• Brazil has 567 demarcated Indigenous territories across all its states. (greenleft.org.au)
  • Bolsonaro threatened Indigenous peoples during his electoral campaign and his government, along with its traditional big agribusiness and religious allies, have taken no action to stop land invasions, killings and destruction of Indigenous territories. (greenleft.org.au)
  • The bill allows uncontacted communities to be contacted at the government's will, the permanent presence of corrupt armed forces and federal police within Indigenous territories and explicitly allows for mining, energy projects such as hydro plants and the cultivation of genetically modified crops within Indigenous territories. (greenleft.org.au)
  • Nearly all of the high court's justices voted to support the Indigenous group, which has far-reaching implications for territories nationwide. (ap.org)
  • The two justices who voted to support Santa Catarina's position were appointed by the President Jair Bolsonaro, who was a vocal opponent of expanding Indigenous territories and supported their assimilation. (ap.org)
  • The lawsuit put at risk the status of Brazil's hundreds of Indigenous territories, said rights group Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, known by the Portuguese acronym Apib. (ap.org)
  • We will continue to fight for Indigenous territories to be demarcated, so that the rights of indigenous peoples are safeguarded and protected. (ap.org)
  • He created the country's first Ministry of Indigenous Peoples, headed by Indigenous woman Sonia Guajajara, and demarcated eight new Indigenous territories. (ap.org)
  • Indigenous territories cover nearly 14% of Brazil's vast expanse, according to data from the Instituto Socioambiental. (ap.org)
  • Moreover, FTAs have triggered foreign investments in natural resource extraction in their ancestral lands and territories, often resulting in their dispossession and relocation. (bilaterals.org)
  • On the same day that NAFTA came into operation, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, an organization bringing together indigenous and peasant communities in the south of Mexico, rose up in arms in the state of Chiapas against globalization and the threat of corporate incursion into their territories. (bilaterals.org)
  • 7 talk, Antonia Urrejola, vice president of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, warned of "external actors" coming into territories of indigenous peoples that are exacerbating the pandemic's impacts. (ipsnews.net)
  • External actors are coming into these territories now more than ever so there's more contagion and this is why they're putting at risk not only the individual people but as a collective group as well," she said. (ipsnews.net)
  • But research suggests securing the rights of Indigenous People to our/their homelands would help conserve more carbon in the territories under our/their control. (theconversation.com)
  • The North Atlantic Autonomous Region, an area that includes 19 indigenous territories with elected leaders, was created in the late 1980s to give local people a role in decision-making. (intercontinentalcry.org)
  • The law, however, did not automatically resolve key issues facing the communities, particularly those related to the colonisation of the land by outsiders, the formation of territories, election of representatives and authority over natural resources. (intercontinentalcry.org)
  • In Nicaragua and other countries, indigenous territories often overlap the boundaries of municipalities. (intercontinentalcry.org)
  • Legal reforms can also help by creating a process for communities to give their free, prior and informed consent about concessions or other use of resources on their lands, specifying how communities will exercise their rights and clarifying the relationship between municipalities and territories. (intercontinentalcry.org)
  • Often indigenous territories also overlap with wildlife reserves, as in the case of the Siona people of Ecuador. (globalforestwatch.org)
  • There are 764 Indigenous territories located in Brazil, but more than 300 have yet to be officially demarcated and remain in legal limbo. (ideastream.org)
  • In Peru, evidence suggests that land titling of Indigenous territories significantly reduces forest disturbance and clearance. (landesa.org)
  • Such principles were based on racist, unscientific assumptions, many said, and could not be used by States to justify the "theft" of native lands, territories or natural resources. (un.org)
  • Echoing the comments of many, Steven Newcomb of the North American Caucus said the original free and independent existence of indigenous peoples - and their relationship with their territories - predated domination by western Christendom. (un.org)
  • Robert Williams, Professor of Native American Studies, University of Arizona, who spoke on yesterday's panel on the Discovery Doctrine, said that outrage over the Doctrine explained the repeated and compelling calls for the General Assembly to renounce such documents, and to make it clear that they could not be used by States to claim indigenous lands, territories or natural resources. (un.org)
  • The cycle of disease and violence recurred as fortune seekers invaded and plundered indigenous territories for timber, the meat and hides of wild animals, gold and oil. (clarionherald.org)
  • The Brazilian bishops' Indigenous Missionary Council - known by its Portuguese initials as CIMI - has helped indigenous groups win the designation of territories in places where there are still isolated people, including the Yanomami territory and the Javari Valley indigenous territory on the Brazilian-Peruvian border. (clarionherald.org)
  • In the Philippines we had maps done which show the overlap between the communities whose rights to land and territories have been recognised and the remaining forest in the country," she said on the sidelines of a global forest conference in Rome. (trust.org)
  • The so-called protected areas that were managed by the government were deforested compared to the territories where indigenous peoples continued to live," she said. (trust.org)
  • On September 21, Brazil's Supreme Court upheld Indigenous peoples' rights to their traditional lands by ruling against the so-called cutoff date, a legal argument that Indigenous peoples should not obtain title of their ancestral territories if they were not physically present on them on October 5, 1988, the day Brazil's current Constitution was adopted. (hrw.org)
  • It is also of major significance for the global climate, as demarcating Indigenous territories has been repeatedly demonstrated to be one of the most effective barriers against deforestation in the Amazon. (hrw.org)
  • If upheld, the arbitrary cutoff date would have made the titling of Indigenous territories impossible for communities who were expelled from their land before 1988 and could not prove they were involved in an ongoing dispute over their claim back then. (hrw.org)
  • The administration of President Lula da Silva should respond to the ruling by speeding up titling of Indigenous territories, some of which have been pending for decades , and ensuring accountability for violence and threats against Indigenous defenders who speak up for their communities' land rights. (hrw.org)
  • Indigenous communities of the Pacific have an inseparable connection to and derive their sense of identity from the lands, territories, and resources of their islands. (cdc.gov)
  • Indigenous people march through the center on the occasion of October 12, 2023 - or as they call "Day of Indigenous Resistance" -, demanding a series of rights, such as security and titling of their lands and access to water in Asuncion, Paraguay, 12 October 2023. (efe.com)
  • Indigenous women embrace as they celebrate a Supreme Court ruling to enshrine Indigenous land rights, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (ap.org)
  • At this pivotal moment, WRI President & CEO Ani Dasgupta will share insights into our predictions for the big stories coming up in 2023, including what actions governments, businesses, institutions and people must take to get the world on the right path. (wri.org)
