Indigenous Peoples' Struggles
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28 September 2026
On August 27, 2026, the Tuxa Ta Pame, or Ka'apor Council, launched the Ka’apor Autonomous Community Protocol.
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28 September 2026
In August 2026, the 12th Pan-Amazonian Social Forum brought together more than 2,500 representatives from Indigenous Peoples and communities from the Amazon Basin in Puyuk, Ecuador.
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28 September 2026
At the end of the gathering, participants issued a statement warning about the intensification of extractivism, the commodification of nature, and the violation of human and environmental rights. They also warn about the lack of consultation with Indigenous Peoples
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28 September 2026
The "Our Land, Our Nature" conference in Nairobi, Kenya brought together 60 representatives of Indigenous Peoples from different continents to share experiences with conservation initiatives.
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8 July 2026
The documentary “Pig Feast: Colonialism in our time" presents a vivid picture of the struggle of Indigenous Peoples across the island of Papua against destruction of their territories. The film highlights indigenous resistance against large-scale projects that destroy peoples’ life spaces. One such project is the National Strategic Project Merauke, with 2.5 million hectares currently the world´s largest deforestation Project.
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8 July 2026
Indigenous Peoples from Ecuador are calling for support to stop the expansion of the oil frontier in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Three million hectares of the Amazon rainforest are to be handed over to oil companies, impacting countless Indigenous Peoples.
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23 April 2025
Samling is a notoriously destructive Malaysian logging, plantations and construction company which has faced decades of opposition from indigenous peoples such as the Penan and the Kenyah for destroying their customary lands. In December 2023, the Samling subsidiary SaraCarbon listed a carbon project in the Malaysian state of Sarawak in the registry of the carbon standard provider Verra.
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15 December 2024
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22 August 2024
The African Commission of Human and Peoples Rights recently made public its historic ruling on the Indigenous Batwa Peoples’ right to return to their ancestral home from which they were violently evicted, when the Kahuzi-Biega National Park was created in Eastern DR Congo.
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26 February 2024
The certifying company has turned a blind eye to the fact that the Peruvian government has not only not demarcated the indigenous territory but has also given the company two contracts for concessions.
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26 February 2024
The production of audio-visual tools, videos and podcasts in the Amazon, where Indigenous Peoples talk about their realities and resistance struggles, is increasing.