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Bangkok, 4 November 2019.

The UN has requested that the Regional Government of Ucayali cancel its plans to remove protections for a 3.5 million hectare area of Amazon rainforest. This would facilitate the invasion of indigenous Shipibo lands in Peru, and expose at least 100,000 hectares to immediate threat from settlers and agribusiness operations.

La ONU ha pedido al Gobierno Regional de Ucayali la derogación de una ordenanza que iniciaría la remoción de protecciones sobre un área de 3.5 millones de hectáreas de la Amazonía y facilitaría la invasión de territorios indígenas. Eso expone a por lo menos 100,000 hectáreas a amenazas inmediatas de colonización y operaciones de agro-negocios.

The Sengwer Indigenous People have suffered severe human rights violations at the hands of the Kenyan Government.

APP found to be one of the companies responsible for forest fires in Indonesia; NGOs call on APP to uphold it’s promises for both communities and forests

On Wednesday 25 September, Peru’s Constitutional Tribunal will hold a hearing with implications for the future of the Amazon rainforest, indigenous peoples’ rights, and the fight against climate change.

Press release: The indigenous community of Santa Clara de Uchunya has called upon major Scandinavian banks to use their influence as shareholders to insist that Alicorp removes Ocho Sur P from its palm oil supply chain.

WWF, the World Bank and the Government of Cameroon have hailed the Ngoyla Wildlife Reserve in Cameroon as a success for conservation.

As a small child, Daniel Dindo learned how to travel deep into the rainforest of Cameroon and climb trees to collect honey without harming the bees or damaging their hive. Now, the land where he continues to practice this traditional harvest has been declared a protected area, and Daniel wonders what this will mean for the future of his village and his indigenous Baka culture.

Press release from our partners, South Rupununi District Council (SRDC) in Guyana, who welcome the Concluding Observations on Guyana by the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The Observations incorporate many of the SRDC’s recommendations for government action to address discrimination against indigenous women.

Indigenous and human rights organisations in the Peruvian Amazon have filed a formal petition to the UN to appeal for urgent action to prevent the land grab and destruction of their lands. The action comes in response to the decision by the Regional Government of Ucayali to remove protections for 3.5 million hectares of Amazon rainforest and allow for the invasion of indigenous lands.

Varias organizaciones indígenas y de derechos humanos de la Amazonía peruana han presentado una petición formal a las Naciones Unidas que solicita acción urgente para detener la apropiación y destrucción de sus tierras. Esta acción surge en respuesta a la decisión del Gobierno Regional de retirar protecciones legales de 3,5 millones de hectáreas de selva amazónica.

The global sustainable palm oil body, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), has definitively rejected a formal complaint brought against one of its members, Peru’s largest consumer goods company, Alicorp S.A.A., for sourcing palm oil produced on a plantation which the RSPO itself has previously condemned.

La Mesa Redonda sobre el Aceite de Palma Sostenible ha rechazado definitivamente una queja formal en contra de Alicorp S.A.A., la empresa de bienes de consumo más grande del Perú y miembro de esa organización, por obtener aceite de palma de una plantación que ya fue condenada por la misma RSPO.

FPP welcomes the release of a major international report 'Uncalculated Risks'  and the findings of investigations into 25 development projects that have posed real and direct harms on indigenous peoples and other affected communities.

On the 4th of May, 2019, gunshots were fired and grenades were hurled into the midst of a community gathering in which some of the most renowned Afro-Descendant leaders from Northern Cauca, Colombia were meeting.

Monday 6 May 2019, Paris, France  

In the aftermath of the 18 March 2019 assassination of their leader and colleague, Sergio Rojas, the Bribri indigenous peoples of Salitre, Costa Rica have demanded that the Government execute 8 eviction orders of illegal non-indigenous occupants in their territory within 30 days – the orders were issued o

Tras el asesinato de su líder y colega Sergio Rojas durante el día 18 de marzo de 2019, los pueblos indígenas Bribri de Salitre, Costa Rica han exigido que el Gobierno ejecute en el plazo de 30 días las 8 órdenes de desalojo de ocupantes no-indígenas ilegales en su territorio – emitid

In the Peruvian Amazon, the battle between ‘sustainable’ palm oil and industrial-scale deforestation continues.