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This article is adapted from a talk during a dialogue on 'curricula and other educational materials development in relation to assessing and responding to climate change' – an event mandated by the  Facilitative Working Group of the Local Co

Cylene France has been appointed as the new acting director of the office of the Association of Indigenous Village Leaders in Suriname (VIDS). This is an exciting development towards to new generation leadership.

Every community around the world is feeling the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, and the associated lockdown, in different ways, and forest peoples continue to be among the most vulnerable populations.

Les communautés dans le monde entier ressentent les impacts de la pandémie de coronavirus et du confinement associé de différentes manières, et les peuples des forêts continuent de faire partie des populations les plus vulnérables.

Todas las comunidades del mundo están sintiendo los impactos ocasionados por la pandemia del coronavirus, y la cuarentena asociada, de maneras diferentes. Los pueblos de los bosques siguen siendo parte de las poblaciones más vulnerables.

COVID-19 is a global threat, the full effects of which we don’t yet know. What we do know is that many indigenous peoples and local communities are now, and will continue to, face challenges beyond those that we are all experiencing.

Le COVID-19 constitue une menace mondiale dont tous les effets restent encore inconnus.

El COVID-19 es una amenaza mundial, cuyos efectos completos aun desconocemos. Lo que si sabemos es que muchos pueblos indígenas y comunidades locales enfrentan en este momento, y seguirán enfrentando, desafíos más allá de los que todos estamos experimentando.

COVID-19 adalah ancaman global, yang efek sepenuhnya belum kita ketahui. Apa yang kita ketahui adalah bahwa banyak masyarakat adat dan komunitas lokal menghadapi kesulitan melampaui apa yang kita semua tengah alami.

1 October 2019 saw a historic moment in Suriname. Two draft laws were submitted to the Minister of Regional Development: a proposal for a Collective Rights Act for Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Suriname (including land rights), and a proposal for an amendment of the constitution.

In Suriname, South America, the International Day of Indigenous Peoples (9 August) is traditionally celebrated in the palm garden in the capital, Paramaribo. People from all tribes gather here, and sell their foods and handicrafts.

“Indigenous peoples and local communities embody humanity’s creative intelligence and wisdom in our care and love for Mother Earth.

International experts have visited Suriname as part of a mission to restore ecosystems around a now closed bauxite mining site on indigenous territory.

Des experts internationaux se sont rendus au Suriname dans le cadre d’une mission visant à restaurer les écosystèmes à proximité d’une mine de bauxite désormais fermée, située sur un territoire autochtone.

Un grupo internacional de expertos ha visitado Surinam como parte de una misión para restaurar los ecosistemas que hay alrededor de una mina de bauxita ahora cerrada situada en territorio indígena.

Para ahli internasional telah mengunjungi Suriname sebagai bagian dari misi untuk memulihkan ekosistem di sekitar lokasi penambangan bauksit yang sekarang berada di wilayah masyarakat adat.

Three weeks after the Global Dialogue on Human Rights and Biodiversity Conservation held at Mt Elgon, Kenya, meetings of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) also placed more focus than ever on

Trois semaines après que le Dialogue Global sur les Droits de l’Homme et la Conservation de la Biodiversité ait eu lieu au Mont Elgon, au Kenya, les réunions de la Convention sur la Diversité Biol

Tres semanas después del diálogo mundial sobre los derechos humanos y la conservación de la diversidad biológica celebrado en el Monte Elgon, Kenia, las reuniones del Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica (

Tiga minggu setelah Dialog Global tentang Hak Asasi Manusia dan Konservasi Keanekaragaman Hayati diadakan di Gn.