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A Message from IWGIA on International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

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Kæmp med Skovens Beskyttere (Fight with the Forest Guardians)

Indigenous Peoples make up 6% of the world's population, but protect over a quarter of the global land surface, including tropical forests and other unique ecosystems vital to the conservation of biodiversity.

Despite their respect for nature and a unique sustainable lifestyle, the knowledge and practices of Indigenous Peoples have been discounted and often considered worthless, unscientific, backward or even destructive.

In recent times, this narrative has been challenged by strong Indigenous environmentalists and defenders who defy violence and discrimination to defend nature. IWGIA, together with Operation Dagsværk and our partners IMPECT, AIPP and PACOS are implementing a new project Kæmp med Skovens Beskyttere (Fight with the Forest Guardians) which works to strengthen young indigenous climate activists in Thailand and Malaysia in the climate fight.

See videos from the project here:

Submission to the First Global Stocktake: Human Rights-Based Climate Action

Ending violence against Indigenous Women: Virtual Side Event during the 50th session of the HRC

IWGIA, Foro Internacional de Mujeres Indígenas (FIMI), Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP), and the Network of Indigenous Women in Asia (NIWA) partnered with the Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations in Geneva and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland in organizing this side-event to highlight the severe situation of violence and repression that Indigenous Women face, and to discuss possible steps to counter the violence they face.

Objectives

● To examine what actions and measures must be taken to prevent violence against Indigenous women and protect Indigenous women from violence.

● To focus on possible ways to strengthen the role of the Human Rights Council, its subsidiary bodies, including EMRIP and the OHCHR.

Indigenous Peoples’ rights and the urgent need for technology to work for democracy

This virtual side-event offered a platform for Indigenous Peoples to share their challenges, perspectives, and aspirations regarding technology’s role in promoting a more just, equitable, and peaceful global society.

Technology must act to ensure democratic societies which fully respect Indigenous Peoples’ rights. Further, it highlights the critical role of Indigenous Peoples’ own community-based data collection and a selection of relevant technological initiatives they are leading.

This side event was co-organised with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Servindi, CEJIS, and the Indigenous Navigator with participation by Chiara Adamo of the European Commission, and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, José Francisco Calí Tzay.

Protocolo de relacionamiento, concertación y diálogo de mutuo respeto de la Nación Wampís con el Estado peruano

Indigenous Peoples make up 6% of the world's population, but protect over a quarter of the global land surface, including tropical forests and other unique ecosystems vital to the conservation of biodiversity.

Despite their respect for nature and a unique sustainable lifestyle, the knowledge and practices of Indigenous Peoples have been discounted and often considered worthless, unscientific, backward or even destructive.

In recent times, this narrative has been challenged by strong Indigenous environmentalists and defenders who defy violence and discrimination to defend nature. IWGIA, together with Operation Dagsværk and our partners IMPECT, AIPP and PACOS are implementing a new project Kæmp med Skovens Beskyttere (Fight with the Forest Guardians) which works to strengthen young indigenous climate activists in Thailand and Malaysia in the climate fight.

Debates Indígenas is a joint initiative between IWGIA and Ore. It is a digital magazine that aims to address the struggles, achievements and challenges of Indigenous Peoples, grounded in an understanding and perspective of their territories and communities, bringing academic knowledge and the commitment to activism together into one forum. Our vision is to become a means of communication and reference for Indigenous Peoples, as well as a tool that contributes to the defence of human rights and nature.

Read the latest articles here.

Debates Indígenas in English

Radio Encuentros is IWGIA's Spanish audio resources platform. The radio programmes address different aspects of the situation of Indigenous Peoples and are free to download. (Spanish).

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