Rainforest Protection: Empowering Indigenous Communities
Protecting rainforests by empowering Indigenous communities with direct cash transfers, enabling them to reject logging deals and preserve biodiversity. A sustainable approach to conservation.
Indigenous Peoples and the Car Industry: How Hyundai Harms Indigenous Peoples Throughout the Americas
The company responsible faces ongoing allegations of failing to adequately compensate affected families, as well as continued environmental harms, including improper hazardous waste disposal.” These are some of the chemical and devastating fingerprints of Hyundai's suppliers.
Strengthening Bonds to Resist Lithium Extraction: PankararĂş-PataxĂł People in Brazil
“We who have the spiritual strength and relied on our land as a source of life are now selling our wealth and allowing them to be devastated in the name of progress…So what kind of progress is this?” asked the resident of the Jequitinhonha Valley, questioning the false promise of lithium mining corporations.
Milei Repeals Argentina’s Indigenous Territorial Emergency Law
This decision is also not unexpected after a year of defunding and dismantling of state bodies and instruments for the defense of Indigenous rights, as well as persecution, repression, and prosecutions of communities throughout the country.
Indigenous Voices Rising: Challenging Narratives and Shaping the Future of Media in Asia
The "Community Journalism Through Audio Storytelling" project, led by Amanda W. Mojilip, aims to bridge the gap in media representation by empowering youth to share their perspectives on critical issues such as biodiversity, climate change, and socioeconomic challenges.
Digital Sequence Information Poses Risks to Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Biodiversity
Open for signatures by all States and regional economic integration organizations, this treaty introduces a mechanism for companies conducting research and development using Marine Genetic Resources and DSI derived from them to share benefits fairly and equitably.
Fifth Latin American Summit on Water for the Peoples Takes Place in Jujuy, Argentina
The experiences of the UMA in the construction of both scientific and Traditional Knowledge, in efforts led by professionals from the communities themselves, were recognized by the attendees as a great tool for denouncing environmental damage to corporations and governments and as evidence to be used in legal instances.
Meet Our 2024 KOEF Partners Fighting for Their Territory, Autonomy and Self-determination
This year, the goal is to exercise autonomy by strengthening the Council, revising the statutes, demanding the right to receive direct funding, and promoting the participation of multiple generations, specifically children, women, and youth.
Meet Our 2024 KOEF Partners Championing Their Indigenous Languages, Knowledge Systems, and Cultures
This year, they are receiving support from KOEF to finance courses that will strengthen Raramuri knowledge in planting, crafts, preserves, medicine, political organization, games, dance, sports, and other cultural traditions.
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.