Press Releases
Indigenous Movement of the Shipibo-Konibo People of Ucayali Responds to Palm Oil Company Ocho Sur’s Delegitimisation Campaign
28 April 2023
Territorial GovernanceGlobal FinanceConservation and Human RightsLaw and Policy ReformAccess to JusticeSupply Chains and TradeCulture and KnowledgeMinerals and EnergyCertificationRegulationLands, Territories and ResourcesPalm Oil
“We do not beg, we demand an end to colonial conservation” Indigenous peoples from East Africa call on IUCN to commit to “decolonise conservation” on the occasion of the IUCN Africa Protected Area Congress
19 July 2022
Territorial GovernanceCulture and KnowledgeConservation and Human RightsLands, Territories and ResourcesEnglish
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
One year after the murder of Sergio Rojas, IACHR expresses concern over threats and violence against indigenous leaders and human rights defenders in Costa Rica
18 March 2020
Conservation and Human RightsAccess to JusticeTerritorial GovernanceCulture and KnowledgeHuman Rights DefendersLands, Territories and ResourcesHuman RightsSelf-determination
UN urges Ucayali government to shelve plans which would expose indigenous territory in Peruvian Amazon to further land grabs
31 October 2019
Territorial GovernanceConservation and Human RightsLegal EmpowermentAccess to JusticeSupply Chains and TradeCulture and KnowledgeSelf Determination and FPICHuman RightsLands, Territories and ResourcesPalm OilFree, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)Self-determination