“The people who decided on these community forests didn’t think it through” Arman Melinga was born in the nearby village of Bosquet but moved to Assoumindelé to live with his wife’s family. He says…
“It’s important for the Baka to have a forest space where they can carry out their activities” Michel Mbengo moved to Assoumindelé 2 in 2011 through marriage. He says that the small parcel of land…
“The forest, for us, was a great supermarket and pharmacy. What are we going to do now?” Suzanne Ndjele, a Baka from the village of Assoumindelé, in south Cameroon, is one of many Baka who feels…
A message from the women of Assoumindelé, Cameroon Women from a village in south east Cameroon say they won’t be able to access a parcel of land that has been allocated to their community as part…
A young Batwa boy has been killed in a national park while trying to access traditional medicine A young Batwa boy has been shot dead after being found in a national park in the Democratic Republic…
Statement by the Indigenous Navigator consortium to UN EMRIP on Agenda 10: Proposals to be submitted to the Human Rights Council for its consideration and approval A statement made to the UN Expert…
Indigenous authorities in Colombia denounce murder of member of the indigenous guard The indigenous authorities of the Resguardo Cañamomo Lomaprieta, in Caldas, Colombia, publicly denounce before…
Autoridades indigenas en Colombia denuncian asesinato de miembro de la guardia indígena Las autoridades indígenas del Resguardo de Cañamomo Lomaprieta jurisdicción de los municipios de Riosucio y…
FPP comments to the Green Climate Fund's draft Indigenous Peoples Policy Forest Peoples Programme has compiled and submitted detailed comments on the draft Indigenous Peoples Policy being developed…
AIDESEP insists that Peruvian government meet its commitments to recognise indigenous peoples’ land rights including legal reform and land titling of over 1,300 communities In a statement published…
