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The variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part

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Forests Are Not Empty Spaces: To Save the Climate, Recognize Our Land Rights

22 April 2021

Africa

Latin America and the Caribbean

Asia

Global

MESSAGE FROM AN INDIGENOUS LEADER AT THE BIDEN CLIMATE SUMMIT

Covid an Excuse to Strip Tropical Forests: Indigenous Groups

18 February 2021

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Brazil

Colombia

Peru

Indonesia

PARIS (AFP) — Governments worldwide are using the Covid-19 pandemic to push through destructive development projects and roll back protections of indigenous groups, according to a global report on deforestation and rule of la

Economic opportunism in response to COVID-19 erodes Indigenous land rights, generate violence and deforestation

18 February 2021

Democratic Republic of the Congo

In their quest to bolster economies battered by the pandemic, governments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and elsewhere have set aside social and environmental safeguards in favor of destructive development projects that are harming Indigenous communities and the forests they care for, according to a report released today by Forest Peoples Programme.

Gov’t cancels public claims of ownership in sanctuary

28 January 2021

Cambodia

Main Photo: Environmental officials inspect Prey Lang wildlife sanctuary in Sandan district, Kampong Thom province on 2020. Environment Ministry

The government has repealed all previously issued letters certifying sales, purchases, transfers, occupation or ownership of any land within the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary.

“We can still catch up”: webinar explores biodiversity and climate change in light of COVID-19

14 September 2020

South America

Global

As the world struggles to deal with the shockwaves created by the Coronavirus pandemic, scientists have been drawing direct links between the emergence of new diseases, collapsing biodiversity and the destruction of vital forestlands which for generations have been stewarded by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.

Amid Pandemic, Malaysia Grants Timber Giant Logging Permit on Indigenous Land in Borneo

14 July 2020

Malaysia

Concession to extract timber from 148,000 hectares in upper Baram was granted despite repeated objections from local communities.

EMPLOYMENT: Deputy Director General, Research (Bioversity International)

Global

Bioversity International is the world’s largest organization undertaking research on agricultural biodiversity, dedicated to addressing global issues related to food security, poverty, climate change, and environmental degradation.

Blogs

The Big Read: As clamour grows for preservation in land-scarce Singapore, something’s got to give

1 February 2021

Singapore

While green groups spoken to agreed that the Government has become more receptive to their views, they believe it is now time to put conservation or preservation at the front and centre of future development projects.

By Navene Elangovan for Channels News Asia (CNA) Singapore

Indonesia's LESTARI Project: From Village Empowerment to Landscape Conservation

25 December 2020

Indonesia

This piece was written by Tedi Rabold about the completed U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) LESTARI project.

Secure Land Rights: A Sustainable Solution At the Intersection of Climate Change and COVID-19

23 September 2020

Authors:

Ms. Rachel McMonagle

Global

COVID-19 and climate change are impacting all of us, but the dual disasters have a disproportionate impact on communities in emerging economies. These impacts are felt most acutely in rural areas, especially among indigenous communities and minority groups, and by women and others who are marginalized within those groups.

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Greenpeace is a global network of independent national and regional Greenpeace organisations (NROs) and Greenpeace International as a coordinating organisation.

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