization. (latimes.com)
  • As California ramps up efforts to address vaccine inequities, Mexican and Guatemalan Indigenous leaders in Los Angeles and across the state are playing a crucial role helping underserved communities that have borne the brunt of the pandemic get vaccinated. (latimes.com)
  • Central American Indigenous communities have been hit particularly hard by the pandemic, with many working low-wage and essential service sector jobs. (latimes.com)
  • Since CIELO - which in Spanish stands for Comunidades Indigenas en Liderazgo, or Indigenous Communities in Leadership - launched a vaccine outreach campaign funded by the L.A. County Department of Public Health two weeks ago, it has secured vaccination appointments for more than 140 people, including a 96-year-old Zapotec man, and reached out to hundreds of others. (latimes.com)
  • Titled: Prioritising Housing Maintenance to Improve Health in Indigenous Communities in NSW over 20. (healthabitat.com)
  • An increasing number of farmworkers in Oregon come from indigenous communities in Mexico and Guatemala. (cdc.gov)
  • It also sends a signal to organizations and communities in other countries that Brazil respects the statutory rights of Indigenous People, says Torsten Krause, senior lecturer at Lund University Center for Sustainability Studies, LUCSUS. (lu.se)
  • A UK workshop in October 2020, involving humanities academics, Southern agricultural researchers, indigenous experts and the Food and Agriculture Organization, will explore the state of knowledge on indigenous food systems and their role in agricultural resilience, nutrition and sustainability. (iied.org)
  • The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act 2020 came into force on 11 November 2020. (who.int)
  • The Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage 2020 report was released in December by the productivity commission. (healthabitat.com)
  • The controversy focused primarily on the practice of indigenous autonomy - and its implications for state sovereignty. (aljazeera.com)
  • Also in Canada, the ' Idle No More ' movement, one of the largest aboriginal movements in Canadian history, has sparked performances, round dances and pow wows in public places across the country, calling for the respect of indigenous rights and sovereignty. (undisciplinedenvironments.org)
  • From business, government, solution providers and startups, panels centered on working together to address the climate crisis across various strategic areas including clean energy, carbon removal, Indigenous food sovereignty, net-zero buildings and empowering the next generation. (nativenewsonline.net)
  • The indigenous tribes see sovereignty as the key to averting ecological damage, and are lobbying to become recognised as a state by the United Nations. (granthaminstitute.com)
  • Nonetheless, an analysis of the environmental histories of only a fraction of the more than 575 Indigenous groups, including Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians reveals important trends and commonalities, including the stories of dispossession and displacement, the promise of the Indian New Deal, the trauma of the Termination Era, the reemergence of Native sovereignty based on treaty rights, and the rise of Indigenous leadership in the environmental justice movement. (oxfordre.com)
  • This project will organise interdisciplinary workshops in the UK, China, India and Kenya, to explore the role of indigenous food systems in agricultural resilience, nutrition and sustainability (Sustainable Development Goal 2), and develop new empowering interdisciplinary research. (iied.org)
  • What these new maps show us is that understanding Indigenous perspectives and indigenous contributions to conservation are essential when negotiating local or global conservation agreements. (ens-newswire.com)
  • Mathematics has long been an area that has held back Indigenous students in improving their learning outcomes, as it is a Eurocentric subject (Rothbaum, Weisz, Pott, Miyake & Morelli, 2000: De Plevitz, 2007) and does not contextualise pedagogy with Indigenous culture and perspectives (Matthews, Cooper & Baturo, 2007). (edu.au)
  • Joint major students will gain insight into Indigenous cultures in British Columbia and North America and learn about Indigenous perspectives on the contemporary world, including issues in archaeology, cultural heritage, resource management, government relations and land claims. (sfu.ca)
  • Negotiating Indigenous and colonial perspectives involves dialogue and learning on both sides. (ucalgary.ca)
  • Many of Osgoode's courses and seminars incorporate Indigenous legal perspectives. (yorku.ca)
