Publications & Resources
Indigenous women from San Martín, Kenya and Scotland united against land dispossession
10 March 2025
Territorial GovernanceCulture and KnowledgeConservation and human rightsAccess to JusticeAdvancing Legal ProtectionsPartner Led ActionsCommunity GovernanceCulture and KnowledgeLands, Territories and ResourcesSelf Determination and FPICHuman Rights DefendersRights to Lands, Territories and ResourcesGender JusticeSelf-determinationFree, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)
VIDS repudiates government U-turn in amended draft law for Indigenous and Tribal Peoples’ rights (Suriname)
24 February 2025
Culture and KnowledgeLaw and Policy ReformCulture and KnowledgeLands, Territories and ResourcesSelf Determination and FPICRights to Lands, Territories and ResourcesFree, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)English
The Declaration of Puerto Franco: Gathering of Indigenous Peoples and Nations for Conservation with Respect for their Rights
24 February 2025
Culture and KnowledgeConservation and human rightsCommunity GovernanceCulture and KnowledgeLands, Territories and ResourcesSelf Determination and FPICHuman Rights DefendersRights to Lands, Territories and ResourcesSelf-determinationFree, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)English
The Enggano an island people of Indonesia in search of recognition
13 January 2025
Territorial GovernanceCulture and KnowledgeConservation and human rightsLegal EmpowermentAccess to JusticeLaw and Policy ReformCommunity GovernanceCulture and KnowledgeLands, Territories and ResourcesSelf Determination and FPICInfrastructureRights to Lands, Territories and ResourcesSelf-determinationFree, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)English
The Dispossession – The effects of exclusionary conservation models on Kichwa peoples’ land rights and livelihoods in Peru
14 January 2023
Territorial GovernanceCulture and KnowledgeConservation and human rightsCommunity GovernanceCulture and KnowledgeLands, Territories and ResourcesSelf Determination and FPICCarbon and Biodiversity MarketsRights to Lands, Territories and ResourcesSelf-determinationFree, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)VideoEnglish
The global framework to save nature will only be effective if the rights and contributions of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities are fully recognized
29 March 2022
Environmental GovernanceConservation and human rightsCulture and KnowledgeCulture and KnowledgeLands, Territories and ResourcesBiodiversitySelf-determinationGender JusticeFree, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)English
Press Release: Islands of nature – the contributions of indigenous and local communities to conserving the world’s biodiversity
16 September 2020
Culture and KnowledgeConservation and human rightsBiodiversityCulture and KnowledgeFree, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)Self-determinationGender JusticeEnglish
Press Release: “Islands of nature in a sea of decline – indigenous and local knowledge, action and contributions key to saving the world’s nature”
06 May 2019
Territorial GovernanceCulture and KnowledgeConservation and human rightsBusiness, Trade and FinanceCulture and KnowledgeBiodiversityFree, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)Self-determinationGender JusticeEnglish
