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Recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ and Community Land Rights to Limit Deforestation Is Cost-Effective Approach to Fight Poverty, Climate Change

Reports & Research
Global

NEW YORK (17 September, 2014)—US$1.64 billion, the funds pledged to date by three major multi-lateral initiatives at the United Nations and World Bank in preparing for the evolving REDD+ carbon market, would expand the demarcation, registration, and titling of rights of the local communities and Indigenous Peoples living on 450 million hectares, an area almost half the size of Europe, according to new research released by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) and Tebtebba (Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education).

COLOMBIA: RESTORING THE LAND, SECURING THE PEACE: INDIGENOUS AND AFRO-DESCENDANT TERRITORIAL RIGHTS

Reports & Research
October, 2015

Forced displacement and the misappropriation of land, often through violence and intimidation, have been a defining feature of Colombia’s internal armed conflict. These human rights violations and abuses have targeted above all Indigenous, Afro-descendant and peasant farmer communities. For these communities, whose identities and livelihoods are intimately linked with the land on which they live and work, the trauma of displacement has been particularly acute.

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples on her mission to Brazil

Policy Papers & Briefs
September, 2016
Brazil

1. The Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, visited Brazil from 7 to 17 March 2016, at the invitation of the Government. The purpose of the visit was to identify and assess the main issues currently facing indigenous peoples in the country and to follow up on key recommendations made in 2009 by the previous mandate holder, following his visit to Brazil.

Sociología de las ocupaciones de tierra. Acción colectiva de los trabajadores rurales de Artigas Uruguay 2005-2007

Reports & Research
August, 2015
Bolivia

La publicación tiene el objetivo de brindar materiales para una comprensión acabada y una explicación posible al conflicto suscitado en torno de la acción colectiva de los trabajadores rurales y la intervención del gobierno de Vázquez en el mismo (entre 2005 y 2007). Pero estos hechos sociales, las ocupaciones de tierra, también constituyen un hecho político. Esto no cambia nuestra mirada sociológica, es decir nuestra descripción y análisis de los fenómenos efectivamente ocurridos en la sociedad, nuestra sociología de los hechos y actores políticos.
 
 

“El Ceibo” y organizaciones moxeñas: dos emprendimientos exitosos en Bolivia.

Training Resources & Tools
October, 2008
Bolivia

Documento presentado en la "Reunión Técnica Internacional sobre Comunidades Indígenas, Tierra, Desarrollo e Institucionalidad.2008" Conclusiones principales: • Necesidad de articular y mantener un vínculo entre las organizaciones de carácter social y político con las organizaciones de carácter económico. • La planificación territorial es menos preponderante en términos de desarrollo, que la constitución y representación de actores sociales, que luego interactúan con las instituciones públicas y privadas.

Propiedad colectiva de la tierra en Sudamérica, desafíos y perspectivas

Reports & Research
January, 2017
South America

Entre el 23 de octubre y el 02 de diciembre de 2016, el IPDRS y el Land Portal, llevaron adelante un foro debate en línea sobre la Propiedad colectiva de la tierra en Sudamérica, desafíos y perspectivas, buscando alimentar la discusión que actualmente proviene de toda una dinámica global desde ONG, centros de investigación, activistas, universidades, colectivos y claramente organizaciones campesinas e indígenas que plantea todo un esfuerzo mundial para defender la propiedad colectiva de la tierra desde sus distintas dimensiones ante las presiones y amenazas provenientes del agronegocio y de

From Risk and Conflict to Peace and Prosperity

Reports & Research
January, 2017
Kenya
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Senegal
Brazil
Colombia
Peru
China
Indonesia
India

Amid the realities of major political turbulence, there was growing recognition in 2016 that the land rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities are key to ensuring peace and prosperity, economic development, sound investment, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Despite equivocation by governments, a critical mass of influential investors and companies now recognize the market rationale for respecting community land rights.

The Recognition and Security of Customary Tenure of Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia: a Legal Perspective

Reports & Research
October, 2016
Cambodia

This short thematic study challenges the assumption that the legal framework to recognize and protect indigenous peoples’ (IP) customary lands is adequate and that the challenge lies in its implementation. With support from MRLG, a core group of IP NGOs of the Cambodia Indigenous Peoples Alliance (CIPA) held a series of seminars to scrutinize this legal framework, identify gaps and make recommendations for a revision of the supporting legal framework. The thematic study documents this joint reflection.

Sub Decree on Procedures of Registration of Land of Indigenous Communities

Legislation & Policies
National Policies
May, 2009
Cambodia

"Article 1. The purposes of this Sub-Decree are to determine principles, procedures, and mechanisms for the registration of land of indigenous communities as collective title.

Article 2. The objectives of this Sub-Decree are to provide indigenous communities with legal rights over land tenure, to ensure land tenure security, and to protect collective ownership by preserving the identity, culture, good custom and tradition of each indigenous community."

Declaração das Nações Unidas sobre os Direitos dos Povos Indígenas

International Conventions or Treaties
April, 2008
Global
Brazil

A Assembléia Geral, Tomando nota da recomendação que figura na resolução 1/2 do Conselho dos Direitos Humanos, de 29 de junho de 2006, na qual o Conselho aprovou o texto da Declaração das Nações Unidas sobre os Direitos dos Povos Indígenas, Recordando sua resolução 61/178, de 20 de dezembro de 2006, em que decidiu adiar o exame e a adoção de medidas sobre a Declaração a fim de dispor de mais tempo para seguir realizando consultas a respeito, e decidiu também concluir o exame da Declaração antes de que terminasse o sexagésimo-primeiro período de sessões, Aprova a Declaração das Nações Unidas