  • Conflicts over the extraction of natural resources on indigenous lands have expanded to the Arctic, while clashes between governments and social movements have escalated into a declared state of emergency in Peru. (aljazeera.com)
  • The 14.6 million square miles (38 million square kilometers) of Indigenous lands are spread across 87 countries or politically distinct areas. (ens-newswire.com)
  • But the authors warn that such partnerships need to be forged quickly as many of the indigenous lands are under enormous pressure for development. (ens-newswire.com)
  • One of the striking findings of the study was the extent of lands with strong indigenous connections that are little changed by development. (ens-newswire.com)
  • Said Professor James Watson of the Wildlife Conservation Society, WCS, and University of Queensland, "We found that about two thirds of Indigenous lands are essentially natural. (ens-newswire.com)
  • It is an important decision because Indigenous People can now obtain legal rights to disputed traditional lands. (lu.se)
  • The workshop will educate participants about the affect of environmental destruction on indigenous people's health and their future generations. (indigenousamericastudies.institute)
  • In a historic decision, Brazil's Supreme Court has voted down the agricultural lobby's attempt to limit Indigenous People's land rights. (lu.se)
  • In January, the UN Special Rapporteur called for submissions on violence against women (VAW) and Indigenous women and girls - in March, the Rapporteur called for insights on VAW and climate change linkages. (iucn.org)
  • During the Commission on the Status of Women last month, the focus was placed on gender and climate change for the first time - and IUCN collaborated with UN Women to highlight GBV and climate connections, including Indigenous women and girls, in a policy brief to inform global debates and statements. (iucn.org)
  • It revolves around preserving Indigenous heritage, protecting the environment, and combating the threat of climate change. (yecap-ap.org)
  • This dry and warm environment and exposure to cyclones, makes Australia particularly vulnerable to climate change -- with some areas already experiencing increases in wildfires and fragile ecosystems. (wikipedia.org)
  • Policies to address climate change often done include Indigenous representation. (nativenewsonline.net)
  • Native people hold the deepest knowledge and expertise about our environment and they should be centered in every discussion on climate change, conservation, and environmental protection," Sherman said. (nativenewsonline.net)
  • I was so excited to attend the NTICC event was incredibly inspiring to see so many amazing Native leaders working on the frontlines of climate change but leading with their culture, values, and indigenous ways of knowing. (nativenewsonline.net)
  • The Orchard Garden Land-Based Indigenous Ecology Lab will create a culturally-appropriate place for Indigenous knowledge keepers to teach UBC students via hands-on experience of traditional land stewardship, building food systems sustainability and resilience through nature-based climate solutions. (janegoodall.ca)
  • Environment : A systems approach to study the different components of the environment involved in global climate change: the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. (mcgill.ca)
  • When the International Labour Organisation (ILO) passed Convention 169 in 1989, it established indigenous rights to self-determination. (aljazeera.com)
  • It gave universal legitimacy to norms of self-determination, normalised collective rights in international law and strengthened indigenous struggles around the world. (aljazeera.com)
  • York University resources are available to all Osgoode students including The Indigenous Students' Association at York (ISAY) , a student-run service organization and The Centre for Aboriginal Student Services , which is designed to meet the needs of York's Aboriginal Community. (yorku.ca)
  • As indigenous protests gain momentum, most governments fail to practice what they have committed to internationally. (aljazeera.com)
  • In Ecuador, social movements evolved into formal politics, giving rise to the indigenous political party, Pachakutik, that has played a central role in the making and unmaking of governments. (aljazeera.com)
  • What this new research shows is the huge potential for further collaborative partnerships between indigenous people, conservation practitioners and governments. (ens-newswire.com)
  • Yet indigenous food systems are often viewed as 'backward' and are rarely supported by governments. (iied.org)
  • They play a critical role in the food security, cultural identity, health and wellbeing of some 370-500 million indigenous people. (iied.org)
