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Press release: Indigenous community files FSC Policy of Association complaint against Roda Mas Group in Indonesia

Press release: Indigenous community files FSC Policy of Association complaint against Roda Mas Group in Indonesia

FPP has lodged a Policy of Association complaint against Roda Mas Group and requested that the group be disassociated from the FSC due to violations of traditional and human rights in their forestry…

Indigenous communities secure multi-million dollar fines for Petroperu’s contamination of their Amazonian territories

Indigenous communities secure multi-million dollar fines for Petroperu’s contamination of their Amazonian territories

Wampis and Awajun communities devastated by oil contamination demand justice as State-run oil company Petroperu is found responsible, and hit with historic US$ 5.1 million fine by environmental…

Amazon communities’ court victory forces Peru Government to respond to oil spill health crisis

Amazon communities’ court victory forces Peru Government to respond to oil spill health crisis

In June 2014, an oil spill occurred along the Northern Peru pipeline. Over five years later and following a lengthy court battle, the indigenous communities most gravely impacted by this disaster…

Time to act: Protect defenders who speak up against business impact on people and planet 

Time to act: Protect defenders who speak up against business impact on people and planet 

On Human Rights Day, the UN highlights a key message: that the international community must take concrete actions to prevent attacks against human rights and environmental defenders who put their…

Suriname's draft land rights act is testimony to the value of collective and sustained local action

Suriname's draft land rights act is testimony to the value of collective and sustained local action

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…

New paper: Legal obstacles to territorial rights recognition, sustainable production and conservation on forest peoples’ lands

New paper: Legal obstacles to territorial rights recognition, sustainable production and conservation on forest peoples’ lands

FPP's founder, Marcus Colchester, has published a paper on "Legal obstacles to territorial rights recognition, sustainable commodity production and forest conservation on forest peoples’ lands in…

Loss of land is not the only challenge faced by Uganda’s Batwa women

Loss of land is not the only challenge faced by Uganda’s Batwa women

In Uganda, many Batwa are homeless and isolated from their forests. For the women of the community, the situation is particularly challenging; rather than being able to gather foods from the forest,…

Community lands in community hands: The potential of new mapping tools

Community lands in community hands: The potential of new mapping tools

Community lands in community hands: The potential of new mapping tools On 4 October 2019, 23 community leaders from Colombia and Peru arrived in the village of Soledad on the foothills of the…

“A war against us and our brothers and sisters defending their lands and the environment”: The stories behind the Zero Tolerance Initiative

“A war against us and our brothers and sisters defending their lands and the environment”: The stories behind the Zero Tolerance Initiative

Today, on International Human Rights Defenders Day, we remember the stories which inspired the Zero Tolerance Initiative which aims to tackle the killings and violence linked to global supply chains.

Enough! Pledging zero tolerance to attacks against environmental and human rights defenders

Enough! Pledging zero tolerance to attacks against environmental and human rights defenders

Enough! Pledging zero tolerance to attacks against environmental and human rights defenders A silent war is being waged against the indigenous people and local communities who are defending their…