British Columbians more aware of UNDRIP than others in the country; most would hold referendum on it August 25, 2025 – British Columbia has seen historic and controversial developments in Indigenous land rights. In April 2024, the Haida Nation’s title to Haida Gwaii was formally recognized, while in May 2025 the Cowichan Tribes’ court victory over land title in Richmond…| Angus Reid Institute
Read this press release in English here. PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA Nueva York / Londres / Oslo, 13 de agosto de 2025 — Rainforest Foundation US, Rainforest Foundation UK y Rainforest Foundation Norway aclaramos que no tenemos ninguna relación, ni en el pasado ni en el presente, con la empresa privada de origen alemán “Rainforest Foundation […]| Rainforest Foundation US
New York/ London /Oslo, 13 August 2025 — Rainforest Foundation US, Rainforest Foundation UK, and Rainforest Foundation Norway categorically state that we have| Rainforest Foundation US
An aerial photograph taken during the British colonial period near Ba Main, Sarawak. (Australian War Memorial) Much has changed in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo since 1958. The state has celebrated nearly 70 years of independence from colonial rule, its population has more than doubled, and its cities have evolved from small seaside towns to major trading... The post Through a Colonial Lens: How Sarawak Uses 1950s Aerial Photos to Deny Land Rights first appeared on The Borneo Project.| The Borneo Project
En las zonas fronterizas de la Amazonía peruana y brasileña, los corredores Yavarí-Tapiche y Pano Arawak contienen los territorios contiguos más grandes del mundo donde pueblos indígenas viven en aislamiento voluntario.| Rainforest Foundation US
Indonesians fighting against exploitation of their land for palm oil must confront both powerful corporate interests and an extraordinary level of state control over land that can be traced back to the colonial era. Here, we share observations from those who took part in a recent panel discussion about palm oil and land rights*, inspired by a hard-hitting new documentary, Colonial Debris. The post You can’t talk about palm oil with...| Views & Voices
ACRC has partnered with Strathmore University and Akiba Mashinani Trust to equip the residents of Mathare with the tools and strategies they need to secure greater recognition of their land tenure.| ACRC
A new chapter in advancing Indigenous land rights is beginning in the Peruvian Amazon. A two-year project will title and protect approximately 550,000 acres of rainforests in the Chambira-Marañón region of Loreto. That’s an area roughly the size of the entire city of Los Angeles.| Rainforest Foundation US
AJWS grantee Sengwer Indigenous Community Trust (SICT) recently won an important victory in court halting further evictions and acquiring ancestral land rights.| American Jewish World Service – AJWS
By Gmasonah Togba Aboah, Land Tenure Specialist Year after year, following the cassava harvest, Beatrice Sumo would cut down the remaining stalks and burn her field to clear it for the next planting season. This agricultural method—sometimes known as “slash-and-burn”—is prevalent where Beatrice lives in rural Bong County, Liberia. It is also common for farmers to use synthetic fertilizers and cut down trees to clear land and produce charcoal. [Read more] “Climate-Smart Agricultu...| Global Washington
Land titles are the most effective way to reduce deforestation rates in Indigenous peoples’ territory, resulting in a 66% reduction in forest cover loss. 17 land titles were secured for Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon in record time—more titles were established in ten months than were possible in the previous three years.| Rainforest Foundation US
In the borderlands of the Peruvian and Brazilian Amazon rainforest, the Yavarí-Tapiche and the Pano Arawak Corridors contain the world’s largest contiguous territories of Indigenous peoples living in voluntary isolation.| Rainforest Foundation US
Zimbabwean feminist activist Thandiwe Chidavarume leads an African feminist organisation whose mission is simple: To place land into the hands of rural women in Zimbabwe.| Womankind Worldwide
Land titles are the most effective way to reduce deforestation in Indigenous peoples’ territory, resulting in a 66% reduction in forest cover loss. Rainforest Foundation US celebrates a major victory as 20 Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon received land titles. Indigenous partner organizations AIDESEP, ORPIO, and others joined community leaders in the Loreto region to celebrate the delivery of the titles.| Rainforest Foundation US
