Our research reveals that ‘ground-truthing’ can strengthen due diligence processes, thereby mitigating the risk of harmful impacts on human rights and the environment. It can reduce related…
Indigenous Surinamese mark International Mother Language Day with an evening of storytelling Storytelling is an age-old tradition in many indigenous cultures. But worldwide, the knowledge of ancient…
This week, Norges Bank Investment Management, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, divested all its holdings in Peru’s largest consumer goods company after it was revealed that the company was…
Le Procès Kasula : l’arbre qui cache la forêt ! Le mardi 4 février 2020, le Tribunal Militaire de Garnison de Bukavu (TMGB) a rendu son verdict dans l’affaire Kasula Jean-Marie et 7 coaccusés. Les…
Los pueblos afectados por el aceite de palma exigen el derecho a denunciar los abusos contra los derechos humanos y la destrucción ambiental Un vocero del gigante del aceite de palma de Malasia,…
Nuevas amenazas de terror contra los indígenas Embera Chamí del Resguardo Cañamomo Lomaprieta, Colombia El día 14 de febrero, los residentes y líderes del Resguardo Indígena de Origen Colonial…
Renewed threats of terror against the indigenous Emberá Chamí of the Cañamomo Lomaprieta Reserve, Colombia On 14 February, residents and leaders of the Resguardo Indígena Cañamomo Lomaprieta were…
Indigenous Peoples, civil society organisations, researchers and UN agencies alike are sending a clear message to governments that to stem the environmental and ecological crises facing the world,…
Including human rights in the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework In October 2020, the Convention on Biological Diversity will adopt a strategy — the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework — to…
In a milestone for the defence of indigenous territories and forests in the Peruvian Amazon, the Ucayali government has repealed a regional ordinance which sought to remove protections for more than…