  • A Native American dancer participates in a powwow in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day in Santa Fe, N.M., Monday Oct. 9, 2023. (wgntv.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)
  • Indigenous rights groups argued the concept of the deadline was unfair, saying it does not account for expulsions and forced displacements of Indigenous populations, particularly during Brazil's two-decade military dictatorship. (ap.org)
  • Effective solutions to confronting climate injustice, therefore, necessarily require engagement and partnership with Indigenous and rural populations, who are critical change agents in this global fight. (landesa.org)
  • Although Indigenous and rural communities are vital to the fight against climate change, in many countries these populations struggle to obtain formal rights over their land. (landesa.org)
  • Most importantly, by securing land rights for Indigenous and rural populations, we can activate some of the world's most valuable change agents in the fight against climate change. (landesa.org)
  • Indigenous populations, farmers, or others who rely on land could also be at high risk if they're displaced. (cdc.gov)
  • Radiation accidents may be viewed as unusual exposure events which provide possible high exposures to a few people and, in the case of nuclear plant events, low exposures to large populations. (cdc.gov)
  • DESIGN AND SETTING: A cross-sectional observational investigation was conducted within the Project on Atherosclerosis among Indigenous Populations. (bvsalud.org)
  • Adopted in 1989, it reflects changes in the position of indigenous and tribal populations and greater understanding of their position by governments, employers and workers. (lu.se)
  • In 1957, the ILO adopted convention 107 to be applied to indigenous and tribal populations in independent countries and aimed at protecting these peoples against abuses. (lu.se)
  • 5000 different cultures and account lations live on lands that cross mod- non-Indigenous populations with for much of the world's cultural diver- ern-day national boundaries (e.g. the respect to risk factor prevalence, sity (UN, 2009). (who.int)
  • De- tinct Indigenous populations using a outcomes (Moore et al. (who.int)
  • Furthermore, ever, limitations in data quality and of Indigenous populations is chal- in an era of major advances in re- availability have generally precluded lenging. (who.int)
  • 2015) Indigenous populations, for example come, and housing (more informa- reported higher incidence rates of in Australia (Whop et al. (who.int)
  • 2016), of cancer is provided in Chapters 3 of Indigenous populations across and the USA (Espey et al. (who.int)
  • Key international bodies, includ- and the USA, with some notable contribute to poorer cancer out- ing the Seventieth World Health variations among groups (Moore comes for Indigenous populations, Assembly and the Union for Inter- et al. (who.int)
  • National Indigenous Peoples Day was first established in 1996, and it actually means a lot to me as an Indigenous woman in Canada. (neighboursfriendsandfamilies.ca)
  • However, National Indigenous Peoples Day is not about government recognition for me. (neighboursfriendsandfamilies.ca)
  • On this National Indigenous Peoples Day, I wish that the average settler Canadian appreciated how greatly they have benefited as a result of dishonoured Treaties with Indigenous peoples. (neighboursfriendsandfamilies.ca)
  • She is part of an indigenous community of 12 families in northern Argentina that, like almost all such communities, has no title to the land it occupies and lives under the constant threat of eviction. (ipsnews.net)
  • Ninety-two percent of the communities do not have title to the land they live on, according to a survey published in 2017 by the National Audit Office, an oversight that depends on the legislative branch. (ipsnews.net)
  • Approximately half of the 1,600 native communities in the country have carried out or are carrying out the process of surveying their lands that the State began more than 10 years ago, and they lay claim to eight and a half million hectares - a total area larger than the country of Panama. (ipsnews.net)
  • As the city of Tartagal grew, they pushed our indigenous communities out, so we go wherever we can," explains López, who says that a couple of years ago they were evicted in an operation in which some 200 police officers participated. (ipsnews.net)
  • The "Luta Pela Vida" (Struggle for Life) mobilisation has gathered more than 6000 Indigenous people from 176 Indigenous communities in the capital Brasilia, to protest Bill 490 , which - if approved - will deny the fundamental right of Indigenous people to land. (greenleft.org.au)
  • Studies demonstrate that traditional Indigenous communities are the best nature guardians. (greenleft.org.au)
  • Hundreds of Indigenous people in Paraguay demanded their communities' rights to land and drinking water during a march that toured the streets of Asunción on Thursday to mark the "Day of Indigenous Resistance. (efe.com)
  • No more evictions," said the leader, who demanded "demarcation, titling in the name of the indigenous communities" and "development in different forms," denouncing that "the communities suffer from many needs. (efe.com)
  • Duarte emphasized that they have set up a dialogue table with the Ministry of the Interior and other state institutions, in which they hope to ratify compliance with the laws and address issues of interest to indigenous communities. (efe.com)
  • Some 140,206 indigenous people live in Paraguay, belonging to 17 different ethnic communities, according to the 2022 census. (efe.com)
  • Indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Amazon led and implemented efforts to achieve full legal recognition of 253 native communities and demarcation and land titling of 58 native communities (approximately 230,000 hectares). (worldbank.org)
  • Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) retain a close relationship with forests, not only for their livelihoods but also for their cultural and spiritual well-being. (worldbank.org)
  • Recognition of 253 native communities, allowing those communities to begin the land titling process. (worldbank.org)
  • These investments, in particular those related to mining, have also had devastating environmental implications for indigenous communities where this activity is carried out. (bilaterals.org)
  • The events that occurred in Bagua in the Peruvian Amazon in 2009, where thirty-four people died when indigenous communities demonstrated against legislation enacted to make possible the implementation the US-Peru FTA, exemplifies this repression. (bilaterals.org)
  • One strategy would be to help communities secure their land rights," Veit explained. (wri.org)
  • Peru's Indigenous Communities Manage Their Forests. (wri.org)
  • 7 about the impact of COVID-19 on indigenous communities around the world and key factors that states must keep in mind during the recovery process. (ipsnews.net)
  • She was responding to concerns posed by other indigenous leaders about different factors affecting the impact of COVID-19 on their communities. (ipsnews.net)
  • This is especially crucial as indigenous women hold a key role as caretakers in many of their communities. (ipsnews.net)
  • Indigenous Peoples and local communities from 42 countries responded: "Finally, the world's top scientists recognize what we have always known. (euronews.com)
  • This suggests that it's the land-management practices of many Indigenous communities that are keeping species numbers high," says lead author Richard Schuster of Carleton University, who conducted the research while at the University of British Columbia. (euronews.com)
  • In light of this, collaborating with Indigenous governments, communities and organisations can help to conserve biodiversity as well as support Indigenous rights to land, sustainable resource use and well-being," he concludes. (euronews.com)
  • Many indigenous peoples and local communities "cannot imagine their lives divorced from nature, and their interest in the sustainable use of resources is strong," says Eva Müller, Director of the Forest Policy and Resources Division of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. (euronews.com)
