Indigenous people

Over generations and centuries, Indigenous Peoples and other custodians of traditional knowledge have developed a vast amount of cultural heritage and culture-based practices, creations and innovations. Only recently has…

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Indigenous people

The rights of Indigenous Peoples are laid down in numerous international and national agreements. Our author gives an account of how these sets of regulations developed and points out their strengths and weaknesses.…

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Indigenous people

The green energy transition is creating a huge demand for minerals like lithium. Extracting such minerals is highly land-intensive, and largely takes place in Indigenous Peoples’ territories, impacting habitats and…

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Indigenous people

In order to operationalise their internationally recognised right to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC), many Indigenous Peoples are developing FPIC protocols. Our author explains what is behind these instruments…

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Indigenous people

Access to land is vital for rural communities, but climate change and a growing demand for this resource have exacerbated conflicts over land that disproportionately affect marginalised groups, especially women and…

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Indigenous people

By documenting and reporting their situation, Indigenous Peoples can enhance their access to justice and development. The Indigenous Navigator provides them with the necessary tools.

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Indigenous people

Indigenous peoples in rural areas face many challenges: poverty, hunger, weak access to basic social services and productive assets like land, water, or seeds. The root causes are inequality and exclusion from political…

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Indigenous people

In order to address the challenges climate change is posing, we have to make use of the traditional knowledge of local communities. Nowadays, this requirement is hardly ever missing in international agreements.…

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Indigenous people

Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) steward over 80 per cent of the planet’s remaining biodiversity. However, they do not economically benefit from protecting these ecosystems and the services they render.…

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Food security

The year 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the FAO Right to Food Guidelines, which have played a fundamental role in guiding policies to implement a human rights-based approach to food security and nutrition. This…

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