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Indigenous peoples

Ecuadorians reject Amazon oil drilling in historic referendum

Ecuadorians reject Amazon oil drilling in historic referendum

Around 60% of voters said oil reserves in the Yasuní National Park should be left in the ground in binding vote

Trees and the Bosawas Reserve in Nicaragua. UN climate fund suspends project in the country over human rights concerns

UN climate fund suspends project in Nicaragua over human rights concerns

The Green Climate Fund suspended a $117 million forest conservation project in Nicaragua over escalating violence against indigenous people.

Pressure grows on governments and banks to stop supporting Amazon oil and gas 

Pressure grows on governments and banks to stop supporting Amazon oil and gas 

An upcoming summit on protecting the Amazon has become the focus of a Indigenous and civil society-led campaign to set up an exclusion zone for fossil fuels

Morocco's centuries-old irrigation system under threat from climate change

Morocco’s centuries-old irrigation system under threat from climate change

As Morocco faces increasingly extreme temperatures, indigenous communities in the country’s southeast suffer the brunt of the climate crisis

Truck driving timber across deforested lands in Indonesia.

“Green” funds destroy Indonesia’s forests – Climate Weekly

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Carbon credit rule-makers must engage Indigenous People

Carbon credit rule-makers must engage Indigenous People

Indigenous people protect the forests but the organisation writing up a rule-book for high-quality carbon offsets has not adequately consulted them

Indigenous people Nicaragua

Nature’s stewards under attack – Climate Weekly

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An agriculture worker in Nicaragua's Caribbean region, where a GCF project is under a complaint. Funding Stagnation Puts Green Climate Fund Ambition at Risk

Green Climate Fund credibility hangs over response to violence in Nicaragua project

Indigenous people in Nicaragua have accused a Green Climate Fund project of exacerbating violence with settlers invading their land

Mafalda Duarte

Mafalda Duarte named as next chief of UN climate fund

The CEO of the Climate Investment Funds has been picked to head the Green Climate Fund as its board faces its first complaint case

Hali Hewa episode 3: The indigenous experience

Hali Hewa episode 3: The indigenous experience

Cindy Kobei talks about growing up as an indigenous person in Kenya’s Mau Forest and what has changed with land rights issues and the climate crisis

Indian tribes fight to save forest homes from coal mining

Indian tribes fight to save forest homes from coal mining

In Hasdeo Aranya, indigenous people have been resisting coal mines for a decade and allege their consent for new projects has been forged

An uncertain climate partner - Climate Weekly

An uncertain climate partner – Climate Weekly

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The Arctic community that chose conservation over Big Oil

The Arctic community that chose conservation over Big Oil

In the Northwest Territories, Canada’s first indigenous protected reserve is bringing together scientific methods and traditional knowledge

My people have lived in the Amazon for 6,000 years: You need to listen to us

My people have lived in the Amazon for 6,000 years: You need to listen to us

As the planet warms and biodiversity collapses, those encouraging and profiting from the destruction of the Earth must be charged with ecocide

It's time to put Indigenous Peoples first at the UN biodiversity talks

It’s time to put Indigenous Peoples first at the UN biodiversity talks

As talks on a global deal to protect nature begin in Nairobi, Kenya, countries need to create a new conservation designation for Indigenous Peoples’ land

Tanzanian authorities seen opening fire on Maasai people in game reserve dispute

Tanzanian authorities seen opening fire on Maasai people in game reserve dispute

Rights NGO Survival International has accused the government of “shocking violence” and evicting Maasai people from their land to make way for trophy hunting

Russia, China oppose 'human rights' in nature talks, amid slow progress to a deal

Russia, China oppose ‘human rights’ in nature talks, amid slow progress to a deal

The draft biodiversity agreement references indigenous peoples’ rights but a proposal to streamline the text could strip more specific language from the targets

Carney, Kyte oversee carbon offset rules to address greenwashing concerns

Carney, Kyte oversee carbon offset rules to address greenwashing concerns

Two initiatives will release standards for the voluntary carbon market this year, while campaigners denounce offsetting as a “scam” that delays real climate action

Indigenous peoples in Guatemala demand sovereignty over oil and mining resources

Indigenous peoples in Guatemala demand sovereignty over oil and mining resources

The case could set an international precedent for indigenous people to control resources on their land, which they say is critical to climate action

Marooned by Morakot: Indigenous Taiwanese typhoon survivors long to return home

Marooned by Morakot: Indigenous Taiwanese typhoon survivors long to return home

The Paiwan community left their typhoon-hit village in 2009 for a new town, where they are alienated from their heritage

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