Indigenous Peoples' Struggles

Bulletin articles 25 October 2023

The Batwa and the Kahuzi-Biega National Park in the DRC: Will the new law on Indigenous Peoples help the Batwa recover their land?

With the support of international funding, the establishment of the Kahuzi-Biega National Park has led to the forced and violent eviction of the Batwa Indigenous People. The DRC government recently passed a new law on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, which, though a step forward, does not apply to lands that have already been designated as protected areas, nor does it make any mention of historic injustices.

Carta aberta ao governador do estado do Pará e ao presidente da República do Brasil

Articles 11 August 2023

Open letter to the governor of the state of Pará and the president of Republic of Brazil

Your Excellencies Governor Helder Barbalho and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, there is no climate justice without the protection of two forests, urban centers, water and land! (Only available in Portuguese).

Bulletin articles 22 July 2023

Dayak Women’s Struggle to Protect the Forests in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

This article tells the story of a women group in Kalimantan called “Hurung Hapakat”, which means “Working Together”. Collectively, and against serious repression, they have reclaimed some land from oil palm plantations in order to also reclaim their food sovereignty, dignity and wisdom. And they are not alone.

Bulletin articles 30 August 2016

The Quechua-lamas vision of medicinal plants: a lesson from the high-altitude forests of Peru

Modern people usually refer to medicinal plants as resources at the service of humans. This way of referring to them does not seem to be universal. The Quechua-lamas of the Amazon foothills regard plants as people, even more, they treat them as if they were a living community.

Bulletin articles 25 July 2008

Indigenous Peoples' Struggles

The Batwa and the Kahuzi-Biega National Park in the DRC: Will the new law on Indigenous Peoples help the Batwa recover their land?

Open letter to the governor of the state of Pará and the president of Republic of Brazil

Dayak Women’s Struggle to Protect the Forests in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

The Quechua-lamas vision of medicinal plants: a lesson from the high-altitude forests of Peru

Guatemala: Agrofuels cause deforestation and displacement

Malaysia: Sarawak forest peoples harassed by logging and dams

Peru: National strike demands respect for indigenous collective rights

Uganda: Thousands of Indigenous People evicted from FSC-certified Mount Elgon National Park

Paraguay: Forced contact brought illness and death to indigenous man

Water: For some a sacred element, for others a common property, and yet for others a mere commodity

Amazonia: The right of indigenous peoples to live in voluntary isolation

Rome meeting to assess implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas

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