  • Her paper, Decentralisation and devolution in Nicaragua's North Atlantic autonomous region: Natural resources and indigenous peoples' rights , published in the International Journal of the Commons, shows that laws establishing multi-level government alone will not enable indigenous communities to better manage their natural resources. (intercontinentalcry.org)
  • Many Catholic religious communities and dioceses participated in this system, which led to the suppression of Indigenous languages, culture and spirituality, failing to respect the rich history, traditions and wisdom of Indigenous Peoples. (archtoronto.org)
  • Unfortunately, many local and indigenous communities often struggle with visibility and proper government acknowledgement of this role. (globalforestwatch.org)
  • This data documents more than 136,000 indigenous and community lands, underscoring their importance for biodiversity conservation and climate change and allowing for deeper insights into the impacts of forest loss within these communities. (globalforestwatch.org)
  • Analysis of tree cover loss in Brazil and Peru highlights indigenous communities' important role as forest stewards, showing that from 2013 to 2018, the percent of total tree cover lost within indigenous and community lands was much lower than the rest of the country. (globalforestwatch.org)
  • However, lack of legal recognition can jeopardize communities' abilities to sustainably manage their land. (globalforestwatch.org)
  • It is estimated that as much as 50% of the world's land is held by Indigenous Peoples and local communities, but only 10% is legally recognized by governments. (globalforestwatch.org)
  • A recent study also showed that secure land tenure for indigenous communities lays a better foundation for conservation and sustainable forest management. (globalforestwatch.org)
  • In an effort to acknowledge communities' rights to make sustainable use of their lands, the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo signed a decree in 2016 that allocated rights to forest-dependent communities to manage areas of up to 50,000 hectares free of charge. (globalforestwatch.org)
  • Transparent and accurate geospatial data can play a key role in the acknowledgement of indigenous and local communities and their inclusion in forest management decisions. (globalforestwatch.org)
  • Candace brings over 15 years of leadership experience serving Indigenous students and communities in educational settings. (neighboursfriendsandfamilies.ca)
  • Around the world, indigenous and rural communities are among those least responsible for climate change, yet they are often the first to suffer from its impacts. (landesa.org)
  • Communities in rural areas are severely impacted by sudden and slow-onset effects of climate change, such as land and soil degradation and more frequent and intense floods. (landesa.org)
  • Furthermore, many Indigenous and rural communities reside on carbon-rich lands and forests that are vital for the health of our planet. (landesa.org)
  • With Indigenous and local communities holding and managing between 50 and 65 percent of the world's land, we cannot realize the benefits of land restoration without them. (landesa.org)
  • Additionally, without the stability that land rights bring, households and communities may not make long-term investments in their land. (landesa.org)
  • In turn, securing land rights can empower indigenous and rural communities to both protect the land on which their livelihoods are based, and make long-term investments that help improve carbon sequestration . (landesa.org)
  • Land rights provide a foundation to stand on- security that can increase the ability of indigenous and rural communities to restore and protect vulnerable ecosystems of global significance, advancing climate mitigation and adaptation through investment in climate-smart practices. (landesa.org)
  • This is especially true for Indigenous Peoples' communities who have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. (planetforward.org)
  • Indigenous Peoples' communities' challenges and priorities of "food security, food sovereignty, and health have accelerated and intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic," she told me in an interview. (planetforward.org)
  • Concerned about how the pandemic would affect Indigenous Peoples' communities, she worked with the FAO Indigenous Peoples Unit and the Liaison Office for North America to support communications and network building internationally and regionally. (planetforward.org)
  • The internship supports efforts related to raising awareness on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), particularly SDG2 to achieve Zero Hunger through wide dissemination of FAO's work in this area, with a specific focus on including the voices and opinions of Indigenous Peoples' communities. (planetforward.org)
  • Around the globe, indigenous communities are forced to cede ground to state development, corporate land grabs, rising sea levels, environmental degradation, and population growth. (landportal.org)
  • Amid the realities of major political turbulence, there was growing recognition in 2016 that the land rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities are key to ensuring peace and prosperity, economic development, sound investment, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. (landportal.org)
  • The state of New Mexico, home to 23 federally recognized Native American communities, replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day through legislation in 2019. (wgntv.com)
  • As an organization committed to shaping a better urban future, we recognize the invaluable contributions of Indigenous land stewardship and traditional knowledge to the design of sustainable, inclusive, and resilient communities. (newcities.org)
  • We recognize the invaluable contributions that Indigenous communities make through participation in urban placemaking, sustainable development, local government, and much more. (newcities.org)
  • Indigenous peoples and communities have claims to two thirds of the world's land but are legally recognised as holding only 10 percent, according to think thank World Resources Institute (WRI). (trust.org)
  • By contributing to a better understanding of the strengths and weaknesses, potential and limitations of the approaches taken so far, this study hopes to contribute to finding new and more effective ways of conserving Myanmar's forests and respecting and protecting the rights of its indigenous communities. (echocommunity.org)
  • There are indigenous communities in Africa. (justice-project.org)
  • These are communities whose ways of life were not taken into account by most post-colonial African policies, a historical injustice that has led to their particular severe marginalization, including dispossession of ancestral lands and inaccessibility to several rights and freedoms enjoyed by the rest of their fellow citizens. (justice-project.org)
  • Communities such as the San of Southern Africa,1 the hunter-gatherers of African tropical forests and the pastoralists of arid lands in several parts of Africa call not for special rights but for redress of historical injustices and enjoyment of all rights on the same footing as the rest of their countrymen and -women. (justice-project.org)
  • Away from urban areas, many island communities rely on food gathered from the ocean and land. (cdc.gov)
  • Sea level rise imperils Indigenous communities of the Pacific. (cdc.gov)
  • Climate change threatens this familial relationship with ancestral resources and is disrupting the continuity that is required for the health and well-being of these communities (this experience is common to many tribal and Indigenous communities across the United States). (cdc.gov)
  • This provides people with a reassuring sense of control over climate change and encourages communities to address mental health concerns. (cdc.gov)
  • ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: There is a lack of studies evaluating the oral health of traditional indigenous communities in Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
