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New rights protections or new disappointments for Indigenous Peoples in Honduras?

by Emily Greenspan, OxfamApril 12, 2018

The process for developing new legislation on Indigenous Peoples’ right to prior consultation has set off alarms, but the Honduran government still has time to ensure a participatory and inclusive process that aligns with international standards. Following last November’s contested presidential election and allegations of corruption around recent legislative reforms that have been widely denounced […]

Traditional landowners reject mining exploration bid in Bougainville

by Catherine Wilson, MongabayApril 3, 2018

Ahead of next year’s referendum on independence from Papua New Guinea, the government of the autonomous region of Bougainville believes reopening the Panguna copper mine is the key to gaining economic self-sufficiency. In January, traditional landholders rejected a bid by Bougainville Copper Ltd. — now majority owned by the Bougainville and Papua New Guinea governments […]

Indigenous Peoples welcome adoption of Green Climate Fund’s Indigenous Peoples Policy

by IWGIAMarch 2, 2018

Songdo, South Korea – Indigenous peoples welcome the adoption today of the GCF Indigenous Peoples Policy by the Green Climate Fund Board. “As faithful stewards of nature often in the frontline of negative impacts of climate change and unsafeguarded climate change response actions, indigenous peoples have seen a ray of hope and a potentially promising […]

Canada Takes One More Step Toward Ratifying UNDRIP

by Gabriella RutherfordFebruary 20, 2018

In what Assembly of First Nations Chief (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde called a “crucial step towards reconciliation”, the Canadian House of Commons recently voted by 217 votes to 76 that Bill C-262, “An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous […]

How Peru excludes indigenous voices in its quest to develop the Amazon

by Adrian Gonzalez, The ConversationFebruary 15, 2018

The Peruvian government has a clear development agenda for its Amazon rainforest regions. Oil extraction is already happening on a large scale. That will be supported by significant investment in new gas pipelines, proposed hydroelectric dams and other large transport projects. But what do people who actually live in the region make of all this? […]

Trudeau’s ‘progressive’ TPP violates Indigenous rights

by Brent Patterson, Council of CanadiansJanuary 29, 2018

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s so-called ‘Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership’ (CPTPP) – to be signed on March 8 in Chile – is a violation of Indigenous rights. While the text of the CPTPP has not yet been made public, and may not be until after the signing ceremony, it can be assumed: it […]

Victory for Indigenous Rights in Brazil as Court Revokes License for the Belo Sun Mine

by Christian Poirier, Amazon WatchDecember 18, 2017

In a powerful victory for indigenous rights in Brazil last week, the Toronto-based company Belo Sun Mining had its license to drill revoked by a federal court, dealing a significant setback to its efforts to gouge a mega-mine into the banks of the Amazon’s Xingu River. In the unanimous ruling, the court cited Belo Sun’s […]

Rocket debris is a risk to Inuit food security

by Tiff-Annie Kenny and Tad Lemieux, The ConversationOctober 23, 2017

When the European Space Agency (ESA) launched a satellite into orbit on Oct. 13, it did so despite opposition from Inuit leaders in Canada and Greenland over its potential to contaminate an important Arctic area. Most, but not all, of the rocket’s highly toxic fuel is burned during the launch. So, when the second stage […]

Brazilian Indigenous Group Occupies Amazon Dam, Halts Construction To Demand Rights

by International Rivers and Amazon WatchJuly 19, 2017

At dawn on Sunday, July 16th, 200 representatives of the indigenous Munduruku nation occupied the main work camp of the São Manoel hydroelectric dam on the Teles Pires River in the Brazilian Amazon, paralyzing the project. Led by Munduruku women warriors, the occupiers presented a series of demands to dam developers and Brazilian government authorities, including the […]

One Year and Counting

by Catherine MachadoJanuary 17, 2017

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote in his mandate letter to the newly-minted Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, Carolyn Bennett, that “no relationship is more important to me and to Canada than the one with Indigenous Peoples.” This came just before he was to take on his first year in office. At the time, […]

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