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Stopping Violence Against Indigenous Women

Stopping Violence Against Indigenous Women

It is colonialism, coupled with widespread poverty, racial discrimination, and gender inequality, that has created the conditions for increased violence against Indigenous women.


IIPFCC COP29 Closing Statement: Condemning Unethical Methods and Outcomes

IIPFCC COP29 Closing Statement: Condemning Unethical Methods and Outcomes

We support the CSOs who have chosen to use silence to refuse to give legitimacy to this sham of a process but we have an obligation to speak and hold our place as rights holders in this space and ensure our disappointment is put on record.


The Answer Is Us! : Brazilian Indigenous Movement Demands Bold Climate Action from G20 Leaders

The Answer Is Us! : Brazilian Indigenous Movement Demands Bold Climate Action from G20 Leaders

With a powerful symbolic protest, the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) held a peaceful demonstration in Rio de Janeiro on November 16, 2024, to condemn the inaction of the world’s wealthiest and most polluting nations in tackling the global climate crisis.


Conference of the Parties of Three UN Conventions of 2024: A Review of High-level Goals and Outcomes Related to Indigenous Peoples

Conference of the Parties of Three UN Conventions of 2024: A Review of High-level Goals and Outcomes Related to Indigenous Peoples

In this regard, on October 24, the European Parliament adopted a resolution in which it also noted the Azerbaijani regime's repression of activists, journalists, opposition leaders, and others, including EU citizens, which has markedly intensified in the run-up to the upcoming 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29)


We Shall Remain

We Shall Remain

Our lifeways and values, rooted in environmental stewardship, community, and mutual aid, hold solutions to the world’s biggest crises – climate change, ecocide, biodiversity collapse, social and economic inequity, and injustice.


Cultural Survival and the Colla Community of CopiapĂł Commune Denounce Violations of Indigenous Women’s Rights in Chile

Cultural Survival and the Colla Community of CopiapĂł Commune Denounce Violations of Indigenous Women’s Rights in Chile

Regarding Free, Prior and Informed Consent, the Committee recommended guaranteeing this right so that there is an equitable distribution of benefits and meaningful participation in decision-making about the use of natural resources and lands traditionally used by Indigenous women.


COP16 Wraps Up in Cali: Progress, Challenges, and the Unfinished Work for Biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights

COP16 Wraps Up in Cali: Progress, Challenges, and the Unfinished Work for Biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights

A significant win at COP16 is the formal recognition of the role of people of African descent, particularly those embodying traditional lifestyles, in the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF).


Historic decision at COP16 as Indigenous Peoples and local communities gain a permanent space in biodiversity policy

Historic decision at COP16 as Indigenous Peoples and local communities gain a permanent space in biodiversity policy

“Under the leadership of the COP16 Presidency, all CBD Parties have truly made COP16 a “People’s COP,” heeding the voices of those on the frontlines who nurture and protect the planet’s last remaining biodiverse regions,” concluded Lakpa Nuri Sherpa, Co-chair of the IIFB.


24 Indigenous-Led Podcasts to Explore This Native American Heritage Month

24 Indigenous-Led Podcasts to Explore This Native American Heritage Month

This podcast explores the lives and legacy of the Horn family, highlighting their Kanien’keha roots, activism, and contributions to art and culture, as conveyed through Ma’s personal stories and engaging discussions.


Indigenous Peoples Reach Unanimous Agreement on Defining the Just Transition and Provide Principles and Protocols to Eliminate Harm from Renewable Energy and ‘Green’ Development

Indigenous Peoples Reach Unanimous Agreement on Defining the Just Transition and Provide Principles and Protocols to Eliminate Harm from Renewable Energy and ‘Green’ Development

To implement these principles, Indigenous leaders at the Summit have committed to initiating processes for their Peoples to safeguard what they “determine to be critical for their survival and well-being that is rooted in their worldviews and values,” and “disseminate, promote, and defend these principles and protocols”, as well as “use them in their education, trainings, and advocacy efforts.” They will also continue to “engage and challenge regulations, standards, laws, policies, and actions that ignore their Free, Prior, and Informed Consent”, stand in solidarity with one another to oppose the imposition of “green energy” projects impacting their lands, call for “implementation of an ecosystem approach,” and “demand that Indigenous, human, environmental, and lands rights defenders be protected.”


Indigenous Peoples Principles and Protocols for Just Transition

Indigenous Peoples Principles and Protocols for Just Transition

Decolonization: For Indigenous Peoples, a just transition rejects the Doctrine of Discovery and the continued imposition of colonial and extractive resource exploitation, false solutions, military occupation, and activities that threaten our mental, spiritual, reproductive, intergenerational, and physical health, biodiversity, natural ecosystems, cultures, values, and plant and animal relatives.


IIFB Opening Statement at COP16

IIFB Opening Statement at COP16

Indigenous Peoples and local communities must be included as equal partners in developing a governance structure Sixteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties 21 October to 1 November 2024, Cali, Colombia that will ensure an inclusive and equitable mechanism directing funds and enhances our collective biodiversity actions.