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Special Rapporteur at the African Commission takes up challenge of indigenous women, Abuja, Nigeria

Commissioner Soyata Maiga, Special Rapporteur on Women's Rights in Africa, heard directly from indigenous women about the difficulties that they and their communities face, …

Comments on the Draft Report of the Technical Expert Group on Forest Biological Diversity [1]

[Figures in bold relate to numbered paragraphs in the draft document]General Comments:

The South Indian Adivasi Experience in the Nagar Hole National Park and the Muthanga Wild Life Sanctuary Speech at the Vth World Parks Congress, Durban September 2003

 The theme of the Vth World Parks Congress “Benefits Beyond Boundaries” suggests that the Congress will focus on addressing people’s needs and providing a stream of economic, political and…

Film: Dwindling Forests: Dwindling Future? Mangroves and Forest Peoples Under Threat in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh

Film: Dwindling Forests: Dwindling Future? Mangroves and Forest Peoples Under Threat in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh

Prix Goldman pour l’environnement 2009 décerné aux Saramaka

Lors d’une cérémonie à San Francisco, ce prix a été décerné aux leaders de la communauté marronne saramaka pour leur travail sur l’affaire du peuple saramaka contre le…

Los Saramaka reciben el Premio Ambiental Goldman de 2009

En la ceremonia de entrega celebrada en San Francisco los líderes de la comunidad Cimarrón Saramaka recibieron este premio por su trabajo en el caso del pueblo Saramaka…

Looking Ahead: Sixth Meeting of the CBD Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions 2-6 November 2009, Montreal, Canada

Key agenda item to focus on how Article 10(c) - relating to customary use of biological resources – can be implemented by Parties to the CBD as a matter of priority.…

Peaceful indigenous protests in the Amazon meet with State force but succeed in securing repeals and dialogue

In early April over 30,000 indigenous peoples in the Peruvian Amazon began peaceful protests calling for the repeal of recently adopted national laws that would open up 70%…

Investing in rainforest destruction: Samling Global Ltd listing with support from Crédit Suisse, HSBC, Macquarie International Herald Tribune - publicity sponsored by Bruno Manser Fonds

Investing in rainforest destruction: Samling Global Ltd listing with support from Crédit Suisse, HSBC, Macquarie International Herald Tribune - publicity sponsored by Bruno Manser Fonds