Indigenous lands feel cruel bite of green energy transition
Mining companies have been offered a path to sustainability but few are taking it – Indigenous people need to be at the table demanding change
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As donors dither, Indigenous funds seek to decolonise green finance
Tired of waiting for donor dollars for climate and nature protection to trickle down, Indigenous rights groups are creating new funds to do things differently
“It’s shameful”: Amazon Indigenous people call for oil drilling ban at COP30
Indigenous leaders representing dozens of Amazon ethnicities have signed a declaration calling for a COP30 roadmap to phase out fossil fuels
Indigenous peoples give fresh impetus to fight against climate crisis
Around the world, Indigenous peoples are using ancestral knowledge to adapt to extreme weather events and protect ecosystems
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
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Climate policy needs to reflect resilience of northern indigenous communities
Indigenous groups in Canada have developed societal structures to cope with climate change without relying on federal policies. We need to learn from them
What is the real cost of cheap Russian gas?
Few people in the West think about the ethics of buying fossil fuels from Vladimir Putin’s Russia
Brazil’s first indigenous congresswoman defends her people’s rights from Bolsonaro
Joênia Wapichana helped to win land titles for five indigenous groups in Brazil’s far north, but the president is threatening to re-open the area to white farmers and miners
Indigenous peoples are dying in a global war for their lands
Ten years after the UN recognised indigenous peoples rights, they remain on the frontline, defending the biosphere on behalf of us all
Brazilian indigenous leader appeals for solidarity against land grabs
Guarani-Kaiowá leader Ladio Veron is touring Europe to raise awareness of violence and environmental destruction by agribusiness
“Beef caucus” takes over indigenous policies in Brazil
Indigenous groups say they are at “war” with the Brazilian government after the appointment of a justice minister with close ties to agriculture
Conservation zones exclude indigenous people, drive deforestation
Without their traditional land managers, reserves in Central America are left vulnerable to corporate interests, report finds
Indigenous leaders call on Canada’s Trudeau to uphold Paris deal
Keystone XL oil pipeline and Site C hydropower dam are a test of the government’s commitment to indigenous rights, say objectors
Indigenous land rights fundamental to climate safety – Lord Stern
Forests and grasslands would store more carbon if communities’ rights were protected, according to research from the leading climate economist
On forests, the UN and indigenous people are worlds apart
ANALYSIS: Germany, Norway and UK lead forest protection announcements, but where are the real forest defenders at COP21?
Peru’s indigenous Uros people turn to solar power
NEWS: On floating reed islands of Lake Titicaca, remote communities are swapping candles for solar panels
Meet the weaver who stopped miners destroying her forest
INTERVIEW: A peaceful protest by indigenous women in Indonesia shows the power of grassroots activism to tackle climate change
Why are indigenous people sidelined at UN climate talks?
COMMENT: Indigenous people have the solutions to climate change. They should be allowed to speak out at the UN climate talks
Brazil’s indigenous tribes: The low cost solution to climate change?
NEWS: Traditional communities living in harmony with nature need greater support from governments, says report
India and China farmers back new climate adaptation alliance
NEWS: A network of 25 indigenous mountain communities is sharing information – and seeds – for a climate-proof future
Indigenous people key to combating rainforest destruction
Researchers say the people who live in some of the world’s most fragile forests can establish how much carbon they contain as accurately as scientists equipped with hi-tech measuring instruments.
Jody Williams: tar sands are major threat to indigenous people
Winner of 1997 Nobel Peace Prize tells RTCC pipeline is major threat to the indigenous First Nations people of Alberta