Shipibo community calls upon European banks to avoid forest destruction
23 Ago 2019 - 11:27Since 2012, the Ocho Sur P (previously Plantaciones de Pucallpa SAC) plantation has expanded illegally at the expense of 7,000 hectares of mostly old-growth forest
Enhancing policy dialogue on climate finance in Africa
23 Ago 2019 - 10:26Smallholder farmers play a vital role in food security, nutrition and economic growth in Africa, but their livelihoods are already threatened by the impacts of climate change
Panida Yospanya: “We don’t want to lose our culture”
9 Ago 2019 - 09:14A video shared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) describes that indigenous peoples are the first people, the original settlers
International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples: Today’s major issues
7 Ago 2019 - 10:17A 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 raise concerns at UN Climate Meeting in Abu Dhabi
7 Ago 2019 - 10:00Indigenous 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...
IWGIA condemns killing of indigenous leader in Brazil
30 Jul 2019 - 08:49Brazilian 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.
Officials were accomplices in the laundering of illegal wood
17 Jul 2019 - 23:11It is about the research titled Authorized to Steal: Organized Crime Networks Launder Illegal Timber from the Peruvian Amazon that describes the way forest contracts are made
Indigenous Triumph!: The Indigenous Climate Platform (PCI) is aproved. More proposals still need aproval
14 Jul 2019 - 17:27After approximately 40 hours of work from July 8 to 11, the Peruvian State agreed to create the Indigenous Climate Platform, one of the eleven proposals formulated by the Peruvian indigenous organizations.
Aidesep warns about gaps and failures in the Peruvian Emission Reduction Program
13 Jul 2019 - 23:29The Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Jungle (Aidesep) denounced a set of "gaps, biases and contradictions" in the Peruvian Emissions Reduction Program.
Young smallholder farmers overcoming climate challenges in Viet Nam
12 Jul 2019 - 03:10Climate change is a youth issue because most countries in which the youth population accounts for a sizeable share of the total population also depend heavily on agriculture
Shipibo community call on UN to prevent the destruction of their lands
11 Jul 2019 - 13:02The petition was signed by the Federation of Native communities of Ucayali (FECONAU), the Institute of Legal Defense, the National Coordinator of Human Rights in Peru and FPP
Opportunities, challenges and limitations of climate-smart agriculture - The case of Egypt
26 Jun 2019 - 09:36Temperature increases lead to elevated levels of evapotranspiration, placing a strain on already limited freshwater resources.
Rights defenders on the agenda at Global Landscapes Forum in Bonn
20 Jun 2019 - 22:02IWGIA 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.
Is China getting greener?
11 Jun 2019 - 10:00One fifth of land resources are polluted, overuse of water resources has depleted water tables, and air pollution is the fourth most important factor to death in China.
The capital difference: Expanding horticulture in Rwanda
9 Mayo 2019 - 20:10The improved quality and quantity of their produce attracted higher prices, leading to higher net profit for small farmers.
The impact of a value chain approach in Nigeria
3 Mayo 2019 - 09:09The programme aims to transform the agricultural sector of rural Nigeria by achieving food security, increasing incomes and creating new employment opportunities.
Landmark ruling provides compensation to indigenous peoples in Australia
2 Mayo 2019 - 10:22Considering this aspect of the claim, the Court noted that relationship of Aboriginal peoples to their land encompasses all of the country, and not just sacred sites.
Peruvian ancestral music that goes around the world
1 Mayo 2019 - 09:07Four musicians use ancestral instruments to capture the echo of our roots. They are not national idols, but they have taken Peruvian music to every corner of the world.