We endorse the statement from allied civil society organizations that, concerned about the catastrophic consequences of oil spills, gas flaring, and poor remediation efforts, which have left the land, water, and air severely polluted, condemn the planned resumption of oil extraction in Ogoniland, Rivers State. Concerned civil society organisations
Land is Life calls on the Government of India to reconsider the pursuit of the 11,000 MW Siang Hydroelectric Project and other large-scale dams in Arunachal Pradesh and across North East India. It is deeply concerning that the Government of India is pushing forward with the construction of the
‘Voluntary trust’ legislation discussed in Senate. While the Ayoreo Indigenous People have title to half their traditional territory, draft legislation introduced by a group of government senators would establish a Fideicomiso Voluntario or ‘voluntary trust’ for the rest of their traditional territory. The Ayoreo-Totobiegosode were never consulted about the Trust,
Déplacés de leurs terres dans l’est de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) au XXe siècle, sans consultation ni compensation, les Batwa (anciennement connus sous le nom de Pygmées) se battent pour regagner leur foyer forestier du Parc National de Kahuzi-Biega (PNKB). Mais les autorités du Parc les attaquent une
Desplazado de sus tierras en la zona oriental de la República Democrática del Congo (RDC) en el siglo XX, sin consulta ni compensación, el pueblo Batwa (anteriormente conocido como Pigmeos) está luchando para regresar a su hogar forestal en Parque Nacional Kahuzi-Biega (PNKB). Pero las autoridades del Parque los están
Displaced from their lands in the eastern area of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the 20th Century, with neither consultation nor compensation, the Batwa People (formerly known as Pygmies) are struggling to return to their forest home in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park (PNKB). But the Park Authorities are