  • According to the national indigenous civil society organisation Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN), there are between 50 - 70 million indigenous people in Indonesia. (minorityrights.org)
  • In terms of the report content, we have demonstrated to the wider community what an important contribution land, water and sea Country people make to our environment. (www.csiro.au)
  • The proportion of countries with indigenous people is highest in Africa and lowest in Europe-West Asia. (ens-newswire.com)
  • Worldwide, there are at least 370 million people who define themselves as Indigenous, are descended from populations who inhabited a country before the time of conquest or colonization, and who retain at least some of their own social, economic, cultural and political practices. (ens-newswire.com)
  • Their trees have been logged by non-indigenous people without legislation and without thought for the impacts on the rainforest, May 30, 2009. (ens-newswire.com)
  • The Honduran activist, for the environment and the human rights of her indigenous Lenca people, long knew her days might well be numbered. (independent.co.uk)
  • We heard from several people who were focused on Indigenous issues, and wondered what Prince Charles may say or do on that topic while in Canada, whether that might involve a mention of reparations, or an apology. (cbc.ca)
  • Papua is home to some 800,000 indigenous people divided into many hundreds of groupings. (minorityrights.org)
  • One of the latest movements blending indigenous music with environmental activism to call for environmental justice can be found in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests #NoDAPL , where the power of music was used to mobilize people against the construction of a pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota, US. (undisciplinedenvironments.org)
  • The dingo was introduced by Austronesian people who traded with Indigenous Australians around 3000 BCE. (wikipedia.org)
  • We happen to know that Indigenous people hold the wisdom of unlocking some of the truths of the greatest potential of saving Mother Earth than any people in the world," said NDN Collective CEO and President Nick Tilsen, Oglala Lakota, at Thursday's closing plenary session. (nativenewsonline.net)
  • Cabot Square, seen here before its recent renovation, remains a gathering point for the homeless in Montreal, where many Indigenous people go for food, clothing or other supplies. (nunatsiaq.com)
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has enhanced the existing hardships faced by the Indigenous community, and the lack of resources available for basic human necessities have put Indigenous people living in homelessness in a particularly precarious position," the coalition said. (nunatsiaq.com)
  • The coalition said there's a risk that homeless Indigenous people will end up being infected at rates similar to that found in Quebec's centres for the elderly, which have been hot spots for COVID-19 infections. (nunatsiaq.com)
  • As well, the coalition wants to see widespread on-site testing in shelters, centres, and other community spaces, as well as the collecting of information about the health status of Indigenous people. (nunatsiaq.com)
  • Official data on Indigenous people in publicly run shelters and testing sites remains unavailable, the coalition said. (nunatsiaq.com)
  • Orca acknowledges that the area in which we work is occupied by people, ourselves included, who are largely not indigenous to this area. (orcabook.com)
  • The company is attempting to buy off Indigenous Bagyeli people with gifts of canned tomatoes, bags of rice, and soap. (greenpeace.org)
  • Following resolution WHA51.24 on the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People, and a report to the Executive Board at its 103rd session,1 the Secretariat was requested to report on progress to the Board at its 105th session in January 2000. (who.int)
  • 3 Held during the working group on indigenous people of the Sub-commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, United Nations Commission on Human Rights. (who.int)
  • These are the conclusions of independent researchers and Indigenous co-authors who contributed to the federal government-commissioned Australian State of the Environment (SoE) Report 2021. (www.csiro.au)
  • The 2021 report marks an important first, with an Indigenous co-author contributing to all but one of the themed chapters, and Indigenous lawyer Dr Terri Janke [Link will open in a new window] taking on a role as co-chief author of the entire report. (www.csiro.au)
  • He agrees that the increased engagement with Indigenous researchers between 2016 and 2021 was an enormously positive development. (www.csiro.au)
  • The Indigenous youth initiatives presented in the publication demonstrate that youth, and especially Indigenous youth, can play a key role as agents of change and offer innovative solutions to these global challenges. (org.in)
