Indigenous rights

Indigenous groups urge UN to halt sacred wildlife offset schemes at COP17

Biodiversity Sohanur Rahman -
As COP17 negotiations shape the future of global biodiversity policy, campaigners challenge market-based conservation schemes and demand stronger protections...

Women, youth and Indigenous leaders demand direct biodiversity finance

Biodiversity TCW Report -
Speakers highlighted gaps between global biodiversity commitments and local realities, urging governments to expand grassroots funding, protect territorial rights...

Biodiversity key to indigenous rights, Bangladesh representative says

Biodiversity TCW Report -
Speaking at an Indigenous peoples’ conference in Malaysia, Parvez urged policymakers to treat local communities as partners in biodiversity...

Kuakata’s Rakhine community faces land pressure, erosion and exclusion

Climate Justice TCW Report -
Kuakata’s centuries-old Rakhine Indigenous community is facing mounting pressure from land disputes, delayed rehabilitation, tourism-driven development and coastal erosion,...

Garo family evicted at gunpoint in Madhupur land recovery drive

Environment TCW Report -
A Garo indigenous family was evicted from their Madhupur forest home during a land recovery drive linked to a...

Indonesian women lead the fight to protect Mother Earth

Environment TCW Report -
A new book spotlights Indonesian women environmental defenders who blend indigenous ritual, grassroots organizing, and modern activism to resist...

New analysis warns many carbon credits lack integrity

Climate Finance TCW Report -
A new international review says many carbon credits fail to deliver emissions cuts or protect communities. Authors urge tougher...