  • These scientific results have contributed at local and international levels to define and take measures towards reducing the pollution not only in the Arctic, but of the whole globe, especially the contaminant exposure of indigenous and local communities with a traditional lifestyle. (bvsalud.org)
  • At the same time, Indigenous communities are leading the way in innovative health-related climate change adaptation work, using traditional knowledges and novel approaches. (cdc.gov)
  • Although climate change has an impact on all communities, Indigenous peoples are among the first and most severely affected. (cdc.gov)
  • Many Indigenous communities foster and maintain multifaceted and nuanced relationships between humans and the natural world. (cdc.gov)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Indigenous people celebrated Thursday after Brazil's Supreme Court ruled to enshrine their land rights, removing the imminent threat those protections could be rolled back. (ap.org)
  • Francisco Cali Tzay, the U.N. special investigator on the rights of Indigenous peoples, had urged Brazil's Supreme Court to protect Indigenous lands. (ap.org)
  • Less than 1% of climate finance from developed nations supports Indigenous and local community tenure security and forest management. (theconversation.com)
  • Opponents of Indigenous rights in Brazil have suffered a major setback after the Time Limit Trick was rejected. (survivalinternational.org)
  • A huge Indigenous protest is taking place in Brazil in response to President Jair Bolsonaro's anti-Indigenous far-right agenda. (greenleft.org.au)
  • Amid an alarming loss of wildlife denounced a few months ago by a UN biodiversity panel , researchers at the Canadian university studied land management by indigenous peoples in Canada, Brazil and Australia. (euronews.com)
  • The interest of illegal mining in areas of isolated peoples is cited in the legal claim (ADPF 709) that the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) and eight political parties presented to the Supreme Court (STF) in July last year, demanding measures from the federal government to avoid what they called "real risk of genocide" due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was already entering its fifth month in Brazil. (pulitzercenter.org)
  • RIO DE JANEIRO - Lawmakers in Brazil approved a proposal that opponents argue will gut Indigenous land rights and environmental protection. (ideastream.org)
  • New Minister of Indigenous Peoples Sonia Guajajara speaks during her inauguration ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasília, Brazil, Jan. 11. (ideastream.org)
  • In Brazil , areas where Indigenous residents were granted full collective property rights over their lands experienced markedly (66%) lower deforestation rates between 1982 and 2016. (landesa.org)
  • BOA VISTA, Brazil (CNS) - Consolata Brother Carlo Zacquini was ministering among the Yanomami people in a remote area of Brazil, near the border with Venezuela, when gold miners invaded their lands. (clarionherald.org)
  • Seven South American countries are home to such isolated people, but the largest concentration is in Brazil, mainly along the heavily forested border with Peru. (clarionherald.org)
  • Following the decision, Indigenous people across Brazil celebrated what they have called "the ruling of the century. (hrw.org)
  • OBJECTIVES: Thus, the objective of this study was to describe the oral health characteristics of the indigenous Fulni-ô ethnic group in Northeast Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
  • In Brazil, indigenous peoples present a complex reality characterized by a marked social vulnerability that is manifested in health and nutritional indicators. (bvsalud.org)
  • Projections pointing toward the risk of rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and its devastating impacts on the indigenous people of Brazil are being confirmed every day in the ongoing course of the pandemic [1]. (bvsalud.org)
  • We face big challenges to help the world's poorest people and ensure that everyone sees benefits from economic growth. (worldbank.org)
  • This represents over a quarter of the world's land surface, intersecting about 40% of all land-based protected areas and ecologically intact landscapes. (theconversation.com)
  • The study focused on more than 15,000 geographic areas in three of the world's biggest countries and concluded that areas managed or co-managed by indigenous peoples have a much higher rate of birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles. (euronews.com)
  • The NGO Survival International states that 80% of the world's most biodiverse areas are home to indigenous peoples and they denounce the expulsion practices of conservation organisations. (euronews.com)
  • The world's largest gathering of Indigenous peoples is happening in New York this week. (wesa.fm)
  • The significance of indigenous and community lands as carbon sinks ( approximately 17% of the world's total aboveground biomass) and biodiversity havens (roughly 16% of the world's intact forest landscapes) cannot be overstated. (globalforestwatch.org)
  • International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. (landportal.org)
  • AIPP is celebrating this year's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, 2020 by hosting a 3-day webinar from 5-7 August 2020. (landportal.org)
  • Conflicts between Indigenous peoples and land invaders would rise, with potentially genocidal impacts on entire cultures. (greenleft.org.au)
  • 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)
  • Kamla Thapa, executive director of National Indigenous Women's Federation in Nepal, also brought up this issue during a panel talk about indigenous women in COVID-19 responses and impacts on Jul. (ipsnews.net)
  • As we recently marked World Desertification and Drought Day , it is important to note that land restoration is more critical than ever as the world endures and recovers from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. (landesa.org)
  • Q: With the impacts of COVID-19 and climate change, how is FAO prioritizing opportunities to support and empower Indigenous youth? (planetforward.org)
  • Climate change directly threatens human health, with substantial impacts on Indigenous peoples, who are uniquely vulnerable as climate-related events affect their practices, lifeways, self-determination, and physical and cultural health. (cdc.gov)
  • As people face these health challenges, worry about the future, and experience other impacts (such as damage to their homes), mental health can also suffer. (cdc.gov)
  • Also, relocation necessitated by climate change could force people to leave the lands where their ancestors have lived for thousands of years, with direct impacts on mental health, social capital, food security, water supply, sanitation, infectious diseases, injury, and health care access. (cdc.gov)
  • UNITED NATIONS, Jul 9 2020 (IPS) - When governments and states begin their recovery journey from the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic, there might be a heightened threat to indigenous peoples, their land and resources. (ipsnews.net)
  • While the world stopped because of COVID-19 in 2020, the search for ore buried on indigenous lands in the Amazon did not let up, reaching the highest number of requests in the last 24 years. (pulitzercenter.org)
  • The Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) is a regional organization founded in 1988 by indigenous peoples' movements. (landportal.org)
  • It's the first summit of the United Nations' Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues since the pandemic began. (wesa.fm)
  • The Doctrine of Discovery had been used for centuries to expropriate indigenous lands and facilitate their transfer to colonizing or dominating nations, speakers in the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues stressed today, urging the expert body to study the creation of a special mechanism, under United Nations auspices, to investigate historical land claims. (un.org)
  • This article is based in part on a previous paper written by the author on "The TPPA and Indigenous Peoples: Lessons from Latin America" published in No Ordinary Deal: Unmasking the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement, edited by Jane Kelsey (Wellington: Bridget Williams Books, 2010). (bilaterals.org)
