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Medidas cautelares ordenadas por la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos a favor de los pueblos indígenas Teribe (Bröran) y Bribri de Costa Rica

7 de mayo de 2015Debido a una serie de amenazas y ataques violentos contra estos dos pueblos indígenas en los últimos años, la Comisión decidió que las acciones y omisiones del Estado no fueron…

Traditional authorities condemn killings of healers in San Lorenzo Reserve, Colombia

Traditional authorities of Cañamomo Lomaprieta Indigenous Reserve in Colombia condemn killings of two traditional healers of neighbouring San Lorenzo Indigenous Reserve (May 2015): see resolution…

Golden Agri's wings clipped by RSPO in West Kalimantan

By Philip Jacobson / Mongabay.comThe Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has prohibited Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), one of its most prominent members, from "acquiring or developing any new…

Press Release: Expansion by Indonesia’s largest palm oil company frozen for disobeying RSPO standards

Palm oil conglomerate ordered to halt expansion of operations following multiple violations of RSPO standards.7th May, 2015: The RSPO’s Complaints Panel has upheld the Forest Peoples Programme in its…

Precautionary Measures issued by Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in favor of the Teribe (Bröran) and the Bribri indigenous peoples of Costa Rica.

Due to a series of violent attacks and threats against these two indigenous peoples in the last few years, the Commission decided that the acts and omissions of the State were not adequate and…

APA letter expressing concerns about Guyana's proposal to the FCPF Carbon Fund

 letter submitted by APA to the Carbon Fund of the FCPF before their meeting (27-30 April) to consider the eligibility of Guyana to develop an Emission Reduction Project Idea Note (ER PIN) under…

Oil Palm Free Islands

Oil Palm Free Islands

From outsiders to political representatives, the indigenous struggle in the Mentawai islands is a 20 year struggle to be heard. We learn…

Palawan: Stop Blaming Indigenous Peoples’ Farming Practices (Kaingin) for Deforestation

By Coalition against Land Grabbing and United Tribes of Palawan

West Papua Oil Palm Atlas: The companies behind the plantation explosion.

A comprehensive investigation into the oil palm industry in West Papua, published by awasMIFEE and Pusaka, together with local Papuan organisations Belantara Papua, Bin Madag Hom, Jasoil, SKP KAME…

NGO Forum on ADB Calls on AIIB to Have Robust Safeguard Standards

With 57 nations already on board the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as prospective founders, a 250-member strong civil society network made an appeal to the newly-formed bank to adopt…