Indigenous

Indigenous peoples hugging / celebrating at COP16

Indigenous Peoples Urge Inclusion in Biodiversity Actions

Paritta Wangkiat

A woman protesting

Biodiversity Credits at COP16 Spark Rejection by Indigenous Peoples and Environmentalists in Honduras

María Celeste Maradiaga

a grassy field with forest and brush in the background, in the foreground several men stand wearing white tank top shirts and pink wrap garments that are traditional for their community, they stare solemnly at the camera

Kenya's Indigenous Communities in the Shadows at the Ongoing Biodiversity Conference in Colombia

Agnes Lydia Oloo

A person stands in traditional regalia in front of a pavilion with a COP16 sign on it

COP16: Indigenous People Call for Demarcation of Territories and Direct Receipt of Resources for Genetic Heritage

Mariana Grilli

A woman holds a child with another by her side walking in a clearing with forested hills in the background

After Decades, Land Disputes Remain Rampant in Colol Conservation Area in Indonesia

Anastasia Ika

Farmers rake coffee beans outside a house with forest in the background

With Limited Support, Can Colol Coffee Farmers in Indonesia Increase Productivity?

Anastasia Ika

A view of a village on the left that gives way to rice fields and a clear river on the right, all in a hilly area

PLN Electricity Threatens Local Community Energy Independence in Jambi, Indonesia

Teguh Suprayitno

Idra Salem

A man stands in front of a singular tree in a cleared area

In Indonesia, Orang Rimba Face Deadly Consequences of Dirty Energy

Teguh Suprayitno

Idra Salem

A woman stands next to flowering plants behind a house

Deforestation Threatens Medicinal Plants on Mentawai Islands in Indonesia

Rus Akbar Saleleubaja

Febrianti

A woman and a small child on a boat with six jerry cans loaded onto it

Indigenous Women Face Water Shortages on Mentawai Islands in Indonesia

Rus Akbar Saleleubaja

Febrianti

A valley with forested hills and a river with a village

Residents of Beutong Ateuh in Indonesia Reject Plans for Gold Mining

Junaidi Hanafiah

Ibama raid on an illegal mining camp

Lawless Mining Gangs Target the Brazilian Amazon’s Precious Green Energy Minerals

Sam Cowie

River and boats

Unenforceable Legislation Fails to Curb Illegal Mining or Protect Indigenous Rights in Peru

Francisco Chuquicallata Reategui

raposa serra do sol guardians

The Indigenous Guardians of Brazil's Raposa Serra do Sol

Ariene Susui

ayahuasca session in Pucallpa, Peru

Shamans Fear for the Extinction of Ayahuasca in the Peruvian Amazon

Carlos Minuano

Portrait of indigenous leader and activist Alessandra Korap Munduruku.

Without Demarcation, Brazil's Mundurukus Near National Forest Suffer From Illegal Mining and Deforestation

Ana Bottallo Quadros

a group of students studying in their school courtyard

Coal Mining Disrupts Livelihoods and Migration Patterns in Thar, Pakistan

Manesh Kumar

a protest at cop red signs against fossil fuels

At COP28, Indigenous Women Have a Message for Leaders: Look at What We’re Doing, and Listen

UZMI ATHAR

cop28 sign

Brazil's COP28 Delegation May Be the Largest in History, Including President Lula and Ministers from Different Portfolios

Letícia Maria Klein Lobe

Environmental protest

On Earth Day, Green Groups Say 'No' to Philippines' Kaliwa Dam

Daniel Asido

Ornamental fish

Ornamental Fish Traffickers in Brazil Profit While Amazonian Species Inch Closer to Extinction

Leandro Barbosa

Josefina, environmental leader

Jungle Mothers: Josefina Tunki, President of a People That Resists the Destruction of the Amazon

Jorge Basilago

Verónica, environmental defender

Jungle Mothers: Verónica Grefa, a Young Kichwa Leader Forged Amid Environmental Disasters in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Jorge Basilago

Indigenous leader

Jungle Mothers: Diana Tanguila and Her Fight Against Extractivism in Arajuno, Ecuador

Jorge Basilago

women leaders

Jungle Mothers: Indigenous Women in the Amazon Are Frontline Defenders of Their Ancestral Territories

Jorge Basilago

An open-cut mine that has filled with water

Tribal Laws Flounder as Coal Law Puts a Village from East India on the Mining Map

rahul singh

View of a coal mine

Indigenous Peoples Oppose Asia's Largest Proposed Coal Mine

Niladry

iej

Indigenous Journalism: Territory and Environment

iej

Curso virtual: Periodismo indígena, territorio y medio ambiente

Elephants stroll by the roadside in Bugungu wildlife reserve in Buliisa district. The reserve is habitant of various wildlife and savannah grasslands. It is situated at the base of the rift valley escarpment west of Murchison falls national park in North-Western Uganda. Credit: Diana Taremwa Karakire / Ubuntu Times

Oil Money Heralds Trouble For Uganda’s Indigenous Bagungu Tribe

Diana Taremwa Karakire

banner image of webinar announcement.

The Last Defenders of Biodiversity: Land Rights and Policies in Indigenous Territories

members of the Kipsigis community

Losing Indigenous Cultural Practices Has Dire Consequences for Ecosystems in Kenya

Wesley Lang'at