  • Indigenous peoples in Latin America have strongly opposed free trade agreements (FTAs) with the US and other leading economies (Canada, the European Union, and China, among others) that have been signed by several states in the region in the last two decades. (bilaterals.org)
  • Since then, the Zapatista movement has become a symbol of indigenous resistance to the expansion of the global economy in Latin America and worldwide. (bilaterals.org)
  • But in much of Africa, Asia and Latin America, significant amounts of community land is not registered or documented with the state. (wri.org)
  • LIMA, Peru (17 December, 2012) - While indigenous people in Latin America are increasingly gaining rights to their traditional homelands, obstacles ranging from unclear legislation to entrenched power brokers have prevented them from having any real say over governance or their natural resources, a new analysis says. (intercontinentalcry.org)
  • International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. (wikipedia.org)
  • The fear is [that] the economic recovery is based on access to land and natural resources," Lola García-Alix, senior advisor on Global Governance at the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA), told IPS. (ipsnews.net)
  • They are the last uncontacted Indigenous people in the Americas outside of the Amazon, and live in the heart of the Paraguayan Gran Chaco, the forest with the fastest rates of deforestation in the world. (survivalinternational.org)
  • The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights - the continent's human rights body - has demanded the Paraguayan state take steps to halt deforestation on the Ayoreo's land and protect their uncontacted relatives from forced contact. (survivalinternational.org)
  • Forty-five percent of this deforestation took place on lands with no legal status. (worldbank.org)
  • Over half of national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from land-use change (predominantly deforestation). (worldbank.org)
  • One of Veit's recent reports investigated the rate of deforestation on tenure-secure indigenous land in the Amazon. (wri.org)
  • To my surprise we saw significantly lower deforestation rates on tenure-secure indigenous land than on similar, but not secure forestland," Veit said. (wri.org)
  • Land managed by Indigenous people tends to have lower rates of deforestation and store more carbon than lands managed or owned by non-Indigenous People. (theconversation.com)
  • Their reports, along with testimonials from Indigenous Peoples affected by the loss, are distributed to government officials and the media in quarterly deforestation bulletins . (globalforestwatch.org)
  • Indigenous land demarcation began in 1988, after successful civil society pressure organised by Indigenous leaders at the constitutional assembly. (greenleft.org.au)
  • The demarcation of Indigenous land protected it from loggers, miners, land invaders and big agribusiness, while at the same time preserving traditional cultures. (greenleft.org.au)
  • The Bill legalises and legitimises the violence to which Indigenous peoples were subjected until the constitution took effect and essentially precludes any new demarcation of Indigenous lands. (greenleft.org.au)
  • Not long after, Nicaragua passed the Communal Lands Law, officially recognizing this and calling for demarcation and titling of lands. (intercontinentalcry.org)
  • Under the previous far-right administration of President Jair Bolsonaro, Indigenous land demarcation had stalled. (ideastream.org)
  • To protect indigenous land rights, special rules are sometimes created to protect the areas they live in. (wikipedia.org)
  • Once-protected land could be transformed into extensive monocrop farms, destroying unique ecosystems and accelerating climate change. (greenleft.org.au)
  • 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)
  • Veit also notes that very few Nationally Determined Contributions (to address climate mitigation) include tenure security as key to achieving their outcomes, while five SDGs recognize land as critical to achieving them. (wri.org)
  • Nature-based climate schemes often fail to take the views of Indigenous people into account. (theconversation.com)
  • Including indigenous and local knowledge in agricultural practices can help to address climate change, food security, and wildlife decline, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said on Thursday in a report on the relationship between land and climate change. (euronews.com)
  • Indigenous peoples have a vast depth of ecological knowledge, which they have honed and passed down over generations, making them invaluable leaders in constructing climate mitigation and adaptation strategies and solutions. (landesa.org)
  • Securing land rights for rightful landholders addresses poverty and climate change together. (landesa.org)
  • When the stewards of these vital lands are confident that their land rights will be respected, they have greater incentive to invest in conservation practices such as soil restoration and tree planting, or implement climate-smart agriculture. (landesa.org)
  • Case studies from Australia and elsewhere (e.g. indigenous land title and climate change, indigenous title to water and the review of the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004 (NZ), customary land titles and individual title). (edu.au)
  • This transfer of intergenerational knowledge is one of the key priorities for Indigenous Peoples' climate change adaptation strategies. (planetforward.org)
  • We are working with the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus as well as global Indigenous youth leaders to ensure their voices and priorities are centered in global debates for COVID-19 response, collective rights, and climate change adaptations. (planetforward.org)
  • Research has demonstrated high levels of anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders among people after hurricanes, floods, heat waves, and wildfires," said Paul Schramm, the climate science team lead at CDC's Climate and Health Program . (cdc.gov)
  • Land-use change, animal husbandry, and commercial wildlife markets and trade create opportunities for spillover, and climate change is further increasing the risk for infectious disease emergence ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Climate change–related damage to land, water, and life can negatively affect traditional practices and ways of life, causing deep distress. (cdc.gov)
  • NewCities is located on the unceded Indigenous lands of Tiohtià:ke, traditionally known as a gathering place for many First Nations. (newcities.org)
  • The Royal Canadian Geographical Society acknowledges that its offices are located on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Peoples, who have been guardians of, and in relationship with, these lands since time immemorial. (canadiangeographic.ca)
  • Jaafar Jantan, a spokesman for the government's Orang Asli Affairs Department, said that some 20,000 Orang Asli families will obtain permanent ownership of 50,000 hectares of rural land currently belonging to state governments. (mongabay.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)
  • What this new research shows is the huge potential for further collaborative partnerships between indigenous people, conservation practitioners and governments. (ens-newswire.com)
  • These early legal agreements between settlers (and later governments) and Indigenous Nations, which formed the basis of all land acquisition in this country, contained promises to Indigenous Nations in exchange for lands. (neighboursfriendsandfamilies.ca)
  • Throughout the day, representatives of indigenous groups, Governments and United Nations funds, agencies and programmes aired their views on the need to more justly reflect indigenous rights and freedoms in national constitutions and other comprehensive agreements. (un.org)
