Mongabay

Climate finance must reach Indigenous communities at COP30 & beyond (commentary)

As the COP30 climate summit in the Amazon draws near, pressure is mounting to get funding directly into the hands of Indigenous and local community organizations who are the frontline defenders of the ...
University at Buffalo

New study guides climate modelers on partnering with Indigenous communities

Cheng credits his co-authors' preexisting relationships with the Indigenous communities. Herman-Mercer has worked for years ...
Panda

WWF welcomes new commitments to Indigenous Peoples and local communities; urges quick implementation

The new pledges must be implemented with urgency and transparency. WWF welcomes the launch of the Intergovernmental Land Tenure Commitment (ILTC) and the renewed Forest and Land Tenure Pledge at the ...
ssir.org

From Uprooted to Uplifted: The Movement to Restore Indigenous Land Rights

On a May morning in 2023, more than 200 Indigenous, local community, and Afro-descendant women from 20 countries on four continents bustled into a hotel meeting space in Brazzaville, the capital of ...
Traffic

TRAFFIC signs “The Pledge We Want”: for Indigenous Peoples and local communities everywhere

TRAFFIC is proud to join the global “The Pledge We Want”, calling for equitable funding, recognition of rights, and meaningful access for Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) in ...
Grist

For Indigenous communities, AI brings peril — and promise

When the United Nations marked the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples last week, it signaled a growing recognition of a new kind of extraction. Artificial intelligence, or AI, systems ...
KQED

Radio Stations Serving Indigenous Communities Face Challenges From Federal Cuts

Dozens of Native American radio stations across the country vital to tribal communities are at risk of going off the air after Congress cut more than $1 billion from the Corporation for Public ...
Mongabay

Indigenous communities in Indonesia demand halt to land-grabbing government projects

More than 250 members of Indigenous and local communities gathered in Indonesia’s Merauke district to demand an end to government-backed projects of strategic national importance, or PSN, which they ...
UNHCR

Colombia: Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities at risk

Dozens of Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities are at risk because of an upsurge in violence in north-western Colombia. Hundreds have fled to other parts of Colombia, a few have crossed the ...

Regional: Organizers Of Training On Missing And Murdered Indigenous People Urge Law Enforcement To Notice The Crisis

Law enforcement agencies across California are marking January as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and organizers ...
CBS News

Colorado communities, leaders celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day

Communities across Colorado -- including Denver and Pueblo -- celebrated Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday, honoring Native culture and traditions. In Boulder, residents gathered for music, dance, and ...