While land rights and monitoring is pivotal to reducing deforestation and protecting biodiversity—an unexpected benefit is that it also enables Indigenous peoples to deepen their cultural connections and understanding of their ancestral lands.| Rainforest Foundation US
Ecuador’s citizens made history by voting to keep fossil fuels in the ground in Yasuní. But the government’s failure to implement the referendum sets a dangerous precedent.| Amazon Watch
It’s no surprise that Cargill would destroy the Amazon and the Cerrado. What is surprising is the involvement of someone at a foundation that should be committed to protecting nature and Indigenous rights.| Amazon Watch
A new VICE documentary “Terror & Cocaine in the Peruvian Jungle” tells the story of Indigenous resistance to illegal economies in the Amazon. #AmazonUnderworld| Amazon Watch
We recommend that INCRA immediately suspend IN 112 and replace it with a policy that better regulates the historical uneven relationship between large private enterprises and small farmers in rural settlements.| Amazon Watch
Solaris Resources stock tanked this week as Indigenous orgs took actions to reject its Warintza mining project in Ecuador. #MiningOutOfTheAmazon #PSHAYaDecidió #Warintza| Amazon Watch
As Brazil stands at a crossroads, the international community's support and vigilance are crucial in ensuring that Indigenous rights are upheld and the Amazon rainforest is preserved for future generations.| Amazon Watch
"Kakataibo organizations have intensified their territorial control and protection operations. This included seizures of illegal timber, destruction of clandestine laboratories, burning of coca fields, control of roads, community patrols, and reconnaissance overflights."| Amazon Watch
In recent weeks, the Awajún and Wampís Women's Council made a shocking public denunciation of 524 cases of rape and abuse of children who attended public schools since 2010.| Amazon Watch
Amazon Watch was honored to participate in the Third Shaniishinshi of the Chapra Nation. No other organization had ever attended an assembly like this one before.| Amazon Watch
The 2024 Banking on Climate Chaos report is the most comprehensive analysis of the financial institutions backing the fossil fuel industry and the policies of the world’s 60 largest banks enabling this financing.| Amazon Watch
Just two communities bid for right to buy neglected land in five years Jamie Mann from The Ferret in fine form: https://theferret.scot/communities-bid-right-to-buy-neglected-land-5-years/ Just two communities have applied to take neglected land into public ownership since the Scottish Government launched the initiative more than five years ago, The Ferret has found. Since 2018, communities have been […]| Three Acres And A Cow
Contrary to upholding Indigenous rights, Canada rejected crucial recommendations regarding the regulation of its companies operating in Latin America and the Caribbean.| Amazon Watch
"Ferrogrão is the train of death, of deforestation. The railroad is not going to carry people, as they claim, but grain production of international companies that are financing this project."| Amazon Watch
The Onondaga have asked an international commission to find that the United States violated a treaty guaranteeing the nation 2.5 million acres of land. New York Times by Grace Ashford Four or five …| Onondaga Nation
When governments meet next year to finalise a global deal to halt loss of the biodiversity on which human wellbeing depends, “30 by 30” will be one phrase on everybody’s lips. The target – to protect at least 30% of Earth’s land and sea by 2030 – is part of a package being negotiated under the UN … Continue reading Will 30×30 reboot conservation or entrench old problems?| Under The Banyan
What is more desired that development? It is odd for someone to say that they don’t want development. Yet, the Peace Community of San José de Apartado has been labeled as “anti-development.” Made up of peasants who were displaced and dispossessed in the 1990s by paramilitary actions, the community now represents territorial resistance and protection … Continue reading What Development Are We Talking About?→| PBI Colombia (English)
WITNESS participated in the Acampamento Terra Livre (Free Land Camp) to learn from and support Indigenous communications teams in Brazil.| WITNESS Blog