  • ROME, July 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indigenous people are better than governments at preventing forests from being cut and should be seen as a solution, not a barrier to protecting them, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous People said on Tuesday. (trust.org)
  • That shows that the interventions of indigenous peoples are more effective in terms of protecting and sustaining the forest compared to the efforts of governments," the Philippines native said. (trust.org)
  • For instance, regarding indigenous peoples rights, essential questions relate to how regional tribunals find a fair balance between the protection of their traditional lands and cultural practises, and the interest of national governments to exploit natural resources, support sustainable development and protect environmental rights. (lu.se)
  • 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)
  • By strengthening their land rights, IPLCs can better protect their lands and forests from illegal encroachment and develop productive activities related to forestry, tourism, aquaculture, or other income-generating enterprises. (worldbank.org)
  • Nearly 500 million people around the world live in and depend on forests, making these groups key to sustainable management of forests. (globalforestwatch.org)
  • however, a recent report from the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) provides evidence-based insights into how indigenous cultures and traditional knowledge help protect forests. (landesa.org)
  • Given secure land rights, indigenous peoples can better implement traditional knowledge and practices that help sustainably manage forests. (landesa.org)
  • But giving indigenous peoples rights to land was a guarantee that forests, which store carbon and contribute to food security would continue to exist, Tauli-Corpuz said. (trust.org)
  • Tauli-Corpuz said conservation efforts should not serve as an excuse to remove indigenous peoples from their land because, depending on forests for survival, they are best placed to monitor and protect them. (trust.org)
  • studies show that where the (indigenous) people are the ones taking care of the forests, conservation is much more effective," she said. (trust.org)
  • It proposes that Indigenous peoples can only claim rights over lands that were in their possession on October 5, 1988 - when the country's constitution was enacted. (greenleft.org.au)
  • It said that the date Brazil's Constitution was promulgated - Oct. 5, 1988 - should be the deadline for when Indigenous peoples to have already either physically occupied land or be legally fighting to reoccupy territory. (ap.org)
  • Among its provisions, it will limit the creation of new Indigenous reserves to lands that were only occupied by native people in 1988. (ideastream.org)
  • A: Since 2017, the FAO has offered an Indigenous Youth Internship program, which is now remote. (planetforward.org)
  • 2017). Al- people around the world, in both in Australia, First Nations in Canada, though variation exists between and high-income countries and low- and and Native American in the USA). (who.int)
  • The director of the National Indigenous Articulation for a Dignified Life (ANIVID), Maria Luisa Duarte, told EFE that one of their main demands "is the security of the land," referring to land tenure rights. (efe.com)
  • The passing of Bill 490 would be a victory for the powerful against the country's minorities and spell the end for many Indigenous cultures. (greenleft.org.au)
  • Furthermore, they invited the Indigenous Peoples to journey with us into a new era of reconciliation, helping us to prioritize initiatives of healing, to listen to the experience of Indigenous Peoples, especially to the survivors of Indian Residential Schools, and to educate our clergy, consecrated men and women, and lay faithful, on Indigenous cultures and spirituality. (archtoronto.org)
  • At a gathering in Phoenix where dancers performed in traditional Aztec clothing, Sifa Matafahi said it was an opportunity to "pay respect to Indigenous cultures, … to reflect on our past and history while also acknowledging our cultural presence. (wgntv.com)
  • includes all of the unique and individual cultures whose stories and histories situate them on lands throughout what we now call the United States before European contact and colonialism, from time immemorial. (cdc.gov)
  • 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)
  • A review in 2018 revealed how REDD+ projects disrupted local peoples' livelihoods and culture in various ways. (theconversation.com)
  • According to LandMark data, the percent increase in average tree cover loss between the period 2013 to 2018, was 1.6 times higher globally in lands that were not legally acknowledged. (globalforestwatch.org)
  • García-Alix said that there's been an increase in illegal logging, entering of different actors, as well as an increase in killing of indigenous community members under the pandemic. (ipsnews.net)
  • Throughout the regional and global coordination, Indigenous youth have been and continue to be central in the work to protect and revitalize their food systems and the ongoing response to the pandemic. (planetforward.org)
  • The pandemic has deepened the inequalities that affect the indigenous peoples, with a direct impact on food security conditions. (bvsalud.org)
  • Amid the effects of the pandemic, indigenous protagonism has played a fundamental role in guaranteeing these peoples' rights and access to food, denouncing the absent and slow official responses as acts of institutional violence, which will have serious and lasting effects on the lives of indigenous peoples. (bvsalud.org)
  • Bill 490 is another attack by Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro against Indigenous people. (greenleft.org.au)
  • Since taking office in January, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has given significantly more attention to the demands of Indigenous peoples than his predecessor, Bolsonaro. (ap.org)
  • Indigenous people manage or have tenure rights over at least 38 million square kilometres in 87 countries on all inhabited continents. (theconversation.com)
  • Indigenous-managed lands represent an important repository of biodiversity in three of the largest countries on Earth, and Indigenous peoples currently manage or have tenure to roughly one-quarter of the planet's land area," said co-author Nick Reo, a member of the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians tribe of Ontario and associate professor at Dartmouth College. (euronews.com)
  • However, that legislation also carries other threats to Indigenous rights, potentially opening the door to an easing of restrictions on mining, dam construction, agricultural and transportation projects in Indigenous lands. (ap.org)
  • Guarani Indigenous block Bandeirantes highway to protest proposed legislation that would change the policy that demarcates Indigenous lands on the outskirts of Sao Paulo. (ideastream.org)
  • Indigenous leaders blocked a major highway in protest of the proposed legislation. (ideastream.org)
  • The non-recognition of indigenous peoples' rights to their ancestral lands in the Philippines remains to be their core problem. (aippnet.org)
  • People from the Sengwer community protest over their eviction from their ancestral lands, Embobut Forest, by the government for forest conservation in western Kenya, April 19, 2016. (trust.org)
  • Though the case involved only one Indigenous group, the Supreme Court gave it "general repercussion" status, meaning the ruling will serve as a precedent for all instances of justice involving Indigenous groups. (ap.org)
  • By investigating and exposing atrocities and amplifying Indigenous voices on the global stage, we hold power to account. (survivalinternational.org)
  • A year after the Washington State Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and People (MMIWP) Task Force held its first meetings, the task force's inaugural summit took place, providing a platform for Indigenous voices, a look back on the successes of the previous year, and a vision of what work still needs to be done. (kentreporter.com)
  • But the truth is that the average Canadian's view of Indigenous peoples matters a lot in our liberal democracy, where the tyranny of the majority prevails and Indigenous voices are all too often relegated to the margins of societal decision-making. (neighboursfriendsandfamilies.ca)
