Interview with Joan Carling
Date: December 3, 2016
Source: Land Rights Now
“Whatever happens to the land directly affects indigenous women in a profound manner. It is like taking the fish out of the water, when they experience loss of land.”
There are 3, 564 content items of different types and languages related to Indigenous Peoples on the Land Portal.
Land Portal Launches Thematic Portfolios on Forest Tenure, Indigenous & Community Land Rights and Land & Gender
Dynamic thematic portfolios combine detailed narratives with Linked Open Data to provide comprehensive global overview
GRONINGEN (11 November, 2016) — Forest tenure, gender and land rights, and indigenous and community land rights are all key thematic areas related to land governance. For this reason, the Land Portal is launching the first three comprehensive thematic portfolios focused on these issues.
If you want to tackle carbon emissions let indigenous people control their land
Global leaders must acknowledge that land and forests owned and managed by local communities are more likely to prevent deforestation and deliver greater carbon storage
In my native Colombia, the cloud forests of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta have been described as holding the most important concentration of threatened wildlife on Earth. These forests are also the ancestral home of the Koguis, an indigenous group now numbering around 10,000 individuals.
United States: Indigenous people treated like invaders
By: Mary and Jack Wichita, Mason, Wis.
Date: November 15th 2016
Source: Superior Telegram
We are compelled to share the issues that resonate with us about the current pipeline conflict in North Dakota.
Native Americans find allies in fight for land rights
By: Kirk Johnson, The New York Times
Date: November 15th 2016
Source: ADN.com
The simmering standoff between the police and Native Americans and their allies who oppose a giant oil pipeline project in North Dakota is the most visible sign yet of an emerging movement that is shifting the debate about how public lands across North America should be managed.
Australia: NSW mayor criticised for calling Aboriginal land claims 'opportunistic'
By: Calla Wahlquist
Date: November 14th 2016
Source: The Guardian
Chairman of Glen Innes branch of Aboriginal Land Council says it’s ironic for a non-Indigenous person to describe any claim to land as ‘opportunistic’
The NSW Aboriginal Land Council has criticised the mayor of Glen Innes in the north of the state for describing a land claim application as “opportunistic”.
Energy Transfer says not slowing down construction of North Dakota oil pipeline
By: Liz Hampton
Date: November 8th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Energy Transfer Partners LP on Tuesday said it was not slowing down construction of its Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota, a project contested by environmentalists and Native Americans groups.
U.N. Supports Indigenous Land Rights in Mexico’s Mining Plans
By: Wendy Anders
Date: November 10th 2016
Source: Costa Rica Star
Indigenous peoples have disadvantages vis-a-vis governments and companies in consultations on projects that affect their communities, reported TeleSur TV this week.
Indigenous People Fight for Place at World Climate Action Table
By: hg-CM-egb
Date: November 8th 2016
Source: TeleSUR English
A growing body of research shows that Indigenous people and guaranteed rights to their land are critical factors in keeping carbon out of the atmosphere.
Amazonians call on leaders to heed link between land rights and climate change
By: Dan Collyns
Source: The Guardian
Date: 4 November 2016
As Paris climate agreement comes into force, inhabitants of Amazon rainforest demand recognition of key role their communities play in conservation