indigenous communities

"To a large degree, perpetrators of crimes against indigenous peoples continue to act with impunity. We all have an obligation to do our best to stop this. We need to act"

Indigenous communities of Guatemala are feeling the effects of deforestation. Increased agriculture, illegal logging and fires have reduced forest cover and rising temperature

The policy recognizes indigenous peoples’ rights to land, territories and natural resources, their crucial and active contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation

Participatory action research involves the whole community. Elders as well as young people, literates and non-literates, men and women are all included.

Mining threatens the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve (RCA), reported Walter Quertehuari. He is the new president of the Administration Agreement Executor (ECA, in Spanish) for the RCA, which is currently a model of co-management between the Peruvian...

The successful model of co-management of the RCA will continue thanks to the renewal of the executive board of the Administration Agreement Executor with the direct participation of 10 native communities.