  • We've compiled a list of resources on these topics to encourage the urban community to continue their learning journey and strive for inclusive practices that incorporate the perspectives, voices, and knowledge of Indigenous peoples. (newcities.org)
  • Most collectively held land is held under customary tenure arrangements, which means it's vulnerable to be taken," Veit explained. (wri.org)
  • The Siona people's tenure on the land long predates the reserve, but now many community members participate in the ecotourism industry that has sprung up around it, working as guides, boat drivers and cooks in addition to maintaining their traditional practices. (globalforestwatch.org)
  • In a recent commentary , Peter Veit, Director of the Land and Resource Rights Initiative in the Governance Center at World Resources Institute, makes a strong environment and development case for securing indigenous and community lands. (wri.org)
  • The dynamics are partly about natural resources, because they are a main source of employment and development, but governance structures and the reasons people come together have to do with what they want for their future, not just natural resources," she says. (intercontinentalcry.org)
  • People who are low-income could face compounding mental health stressors such as food insecurity or limited access to healthcare. (cdc.gov)
  • The objective of our study was to present a set of preliminary reflections on food insecurity and indigenous protagonism in times of Covid-19. (bvsalud.org)
  • Under the constitution, Indigenous peoples are entitled to the permanent possession of the lands they traditionally occupy," Tzay said in a 2021 statement. (ap.org)
  • A delegation of Indigenous survivors, Elders/knowledge keepers, and youth will meet with the Holy Father in December 2021. (archtoronto.org)
  • The Washington State MMIWP Task Force was formed in May 2021 by the Washington State Attorney General Office (AGO) in order to "assess systemic causes behind the high rate of disappearances and murders of indigenous women and people. (kentreporter.com)
  • The lessons learned from the work in the Arctic can be beneficial for other regions where contaminants may accumulate and affect local and indigenous peoples living in a traditional way, e.g. in the Himalayas. (bvsalud.org)
  • TARTAGAL, Argentina , Jan 12 2019 (IPS) - Nancy López lives in a house made of clay, wood and corrugated metal sheets, on private land dedicated to agriculture. (ipsnews.net)
  • I recently had the opportunity to speak to the Indigenous Peoples' Liaison for North America with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Mikaila Way. (planetforward.org)
  • The main objective of my work is to connect the work of the Indigenous Peoples' Unit based in FAO headquarters in Rome with Indigenous Peoples in the North America region (Canada and USA), with the FAO Liaison Office for North America in Washington DC, so we can implement a coordinated work plan. (planetforward.org)
  • In preparation toward the UN Food Systems Summit, we have coordinated with Indigenous youth of North America to develop unified messages and key priorities for global leaders to include in plans for food system transformation. (planetforward.org)
  • FAO North America will be hosting Indigenous youth for a World Food Forum launch event on October 6. (planetforward.org)
  • Experts say that indigenous women are being denied their fundamental right to access information because the information is not being disseminated in indigenous languages. (ipsnews.net)
  • Indigenous women are not in decision-making positions, and they are ignored," she said, adding that many of these women are being denied their fundamental right to access information because the information is not being disseminated in indigenous languages. (ipsnews.net)
  • Chile recognized First Peoples as a fundamental part of the nation's identity and culture. (un.org)
  • Adopted in 2007, the UNDRIP recognizes the wide range of basic human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples such as the right to unrestricted self-determination and inalienable and collective land and resource right. (lu.se)
  • 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)
  • It belongs to the native people who live here,' tribal leader Charlotte Rodrique told reporters at a press conference outside the cultural centre near the refuge in early January. (vice.com)
  • Première organisation canadienne à inscrire un contenu sur Google Earth Voyager, Canadian Geographic propose, en collaboration avec le Centre national pour la vérité et la réconciliation, une description approfondie du système des pensionnats autochtones. (canadiangeographic.ca)
  • The indigenous people who live on the outskirts of the cities are refugees who have been displaced from their place in the forest over the past 100 years by non-indigenous farmers who arrived with their cows and, in recent decades, by agribusiness. (ipsnews.net)
  • The justices had been evaluating a lawsuit brought by Santa Catarina state, backed by farmers, seeking to block an Indigenous group from expanding the size of its territorial claim. (ap.org)
  • The study has particular value for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), which is coordinating efforts to assess the status and trends of nature, and the contributions of nature to people. (ens-newswire.com)
  • A new study found that indigenous-managed lands had high levels of biodiversity. (euronews.com)
  • They concluded that indigenous peoples are much better at sustainable land management and that the land they manage has more biodiversity. (euronews.com)
  • Protected lands like parks and wildlife reserves came second for greatest biodiversity. (euronews.com)
  • From frogs and songbirds right up to large mammals like grizzly bears, jaguars and kangaroos, biodiversity was richest in Indigenous-managed lands. (euronews.com)
  • This is the first study to compare biodiversity and land management over such a wide geographical area, according to the authors. (euronews.com)
  • They stress that the practice of expelling indigenous peoples from protected National Reserves and Natural Parks harms indigenous peoples and is not necessarily better at achieving the goal of preserving biodiversity. (euronews.com)
  • and biodiversity, equity and Indigenous knowledge. (bvsalud.org)
  • We work in partnership with tribal peoples to campaign, lobby and protest for their land rights. (survivalinternational.org)
  • Grabbing headlines is key to our fight for tribal peoples' rights. (survivalinternational.org)
  • Our vision is a world where tribal peoples are respected as contemporary societies and their human rights protected. (survivalinternational.org)
  • In the U.S., Native American leaders are calling on the federal government to give tribal nations more say in what happens to their land. (wesa.fm)
  • Today, indigenous people in Argentina are struggling to preserve their way of life in a scenario made complex mainly due to conflicts over land. (ipsnews.net)
  • He said a ruling in favor of business interests "could legitimize violence against Indigenous peoples and inflame conflicts in the Amazon rainforest and other areas. (ap.org)
  • That can lead to conflicts in cases in which both local indigenous authorities and municipal officials claim jurisdiction. (intercontinentalcry.org)
  • In this article I will analyze the implications that FTAs and other commercial agreements, signed by different Latin American states with industrialized economies, have had on indigenous peoples' rights to lands and natural resources as a consequence of large investments. (bilaterals.org)
  • Rights to Lands, Participation and Consultation of Indigenous Peoples. (lu.se)
  • This summary proposes a critical legal analysis of the jurisprudence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights regarding indigenous peoples' rights to lands, participation, and consultation. (lu.se)
