Embracing the Memories of Alas Mertajati, Tamblingan, Indonesia
the younger generation of the ADT, together with the elders as well as the future generations, have the duty to look after Alas Mertajati so our lives can be sustainable Read more ▸
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Territories Sustaining Communities, Communities Sustaining Territories
For territories to continue sustaining communities, the ecological integrity of these lands and waters must be intact. Read more ▸
Tumandok: A People’s Struggle for Land, Water and Life
By Giovanni B. Reyes, Bukluran Note: This article is from the recently published report “Celebrating territories of life in Southeast Asia.” The text has… Read more “Tumandok: A People’s Struggle for Land, Water and Life” ▸
New report: Myanmar’s environmental human rights defenders continue to resist the military junta
The report published by the “All Burma Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance (ABIPA)” illustrate the state of environmental human rights in Myanmar and the strategies pursued by the defenders in the face of violent crackdowns by the military rulers. Read more ▸
Book: Fifty Indigenous Leaders’ Voices for Nature and People in Indonesia
The Working Group ICCAs Indonesia (WGII), a member of the ICCA Consortium, recently launched the English version of the 2021 book “Suara Masyarakat Adat untuk Alam dan Manusia.” The collection of interviews in the book demonstrates that customary governance systems effectively protect biodiversity and ecosystem functions in Indigenous territories of life. Read more ▸
Defending territories, defending lives
Indigenous Peoples in Southeast Asia navigate their place within the legal frameworks of the nation-states. The extent of their self-determination depends on the strength and resilience of their assertions, and the space nation-states provide for such self-determination to be exercised. Read more ▸
Celebrating territories of life in Southeast Asia: Why this publication
The publication celebrates all the efforts of caring for and protecting Territories of Life against all odds. Not all the stories have a happy ending; in fact, many communities are still in the midst of their struggles for their land, for peace, and for life. Read more ▸
Video: Ainu Nation’s lawsuit in Japan over Indigenous fishing rights
The lawsuit, which seeks to allow Ainu People to fish for salmon under their Indigenous rights, is the first of its kind in Japan. Read more ▸
In Pictures: Tagbanwa People make progress in securing the future of the territories of life in the Calamianes
In the Philippines, concerns are growing in the context of emerging challenges within the community and attempts of governments and conservation NGOs to establish state-sanctioned “Marine Protected Areas.” Read more ▸
Here’s how you can support Sarawakian Indigenous organization SAVE Rivers against a ‘SLAPP’ defamation case
One of the leading Sarawakian Indigenous organizations, SAVE Rivers, and its leaders face a meritless defamation lawsuit in Malaysian court filed by logging company Samling designed to bankrupt and silence them. Read more ▸
Documenting and mapping governance, management and values of territories of life in Southeast Asia
“Community mapping is the most effective method that can facilitate the identification of the ICCA and the conduct of local resource assessment and inventories.” Read more ▸
Neighbors join forces to defend their territories of life in Malaysia
The Penan and the Kenyah Indigenous Peoples in Northern Sarawak, the Malaysian state of Borneo, work together on sustaining and nurturing their territories of life. Read more ▸
P. V. Satheesh: a quiet revolutionary walks on
P.V. Satheesh—the quiet revolutionary who helped transform the lives of Dalit women farmers in India—passed away on March 19, 2023. He was 77. The founder of the Deccan Development Society worked for agro-biodiversity, food sovereignty, women’s empowerment, Dalit rights, social justice, and local knowledge systems. Read more ▸
Our fight for the forest – the future of Indigenous territories in the wake of the Myanmar coup
Forests in Indigenous territories in Myanmar face an uncertain future. The military has targeted environmental defenders for their work protecting their lands from theft and destruction by military-run companies and their cronies. Read more ▸
New report on territories of life in Southeast Asia out now
The publication “Celebrating Territories of Life in Southeast Asia” by the ICCA Consortium features stories of Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ territories of life. It highlights the region’s traditional knowledge and governance systems and sustainable livelihood practices. Read more ▸
Local Indigenous solutions to global challenges: A statement by the Indigenous delegation from Burma/Myanmar to COP15
The success of Indigenous solutions to pressing conservation challenges in Burma/Myanmar is well-known despite the insurmountable violence and hardships that Indigenous Peoples face in the country. Read more ▸
Conflict, oppression, and Indigenous territories of life: local solutions to global challenges in Burma
On December 10, 2022, at the UN Biodiversity Summit, CBD COP15, a delegation of Indigenous leaders from Burma will speak about the successes of Indigenous solutions to pressing conservation challenges despite the insurmountable violence and hardships that indigenous peoples in Burma face. Read more ▸
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