  • 2009 - 2019 ACER Research Conferences: Indigenous Mathematics: Creating an equitable learning environment. (edu.au)
  • In 2019, the ICHR was awarded a NEIHR grant that allowed us to bring together a diverse group of researchers, practitioners, Indigenous scholars, and community Elders with the shared goal of advancing the health of Indigenous northerners. (ntneihr.ca)
  • Anthias, P. (2019) Ambivalent cartographies: Exploring the legacies of indigenous land titling through participatory mapping. (lu.se)
  • The circumpolar region and nonindigenous and indigenous populations of the Arctic. (cdc.gov)
  • Retail stores opened yesterday in Montreal, but a coalition of the city's Indigenous groups says it's much too early to ease up on pandemic restrictions while homeless First Nations, Inuit and Métis remain at high risk of contracting COVID-19. (nunatsiaq.com)
  • Indigenous women are also facing increased risk of GBV during land grabbing by large-scale activities - and when displaced, access to territories and resources are upended, furthering increased exposure to violence. (iucn.org)
  • Sonia heard from her colleague that she was going to lose the prerogative to decide on the demarcation of new Indigenous territories. (europe-solidaire.org)
  • In an effort to identify priorities for work place education and policy change, and to develop local leadership among indigenous farmworkers, the Partnership worked collaboratively during the first months of the project to train farmworkers and other advocates to conduct focus groups. (cdc.gov)
  • The populations of these countries comprise varying proportions of European and indigenous ancestry. (cdc.gov)
  • UN special rapporteur Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, herself an indigenous leader in the Philippines, discusses the challenges facing her country and how to navigate through the world of politics and big business. (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • The outreach is also happening in rural parts of California, where Indigenous immigrants working as farmworkers live in crowded housing conditions that make them vulnerable to the virus. (latimes.com)
  • A partnership to promote the health of indigenous farmworkers in Oregon. (cdc.gov)
  • The community-driven project, Promoting the Occupational Health of Indigenous Farmworkers, is funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and addresses the health needs of indigenous farmworkers. (cdc.gov)
  • The project partners include the Oregon Law Center, labor union advocacy organization Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste, Salud Medical Center, Portland State University, the Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc., and indigenous farmworkers. (cdc.gov)
  • The Law School and York University provide a welcoming environment with culturally appropriate support services and programming. (yorku.ca)
  • The NT NEIHR developed from the work of the Institute for Circumpolar Health Research (ICHR) , a research institute in Yellowknife which has carried out Indigenous-engaged research for many years. (ntneihr.ca)
  • We prioritized elements of the original grant proposal and brainstormed work that could be undertaken to help us create a supportive environment and a curated network to support Indigenous students working in the area of health research. (ntneihr.ca)
  • The health-care facility environment is rarely implicated in disease transmission, except among patients who are immunocompromised. (cdc.gov)
  • This report reviews previous guidelines and strategies for preventing environment-associated infections in health-care facilities and offers recommendations. (cdc.gov)
  • 2011 - Indigenous Education: Pathways to Success. (edu.au)
  • The RISE with La Trobe program is La Trobe's pathways program for Indigenous high school students in Years 9. (edu.au)
  • Compared with the lowland immigrants living at high altitudes, indigenous Tibetans show better reproductive outcomes, reflected by their lower abortion rate, higher birth weight, and better fetal development. (bvsalud.org)
  • Roothaan's Indigenous, Modern and Postcolonial Relations to Nature takes a fresh approach to dialogue between modern Western and indigenous or traditional approaches to nature. (routledge.com)
  • IIED is working with partners in the UK, China, India and Kenya to establish a new partnership and network for interdisciplinary research on indigenous food systems. (iied.org)
  • These payments are most often considered 'Gifts' - a long Inherent and Traditional Custom in most Indigenous cultures today. (ualberta.ca)
