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Women-led community assemblies explore how to overcome the legacy of colonial conservation in Africa

“As women we realised that we are the custodians of the land.” - Rachael Malka Mpeletian, Yaaku Community Member  

Get a glimpse of the first of a series of women-led community-to-community assemblies in East Africa, hosted by the Ogiek people of Mount Elgon in Kenya, where communities discussed how to put an end to indigenous land appropriation.

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Indigenous leaders sharing views from the ground on commodity certification, human rights and deforestation

Hear from Norman Jiwan, a Dayak indigenous leader from Borneo, West Kalimantan, Indonesia as he shares different experiences with palm oil certification – positive and negative – and gives suggestions on how it could be improved for the benefit of indigenous peoples on the ground.

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