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Meet Our KOEF 2024 Grant Partners Strengthening Livelihoods around Lands and Climate Change

Meet Our KOEF 2024 Grant Partners Strengthening Livelihoods around Lands and Climate Change

Concerned about the deterioration of the land and the poor quality of food produced in monoculture with agrochemicals, they planned this project for the conservation and sustainable management of the soil in shade coffee plantations with agroecological practices, such as the use of organic fertilizers and natural insecticides.


Minahasa’s Cry: Indigenous Voices Rise Against Mining Onslaught in Indonesia

Minahasa’s Cry: Indigenous Voices Rise Against Mining Onslaught in Indonesia

Unmasking the Truth Over a six-month period, Kelung's dedicated team embarked on an ambitious reporting initiative, traveling across Minahasa to gather firsthand accounts of the impact of mining.


Activism through Performance: A Conversation with Landa Lakes

Activism through Performance: A Conversation with Landa Lakes

PF: Please share with us how your Chickasaw Nation heritage, childhood in Oklahoma, your identity as Two-Spirit, engagement in social justice activism, and your career in performance art all intersect so smoothly to outsiders.


Road to CBD COP16: New Opportunities for Indigenous Peoples

Road to CBD COP16: New Opportunities for Indigenous Peoples

The main results of the Summit, including recommendations developed by the participants as well as proposals from Indigenous Peoples, will be presented on the IIFB website and at the upcoming CBD COP16 in Cali, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and 11th session Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Windhoek, Namibia.


Kids are digital natives. They have ideas to help protect children from being harmed online

Kids are digital natives. They have ideas to help protect children from being harmed online

In an era where digital landscapes shape childhood experiences, safeguarding children from online harms requires a collective commitment to strategies which promote vigilance, education, and proactive regulation.


‘Didn’t care enough’: here’s what the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide found

‘Didn’t care enough’: here’s what the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide found

Being made to paint rocks or sweep away rain, losing leave applications, prohibiting career progression and blocking courses of deployments are common strategies that strip the victim of purpose, identity and belonging.


‘Cardio drumming’ is the hot, new exercise trend to purge your daily anger and frustration

‘Cardio drumming’ is the hot, new exercise trend to purge your daily anger and frustration

They’re drumming to Bob Seger’s “Old Time Rock and Roll” and Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” at the Foundry Christian Community Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where enthusiasts range in age from 3 to 83.


I’m a doctor who was overweight — these 5 weight loss tricks helped me shed the pounds for good

I’m a doctor who was overweight — these 5 weight loss tricks helped me shed the pounds for good

Martin acknowledges that you need to be in a calorie deficit to lose weight, but instead of counting calories, he suggests sleeping seven to nine hours nightly, prioritizing whole foods but allowing for some processed items, finding an exercise you enjoy, staying hydrated and joining a supportive community.


New government funding for family violence is unprecedented, but it can’t afford to wait

New government funding for family violence is unprecedented, but it can’t afford to wait

Long wait lists, delayed access to support and inadequate legal representation are just some of the problems victim-survivors have faced due to this under-resourcing.


Indigenous Leader in Exile Guarded in Her Celebration of Reported Release of Brooklyn Rivera

Indigenous Leader in Exile Guarded in Her Celebration of Reported Release of Brooklyn Rivera

“Though the pressure itself has been consistent, the planning and execution of this release was rapid, and we’ve worked quickly to facilitate the travel of these individuals and really ensure their safety at every step of the journey,” Jacobstein said, adding that Nicaragua continues to “unjustly” detain people.


On International Indigenous Women’s Day, Meet SaraĂ­, EstefanĂ­a, and Florentina

On International Indigenous Women’s Day, Meet SaraĂ­, EstefanĂ­a, and Florentina

This group is composed of women who have worked on agroecology, backyard gardens, native seeds, medicinal plants, transformation of local products, and the strengthening of the Ayöök language as well as demanding a life free of violence.


6 Things to Do on International Indigenous Women’s Day

6 Things to Do on International Indigenous Women’s Day

September 5 is the International Day of Indigenous Women commemorated in honor of Aymara warrior Bartolina Sisa, who in 1780, along with her husband TĂșpac Katari, led an important part of the Aymara-Quechua rebellion against the exploitation and abuse of Spanish colonizers in Peru.