Land rights for Indigenous and Tribal groups help lower deforestation rates, reduce biodiversity loss and avoid CO2 emissions, according to… Continue Reading... "Diving Indigenous People Land Rights Significantly Reduces Deforestation, says UN Report"
Strife with indigenous groups could derail Ecuador’s drive to be a mining power
By Alexandra Valencia, Brian Ellsworth QUITO (Reuters) – Conflicts with indigenous communities have stalled operations at Ecuador’s San Carlos Panantza copper mining… Continue Reading... "Strife with indigenous groups could derail Ecuador’s drive to be a mining power"
An uneasy alliance: Indigenous Traditional Knowledge enriches science
An article I published last year in The Conversation and republished in Smithsonian Magazineabout Indigenous Traditional Knowledge and western science touched a nerve… Continue Reading... "An uneasy alliance: Indigenous Traditional Knowledge enriches science"
Indigenous peoples defend Earth’s biodiversity—but they’re in danger
Comprising less than 5% of the world’s population, indigenous people protect 80% of global biodiversity. Their role is under discussion… Continue Reading... "Indigenous peoples defend Earth’s biodiversity—but they’re in danger"
Pope says indigenous people must have final say about their land
Source: The Guardian Francis echoes growing body of international law and standards on the right to ‘prior and informed consent’… Continue Reading... "Pope says indigenous people must have final say about their land"
Trudeau asks Pope Francis to apologise to indigenous people for church’s abuses
Canadian PM invites pontiff to travel to Canada to say sorry to thousands placed in residential Catholic schools where they… Continue Reading... "Trudeau asks Pope Francis to apologise to indigenous people for church’s abuses"