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The main livelihood of pastoralists in Kenya—estimated to comprise 25 per cent of the national population—is increasingly being threatened by the growing rush for their land

A record 400 environmental and human rights defenders were killed in 2017 – approximately half of whom were indigenous peoples who died defending their land and rights.

Indigenous peoples constitute only five per cent of the world’s population, but 80 % of the planet’s remaining biodiversity is found on indigenous peoples’ lands and territ...

Brazilian government data shows that 1,637 km2 have been deforested in just July 2019 so far—an area of forest almost the size of the entire country of Lebanon.

Un importante panel sobre el rol del conocimiento y la cultura de los pueblos indígenas frente al cambio climático se realizará el 21 de junio en Bonn, Alemania, con panelistas de diversas partes del mundo.

IWGIA is co-hosting one of the first events at this year’s Global Landscapes Forum, entitled: Defending nature together: Tackling growing threats against rights defenders.

Presentará el libro "Mujeres Indígenas frente al Cambio Climático" el jueves 6 de junio a las 5:30 p. m. en el auditorio de la Humanidades de la PUCP.

Even though there are the same specific concerns in the Ugandan legal framework with respect to pastoralism, key laws still guarantee certain rights of pastoralists.

"El Mundo Indígena", es un anuario que recopila información colaborativa de activistas y especialistas indígenas y no indígenas sobre los derechos de los pueblos indígenas.

In the beginning of this millennium, the Souy people’s livelihood was under increasing pressure from newcomers who, illegally, entered their land and started cutting down tree