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
How did it start? The term “Indigenous Peoples and local communities” first emerged in international policy during the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. This terminology was included in the Convention on Biological Diversity, Agenda 21, and the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development. By the mid-2000s, this
En febrero de 2016, la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) emitió medidas cautelares que exigían al gobierno de Paraguay poner fin a la deforestación del territorio ancestral de los Ayoreo-Totobiegosode, ubicado en la zona del Gran Chaco del país. Las medidas también exigían que los Pueblos Indígenas aislados fueran
Puede que Bangladesh sea una estrella en ascenso, pero la voz de sus pueblos indígenas ha caído en oídos sordos. Bangladesh es una estrella en ascenso en el escenario internacional. Las recientes visitas del presidente francés, Emmanuel Macrón y Sergei Lavrov, el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores ruso, son testimonio
Bangladesh may be a rising star, but the voice of its Indigenous Peoples has fallen on deaf ears. Bangladesh is a rising star on the international stage. Recent visits by French President Macron and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, give testimony to the country’s growing importance. Neighboring India also maintains
October 02 2023 In 2022, the Tanzanian Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism announced the demarcation of 1,500 hectares of Maasai land for the Pololeti Game Management Reserve. The announcement led to major protests in the Loliondo/Ngorongoro area of northern Tanzania, and on June 10th 2022, the Tanzanian police used
