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Karen indigenous women in Ban Huay Hoi, Thailand

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Indigenous systems: Effectively Resolving Conflicts and Building Peace

Introduction: Indigenous peoples always aspire to achieve peace and security in their territories. In the histories of indigenous peoples, conflicts and disputes were addressed and resolved internally as much as possible. Otherwise, conflicts had potential for severe impacts on the wellbeing of indigenous peoples sometimes to the point of their collective survival and development. Through

The True Cost of our Food Systems – EAT@Home episode 3

Episode 3 of EAT@Home focuses on how small-scale food producers can receive their fair share. We’ll visit farmers in Bolivia and Ethiopia; and to learn lessons from another pandemic, we’ll head to farming communities in Sierra Leone with Idris and Sabrina Elba. Then, we’ll dive into the wonders of the blue world: from the coast

“Indigenous Peoples, Traditional Knowledge and Climate Resilience”.

PREFACE The Pawanka Fund organized seven sub regional virtual meetings with 44 local counterparts from Pawanka Fund and Climate Justice Resilience Fund (CJRF), between July and October this year on the theme of “Indigenous Peoples, Traditional Knowledge and Climate Resilience”.  The aim was to create a space to have a dialogue, exchange learnings and have

The Arctic’s Future is Shaped by Indigenous Youth Leaders

Building relationships among peoples across the Arctic borders was a vision the Arctic Indigenous youth had when they came together in the very first Arctic Youth Leaders’ Summit held in Finland last November of the previous year. Bearing witness to the common issues their respective countries were experiencing in the Arctic regions, their idealism and

How indigenous land victories can cool a warming planet

“When we get full rights to our forests, we protect them, preserve huge stores of carbon, and help mitigate climate change.” By Kynan Tegar  Kynan Tegar, 15, is an Indonesian photographer, filmmaker, and activist for Indigenous land rights. You can see many more of his photos on Instagram @kynantegar. Your country and mine are suffering from

Food for health: Sustains indigenous communities’ well-being

I N T R O D U C T I O N With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging across the globe, this crisis is likely to stretch on for a few years. The situation is especially critical for indigenous peoples, a global community who experience the most severe poverty levels, inadequate health and other social

Indigenous Concepts and Values on Sustainability among Indigenous Peoples in Tanzania, Nepal and the Philippines

Introduction The project “Research and Advocacy on Indigenous Language, Concepts and Values on Sustainability” aimed to contribute to strengthening the vitality and practice of important indigenous concepts and values in the implementation of indigenous peoples’ sustainable and self-determined development. Indigenous concepts and values relating to sustainable use, control and management of lands, territories, and resources

The Green Climate Fund and Us: how Indigenous Peoples must make their voices heard

by Dr. Myrna Cunningham Indigenous Peoples have in recent decades been deeply involved in promoting the rights of our peoples at an international level. At long last we are now seeing the establishment of international human rights standards that recognise our individual and collective rights. However, we face huge gaps, and none bigger than the