  • Yet, around the world, as environmental degradation and c l imate change threatens natural environments, Indigenous women and girls face the rising dual threat of gender-based violence (GBV). (iucn.org)
  • The loss of specific indigenous plants threatens this custom. (cdc.gov)
  • Osgoode Hall Law School is proud that some of the world's leading Aboriginal Rights and Indigenous Law Scholars call the Law School their home. (yorku.ca)
  • Indian Givers praises the strength of the many indigenous land defenders fighting to protect their sacred homelands from the impacts of pipelines. (undisciplinedenvironments.org)
  • Indigenous women and girls are key actors in maintaining environmental sustainability - so why are they experiencing rising gender-based violence in connection with the environment and what can be done to stop it? (iucn.org)
  • This project will provide tools to non-Indigenous youth in understanding and taking action towards the journey of reconciliation. (janegoodall.ca)
  • Chief among these, USAID worked with AGENT to turn its research into the Gender-Based Violence and Environment Linkages Center (GBV-ENV Center) while distributing grants for projects around the world through Resilient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Environments (RISE) . (iucn.org)
  • According to Crowchild, provincial and federal partnerships to develop land on reserves will be on the rise in coming years with the growing Indigenous youth population, and demand for on-reserve jobs and support organizations. (ucalgary.ca)
  • A large-scale study conducted by IUCN under its partnership with the United States Agency on International Development (USAID) on Advancing Gender in the Environment (AGENT) found that Indigenous women defending the environment are facing the rising use of GBV as a tactic to silence their activism and work. (iucn.org)
  • Within this scenario, higher education has become increasingly looked upon as an instrument of struggle necessary for the strengthening of indigenous movements. (bvsalud.org)
  • These methods can generate evidence of long-term use of underutilised indigenous crops and hence suitability for local contexts, to complement present-day evidence of agricultural resilience. (iied.org)
  • The resulting insights and evidence on the role of indigenous food systems in resilience, sustainbility and nutrition, and new methods for empowering interdisciplinary research, will be shared through workshop reports, an academic journal article, and international policy meetings, such as the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) . (iied.org)
  • Identify barriers and opportunities for the successful design and implementation of Indigenous-led conservation governance scheme in diverse forest frontier contexts. (unibe.ch)
  • Around the world, Indigenous women and girls have an intrinsic relationship with Mother Earth. (iucn.org)
  • However, hearing from these tribal leaders proved to me that an indigenous way of life - while it may seem like ancient history to some of us - is still a modern way of living in some parts of the world. (granthaminstitute.com)
  • The world simply needs to take notice, and give them and their environment the protection it needs. (granthaminstitute.com)
  • In the week that the Community-based Non-timber Forest Product Enterprises (CBNE) forum takes place, culminating in World Environment Day on 5 June, Penunia shares in more detail the challenges her members face. (iied.org)
  • This volume brings more awareness of what structurally obstructs open exchange in philosophy world-wide, and shows that with respect to nature, we should first negotiate what the environment is to us humans, beyond cultural differences. (routledge.com)
  • World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5 to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth. (cdc.gov)
  • There are interesting and promising examples of IPLC-led conservation schemes or co-management between indigenous groups and the state, for example in the Peruvian Amazon. (unibe.ch)
  • Students are trained in material culture studies, techniques and technologies to analyze the ancient and historic past, ancient and modern artistic traditions, conservation and management of archaeological and museum collections, and other public exhibits related to Indigenous heritage. (sfu.ca)
  • The management of the impact on the environment from the mining industry, the protection of the Great Barrier Reef, forests and native animals are recurring issues of conservation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Indigenous culturally significant species include the bogong moth, a food source which migrates in large numbers each spring from the western slopes and plains of Victoria. (www.csiro.au)
