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Indigenous peoples’ organisations and international NGOs call for slowdown of Guyana-EU FLEGT process

In April and May 2013 the Amerindian Peoples’ Association (APA) of Guyana and a consortium of European NGOs, including Forest Peoples Programme, sent letters to the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC)…

Guyana: Wapichan people speak up once again for their lands and forests

In April and May 2013 the Wapichan people of southern Guyana sent clear messages to the government that all mining and other developments must respect their customary land rights and uphold the…

El Comité para la Eliminación de la Discriminación contra la Mujer debe prestar especial atención a la situación vulnerable de las mujeres indígenas en la RDC

Quince organizaciones que trabajan con mujeres indígenas, incluido el Forest Peoples Programme, se han aliado para resaltar la injusticia y las múltiples formas de discriminación que sufren las…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women must pay special attention to the vulnerable situation of indigenous women in the DRC

Fifteen organisations working with indigenous women, including Forest Peoples Programme, have joined forces to emphasise the injustice and multiple forms of discrimination suffered by indigenous…

Indonesia: el gigante del aceite de palma Wilmar defrauda una vez más a comunidades locales y pone en peligro sus futuros

Wilmar, gigante del aceite de palma y miembro de la Mesa Redonda sobre el Aceite de Palma Sostenible (RSPO por sus siglas en inglés), ha llegado a un acuerdo para la venta de su concesión de palma de…

Indonesia: Oil palm giant Wilmar lets down local communities yet again and jeopardises their futures

Oil palm giant and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) member, Wilmar, has agreed the sale of its oil palm concession PT Asiatic Persada, without prior consultation or respect for the Free,…

Affiches « Consentement libre, préalable et éclairé »

Dans le cadre de son projet : « Financement de la REDD, droits humains et développement économique pour une réduction durable de la pauvreté des communautés des forêts de la République démocratique…

‘Free, Prior and Informed Consent’ Posters

As part of its project on ‘REDD financing, Human Rights and Economic Development for Sustainable Poverty Reduction of Forest Communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’ Forest Peoples…

The Huffington Post: Peru Set to Ignore UN Plea to Suspend Amazon Gas Expansion

Source: The Huffington PostOn 1 March this year the United Nations' Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD) wrote to the Peruvian government urging it to "immediately suspend"…

Violence Against Indigenous Women And Girls: A Complex Phenomenon

This briefing note, published by the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) and Forest Peoples Programme, is intended to develop discussion and thought about the complexity of the challenges of violence…