5 May 2017
Unlike the interests of big oil companies, the Wampis revere the sanctity of the forests and mountains in which they live.
On November 29, 2015, the Wampis nation, an Indigenous community of Peru, declared plans to become an autonomous government. Now, Peru's first self-governing Indigenous
20 March 2017
Indigenous rights leaders from a Catholic Church network traveled to Washington, D.C., to highlight human rights violations against people in the Amazon and to call for prior consultation with extractive industries pursing projects on their lands.
Pan-Amazonian Church Network Vice President
8 February 2017
The pacific island of Papua New Guinea is one of the world's most resource rich countries, hosting nearly 7 percent of global biodiversity and important reserves of gold, copper and hydrocarbons.
3 February 2017
By:Erika Quinteros
Date: 24 January 2017
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs
26 January 2017
The Ecuadorian government recently declared a state of emergency in the province of Morona Santiago, which civil society organizations say is harmfully restricting the rights of indigenous communities.
8 February 2016
The pacific island of Papua New Guinea is one of the world's most resource rich countries, hosting nearly 7 percent of global biodiversity and important reserves of gold, copper and hydrocarbons.
By: Philip Jacobson
Date: March 5th 2016
Source: Mongabay
Strict action from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.
The green image of one of Malaysia’s largest conglomerates suffered a major blow on Friday with its suspension from the world’s largest association for ethical palm oil
By: Nicky Milne
Date: September 21st 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
BUKALEBA FOREST RESERVE, Uganda (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Deep within a pine and eucalyptus forest on the shores of Lake Victoria in southern Uganda, a parcel of land is pitting a Norwegian timber company against
By: Sarah McColl
Date: April 4th 2016
Source: Takepart.com
Female growers in Ghana may have a more difficult time joining certified co-ops than their male counterparts.
By: Silas Gbandia
Date: September 28th 2016
Source: Equal Times
A former member of Sierra Leone’s parliament has spoken of his determination to put an end to what he describes as the “underhand deals” taking place between the authorities and international palm oil producers in his country.
Date: April 28th 2016
Source: Survival International
Last month Yanomami representatives in Venezuela handed in a demand to the state government for the recognition of their territory.