The European Union’s landmark anti-deforestation law should require businesses to respect traditional communities’ rights over their territories or risk failing to deliver on its objectives, more than 191 Indigenous, environmental, and human rights organizations from 62 countries said today in an open letter to EU policymakers.
Felipe “Pipe” Henao is a young environmentalist from the small town of Calamar in southeastern Colombia. At the meeting point of the Amazon and Orinoco basins, it’s an area of abundant biodiversity and an important biological corridor to the Andes mountains.
The forest region was once only occupied by a few nomadic Indigenous communities, but has since seen waves of colonization and conflict, rubber and coca booms, FARC rebel occupation, and most recently, rampant deforestation.
This Land Portal data story looks at the increase of maize production in and around Thailand, and its relation to a poultry value chain as an ingredient in animal feed.
Worldwide, Indigenous Peoples are stewards over vast tracts of vital forest lands, but often without proper legal protections. Now a new landmark report has shown conclusively that when Indigenous Peoples have secure tenure over the forests they live in, deforestation and other forms of environmental degradation are at the very least tempered, if not halted altogether.
Recent global events have had dyre impacts on the world's remaining forests, particularly in tropical regions.
O FTFG está fazendo progressos significativos em seu compromisso de 1,7 bilhão de dólares ao longo de cinco anos para apoiar os povos indígenas e as comunidades locais na garantia da posse da terra e na promoção da gestão florestal nas regiões tropicais. Em 2023, quase 1,34 bilhão de dólares (79% do compromisso total) foram desembolsados, com 521 milhões de dólares de financiamento reportados apenas nesse ano. O relatório destaca as barreiras para ampliar o financiamento direto e sugere estratégias colaborativas para superar esses desafios.
El FTFG está logrando avances significativos en su compromiso de 1.700 millones de dólares a cinco años para apoyar a los pueblos indígenas y las comunidades locales en la seguridad de la tenencia de tierras y la promoción de la gestión forestal en las regiones tropicales. A finales de 2023, se han desembolsado casi 1.340 millones de dólares (79 % del total del compromiso), con 521 millones de dólares en financiación reportados solo en ese año. El informe destaca las barreras para ampliar el financiamiento directo y sugiere estrategias colaborativas para superar estos desafíos.
Le FTFG fait des progrès significatifs dans son engagement de 1,7 milliard de dollars sur cinq ans pour soutenir les peuples autochtones et les communautés locales dans la sécurisation des droits fonciers et la promotion de la gestion des forêts dans les régions tropicales. En 2023, près de 1,34 milliard de dollars (79 % de l'engagement total) ont été débloqués, avec 521 millions de dollars de financement rapportés pour cette année seule. Le rapport met en évidence les obstacles à l'extension du financement direct et propose des stratégies collaboratives pour surmonter ces défis.
The conversion of forest to other land use independently whether human-induced or not Source: Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020, FAO 2018
