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Peru: Deforestation in Times of Climate Change, English edition

20 Feb 2020 - 09:54

The book comprises a total of 14 articles addressing the issue of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon and its impacts, not only on the Amazonian environment and wildlife.

Joaquin Phoenix Makes Film with Extinction Rebellion and Amazon Watch

10 Feb 2020 - 00:07

Phoenix was recently arrested at a protest organized by the actress Jane Fonda in Washington, DC, where he spoke about the link between climate change and animal agriculture.

Impact of renewable energy projects on Indigenous communities in Kenya

5 Feb 2020 - 00:46

The two renewable energy projects examined in this report have employed questionable practices in their respect for the territorial rights of Indigenous residents.

Climate Knowledge from the Ancestors

4 Feb 2020 - 08:17

Local traditional knowledge is a key resource of this approach, allowing communities to adapt climate change mitigation to a very small scale, based on their local needs.

Indigenous people reject carbon markets without rights and safeguards

8 Dic 2019 - 17:31

The Global Caucus of Indigenous Peoples demands United Nations Climate Summit to include the respect for human rights and the rights of indigenous peoples mention in the Article 6.

IFAD’s Climate Action Report 2019

6 Dic 2019 - 04:17

These witness statements show that climate change challenges can be successfully overcome and that the ongoing effort to overcome these challenges is paying off.

Under threat for resisting an illegal mine in India

21 Nov 2019 - 08:43

From 2-9th December Land Rights Now will mobilize globally to call for an end to the criminalisation and to stand with land rights defenders everywhere.

Indigenous peoples are still struggling with getting their rights recognized in Kenya

5 Nov 2019 - 09:27

The Endorois people who hold a 2010 decision by the African Commission are yet to fully realize their rights at the Lake Bogoria ecosystem

Dialogue meeting on extractive industries in Kenya

16 Oct 2019 - 20:45

Recommendations from the National Dialogue on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Extractive Industries held in Nairobi Kenya, October 2019

Siberian fires having catastrophic effects on indigenous peoples and livelihoods

15 Oct 2019 - 07:33

A government order in 2014 mandated that only fires approaching populated areas or potentially endangering industrial interests would be extinguished.

Women and youth lead change in Lima's highlands and high rainforest

28 Sep 2019 - 08:12

“The many challenges we face here, mainly due to lack of water, made people to migrate to Lima, but this is starting to change,” says Mayor Miguel Castro.

Indigenous peoples commit to climate action at UNSG Climate Action Summit

25 Sep 2019 - 08:21

The proposed actions reflect the reciprocal relationship we have with our lands, territories, and resources and our responsibility to protect them for generations to come.

Raising the voices and needs of indigenous women in Africa and Asia

18 Sep 2019 - 08:06

This exclusion translates into a continued spiralling reality that women’s concerns and women’s critical input are lacking and marginalised in policy making and community gov.

The faces of the fires

7 Sep 2019 - 01:10

The municipality of Roboré and the Monte Verde Indigenous Territory, located in Chiquitanía, are the most affected by the fires that hit Bolivia in recent weeks

Making local crops work for nutrition-sensitive agricultura

3 Sep 2019 - 01:32

Approximately 70 per cent of the world’s remaining biodiversity is estimated to be in the territories of indigenous communities.

Indigenous peoples’ rights key in stemming Amazon fires

1 Sep 2019 - 19:14

Indigenous peoples across the globe have been proven to be the world’s most effective guardians of our forests, managing roughly 40 per cent of the Earth’s protected land

Greenland cannot be bought as it is not for sale

27 Ago 2019 - 10:09

Denmark does not “own” Greenland. Greenland is part of a State, which includes three nations; Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

WCS: Scientific report reveals serious weaknesses of the Waterway EIS

24 Ago 2019 - 13:02

The Environmental Impact Study of the Amazon Waterway project has serious weaknesses because of incomplete and inaccurate information on the conditions of the physical, biological and social environment.

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