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.
The threats facing Indigenous people opposing industrial operations on their lands — discrimination, harassment and assassination — all disproportionately affect women. And the coronavirus pandemic has done little to reduce the danger, say Indigenous and faith leaders.
With USAID support, an Afro-Colombian community received a collective land title, guaranteeing ownership of their traditional lands.
O Fundo « Perdas e Danos » (criado na COP28) representa um passo crucial para mitigar os impactos das mudanças climáticas, especialmente para os povos indígenas e as comunidades locais. Este seminário web explorará a operacionalização do fundo e examinará suas implicações práticas e conceituais.
El Fondo « Pérdidas y Daños » (creado en la COP28) representa un paso crucial hacia la mitigación de los impactos del cambio climático, especialmente para los pueblos indígenas y las comunidades locales. Este seminario web explorará la operacionalización del fondo y examinará sus implicaciones prácticas y conceptuales.
Le Fonds « Pertes et Dommages » (créé lors de la COP28) représente un pas crucial vers l'atténuation des impacts du changement climatique, en particulier pour les peuples autochtones et les communautés locales. Ce webinaire explorera l’opérationnalisation du fonds et en examinera les implications pratiques et conceptuelles.
Over the past two decades, policymakers have expressed considerable optimism about the capacity of international development to curb transnational migration, yet there is a dearth of research examining how and under what conditions development interventions impact migration decisions. Enlisting a case study approach in the Maya-K’iche’ community of Almolonga, this article examines divergent meanings and practices of “development” and its impact on the migratory aspirations and outcomes of Indigenous families in Guatemala.
The Open Up Guide on Land Governance is a resource aimed to be used by governments from developing countries to collect and release land-related data to improve data quality, availability, accessibility and use for improved citizen engagement, decision making and innovation. It sets out:
Key datasets for land management accountability, and how they should be collected, stored, shared and published for improving land governance and transparency;
Les Open Up Guides sont des outils pratiques développés par l’ODC et ses partenaires thématiques pour aider les gouvernements et d’autres acteurs à utiliser la publication d’ensembles de données stratégiques pour relever les principaux défis politiques. Ils s’appuient sur des preuves pratiques tout en recueillant des enseignements pour s’assurer que les normes mondiales sont applicables localement.
