Latin America
Nicaragua: A year of violence against those defending the rights of the Mayangna and Miskitu Indigenous peoples
Joint briefing by several human rights organizations details systematic and widespread violence against those defending the rights of the Mayangna and Miskitu Indigenous peoples in the Coco (Wangki) River basin and the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve. Read more ▸
Shuar representative and defender denounces threats from Canadian mining company
Josefina Tunki, president of the Shuar Arutam People (PSHA), of the Ecuadorian Amazon, filed a complaint with the Sucúa Prosecutor’s Office against Solaris Resources’… Read more “Shuar representative and defender denounces threats from Canadian mining company” ▸
Paraguay’s Indigenous peoples deliver Climate Action and Disaster Risk Reduction Plan
In Paraguay, the Federation for the Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples Indigenous organizations – FAPI (Member, ICCA Consortium) contributes to national climate plans. Read more ▸
Lake Budi: an initiative for biocultural restoration led by Mapuche-Lafkenche communities
Learn about the Budi Anumka Association, an initiative led by Mapuche-Lafkenche Indigenous communities for biocultural restoration in Lake Budi Read more ▸
Protecting Indigenous lands: lessons from Chile
Indigenous peoples in Chile conduct assessments of human rights impacts and business connections to hold international mining companies accountable. Read more ▸
Embrace Indigenous knowledge to establish Marine and Coastal Areas of Indigenous Peoples in Chile
The complementary use of scientific and Indigenous knowledge will allow for better implementation of spatial management in these territories of life. Read more ▸
Asociación Ambiental Budi Anumka |
Asociación Ambiental Budi Anumka |
Ejido San Crisanto |
Mexico
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The role of the youth in defending the environmental defenders
Perspectives from the webinar on defending nature defenders. RELLAC-Joven organised the webinar together with the ICCA Consortium, Global Witness and activists from Colombia and Venezuela. Read more ▸
International registration of Brazil’s ICCAs: New report presents the way forward
The report by ISPN presents analysis of the laws and policies related to territories and areas conserved by Indigenous peoples and traditional and local communities. Read more ▸
The Wampis Nation declares its integral territory as a natural hospital
The Autonomous Territorial Government of the Wampís Nation demanded that the Peruvian State recognise, protect, and respect their integral territory as a natural hospital for the Indigenous peoples. Read more ▸
Centro de Investigación y Difusión de la Ciencia Maya Oxlajuj B’aqtun |
Local ICCA |
Comcaac Youth, Committed to the Conservation of Their Territory
In northwestern Mexico, the Comcaac Indigenous people have cared for their territory for millennia. Leonel Hoeffer, Honorary member and member of the ICCA Consortium’s Youth Group, tells how the Comcaac youth are involved in and leading activities for the conservation of their territory and culture. Read more ▸