  • Stephen had an astonishing ability to come up with examples of Indigenous knowledge or culturally important species that were relevant to the points we were making. (www.csiro.au)
  • Are the numbers of marine non-indigenous species increasing in European seas? (europa.eu)
  • There is also less mining in these areas, which is good for protecting endangered species and sensitive environments. (lu.se)
  • This summary provides an overview of how a change in school leadership can successfully address competencies in complex situations and thus create a positive learning environment in which Indigenous students can excel in their learning rather than accept a culture that inhibits school improvement. (edu.au)
  • This can include a demonstration of service, involvement or leadership within the community, on Indigenous issues, or within Indigenous circles. (yorku.ca)
  • The Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project, a group that helps Indigenous farmworker families in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, promotes the vaccine on its community radio station, Radio Indigena 94.1 FM. (latimes.com)
  • All applicants applying under the Indigenous category must provide documentation corroborating their identification with and connection to an Indigenous community. (yorku.ca)
  • Students should plan their program in consultation with Indigenous Studies and Archaeology advisors. (sfu.ca)
  • Students may opt for a bachelor of arts degree from either the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences or the Faculty of Environment. (sfu.ca)
  • The Law School hosts a special ceremony to give recognition to Indigenous students at Convocation. (yorku.ca)
  • The Osgoode Indigenous Students' Association (OISA) provides a social support network for Indigenous students at Osgoode. (yorku.ca)
  • Skennen'ko:wa Gamig is a dedicated safe cultural space on campus for formal and informal use by Indigenous students, staff and faculty. (yorku.ca)
  • Ironically, those treaties, while frequently abrogated by federal fiat, made possible a resurgence of Native nationhood beginning in the 1960s, along with the restoration of Indigenous reserved treaty rights to hunt and fish in their homelands and manage their natural resources. (oxfordre.com)
  • Considering municipal and Indigenous priorities, Crowchild has navigated plans for Taza - one of the largest First Nations developments in North America. (ucalgary.ca)
  • Said Professor Zsolt Molnár from the IPBES Indigenous and Local Knowledge Task Force, "We have been looking for an overview of Indigenous influence for some time. (ens-newswire.com)
  • Over time, this has rendered ancestral knowledge of where to source food less effective, risking the indigenous way of life. (granthaminstitute.com)
  • Arguing convincingly that indigenous systems of knowledge are equally viable, this book shows how they provide promising models for a negotiation of the environment in this era of global environmental threats. (routledge.com)
  • A workshop in the Stone Village area, northwest Yunnan, southwest China, to bring together humanities, agricultural and indigenous experts to explore Naxi and Moso food systems and jointly design new empowering, interdisciplinary research. (iied.org)
  • The indigenous presence in academic environments has grown in recent years, particularly because of affirmative action policies. (bvsalud.org)
  • Independent authors from across Australia worked across a range of environmental themes to deliver a comprehensive assessment of the state of Australia's environment. (www.csiro.au)
  • This article is, thus, not comprehensive but focuses on major trends and commonalities from the mid- to late 19th century through the early 21st century, with examples drawn from the environmental histories of a fraction of the more than 575 Indigenous groups, including Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. (oxfordre.com)
  • One way to do so is by following the work of Pacific Environment , the organisation helping to rally tribes together and raise awareness of their situation. (granthaminstitute.com)
  • Just to start, since this is the Forum on Indigenous Issues week -I know it's not over yet-have there been any highlights or key takeaways from the week so far? (carnegiecouncil.org)
  • What about Indigenous issues? (cbc.ca)
  • This program requirement ensures that each student completes a course that focusses on Indigenous and Aboriginal legal issues and engages with Indigenous laws, Aboriginal law and skills related to serving Indigenous clients. (yorku.ca)
  • OISA raises awareness about Indigenous legal issues within the Law School and organizes events and speakers. (yorku.ca)
  • In Alaska the collective terminology for persons of indigenous ancestry is Alaska Native. (cdc.gov)