  • Bangsamoro Cordillera Administrative Region Autonomous okrugs of Russia National raions of Russia Republics of Russia Territory of Traditional Natural Resource Use !Ae!Hai Heritage Park San Heritage Land Mier Heritage Land Eastern Province Northern Province Indigenous Areas Crimea Indian reservations Alaska Native villages Hawaiian Homelands American Samoa Swains Island Northern Mariana Islands Some lands inhabited for indigenous peoples can be considered as Indigenous and Community Conserved Area. (wikipedia.org)
  • 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)
  • Dozens of Indigenous people in traditional yellow feather headdresses and body paint danced, sang and jumped around in front of a multitude of flashing cameras in the capital of Brasilia after the decisive vote was cast. (ap.org)
  • Indigenous leaders yesterday urged the government to stop illegal grabbing of their land across the country and to recognise their traditional land rights. (intercontinentalcry.org)
  • I now live and work in London, Ontario - a city situated on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Attawandaron, Haudenosaunee, and Lūnaapéewak Nations - lands connected with the London Township and Sombra Treaties of 1796. (neighboursfriendsandfamilies.ca)
  • The world is increasingly encroaching on indigenous peoples' traditional lands. (landportal.org)
  • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Events across the country - including a sunrise gathering in Minneapolis, a rally at the statehouse in Maine, a celebratory march in Seattle and traditional dancing, music, and food in Alaska and Arizona - marked celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day. (wgntv.com)
  • Detachment from traditional lands has a negative effect on the spiritual and mental health of the people. (cdc.gov)
  • Bringing traditional medicine into the mainstream of health care - appropriately, effectively, and above all, safely based on the latest scientific evidence - can help bridge access gaps for millions of people around the world. (bvsalud.org)
  • The indigenous community lives on privately owned agricultural land, to which they returned after being evicted in a major police operation. (ipsnews.net)
  • Further if the land titles allow re-zoning of forest land for conversion to oil palm (as has been know to occur with protected areas in Malaysia), critics may see these changes as simply a ruse to expand cash crop production in areas where agricultural land - and domestic labor - is scarce. (mongabay.com)
  • But if the titled land is already under agricultural cultivation and the Orang Asli are given guidance on plantation management, a shift towards oil palm and rubber could boost their income. (mongabay.com)
  • The third weapon landed in low mountains west of the town, and the fourth landed on agricultural land to the east. (cdc.gov)
  • Malaysia's government will for the first time grant ownership rights of land farmed by indigenous people, reports the Associated Press. (mongabay.com)
  • Ayoreo leaders received the ownership papers to 18,000 hectares of their ancestral land. (survivalinternational.org)
  • Much of the indigenous land in the U.S. is registered in a government cadaster and documented with a formal title to prove ownership. (wri.org)
  • They also demanded introduction of permanent settlement system of indigenous land where permanent ownership has not been established yet. (intercontinentalcry.org)
  • The Zapatistas demanded that the government of Mexico recognize their rights as peoples, including the right to autonomy and self-determination. (bilaterals.org)
  • It focuses on the role that cultural diversity as a legal standard has played in the recognition of the indigenous peoples' right to consultation and participation in all matters that directly affect them, as a guarantee for the protection of their right to communal property and natural resources traditionally used, and for safeguarding their cultural identity. (lu.se)
  • This is significant, because some nature-based solutions can negatively affect Indigenous people around the world. (theconversation.com)
  • Indigenous people protest against the goverment, demanding land reform and increased state spending in rural areas, at the Panamerican highway in Mondomo, Cauca, Colombia, June 3, 2016. (trust.org)
  • Indigenous and non-Indigenous pop- 2016). (who.int)
  • America when Christopher Columbus mistakenly believed he had landed ashore in India. (lu.se)
  • Traditionally, Indigenous peoples recognize deep connections between their people, their waters and lands, and animal and plant life. (cdc.gov)
  • As pressure for land has increased and environmental law enforcement remains under-resourced, encroachment from illegal loggers and poachers is increasing. (globalforestwatch.org)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Valérie Courtois is the founding director of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative, where she is an expert on Indigenous-led conservation and strengthening efforts to protect lands and waters. (hppr.org)
  • Gonzalo Oviedo, Senior Advisor on Social Policy at the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) highlighted the need to correct those processes in cases where indigenous peoples had suffered losses. (un.org)
  • The country's worst peacetime slaughter was on July 22, 2011, when right-wing extremist Anders Breivik set off a bomb in the capital of Oslo, killing eight people. (latimes.com)
  • The Wichí and other indigenous peoples of the area, who are hunter-gatherers, have historically depended on the forest for food, medicine, or wood to build their houses. (ipsnews.net)
  • A turning point came when Awas Tingni, a Sumo-Mayangna indigenous community, filed a petition with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights over a forest concession that the national government had granted to a foreign company on its lands, without its consent. (intercontinentalcry.org)
  • And it continues today, threatening some of the last people on earth who live in the forest as their ancestors did, shunning contact with the outside world. (clarionherald.org)
  • As many as 5,000 gold miners continue to work illegally in Yanomami territory, turning the forest into huge barren, cratered swaths of land and poisoning the water and fish with the mercury they use to extract the precious metal, he said. (clarionherald.org)
  • In Augusta, Maine, several hundred people celebrated Indigenous Peoples Day by rallying outside the State House in support of a Nov. 7 statewide vote that would restore language about the state's obligations to Native American tribes to printed versions of its constitution. (wgntv.com)
  • Going forward, collaborating with Indigenous land stewards will likely be essential in ensuring that species survive and thrive," he said. (euronews.com)
  • The proportion of countries with indigenous people is highest in Africa and lowest in Europe-West Asia. (ens-newswire.com)
  • Where I work in central Africa, indigenous peoples are synonymous with tropical rainforests in the best condition. (ens-newswire.com)
  • The Catholic Bishops of Canada, gathered in Plenary this week, took the opportunity to affirm and acknowledge to the Indigenous Peoples the suffering experienced in Canada's Indian Residential Schools. (archtoronto.org)
  • I will analyze in particular the contents of those FTAs signed by Mexico (NAFTA), Chile and Peru with the US and other large economies, including Canada and the European Union, as well as the implications they have had in this regard, taking into consideration international human rights law and guidelines concerning indigenous peoples. (bilaterals.org)
  • Kaudwane, another village established as an indigenous reservation for indigenous San ethnic groups relocated from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Orang Asli consist of 140,000 people from 18 ethnic tribes in Malaysia. (mongabay.com)
  • Referring to recent land grabbing and attacks in Kaliakoire in Gazipur, Parbotipur in Dinajpur, Moulvibazar and Chittagong Hill Tracts area, the leaders said continuous grabbing of indigenous land across the country is leading ethnic minorities to the verge of destruction. (intercontinentalcry.org)
  • Sustainable development goals for people and planet. (lu.se)