#Indigenous peoples News
Environmental activists say they see no letup in fossil fuel burning and environmental degradation under Indonesia’s new president, Prabowo Subianto.
Ocean issues cut across all three major UN conferences taking place at the end of 2024.
Policy & Finance
In data: Indigenous Filipinos lack the rights to stop land grabs
Mining and building on ancestral lands swallows territory and hurts the environment, according to defenders of Indigenous rights.
Carbon & Climate
COP29 opens with approval of global carbon credit trade rules
The Article 6.4 mechanism under the Paris Agreement has been approved on the first day of the summit. The COP presidency called this an early win, but the fast-tracked process has drawn criticism from civil society and legal experts.
Policy & Finance
Indigenous women are on nature's front lines but get little funding
Policy & Finance
US election puts millions on the line for Amazon rainforest fund
#Indigenous peoples Opinion
Carbon & Climate
What the loss and damage fund means for Indigenous communities
It’s time for Malaysia to tap into the insights of its Indigenous communities to develop sustainable climate adaptation strategies.
Carbon & Climate
Women leading the green charge
Inspiring women are driving sustainable solutions and empowering communities, showcasing their potential to shape a more equitable and sustainable future.
Enshrining free, prior and informed consent in Malaysian law can improve the credibility of carbon projects. In the meantime, carbon conversations must include Indigenous voices and wisdom.
The country’s recent National Baseline Assessment on Business and Human Rights report reveals an urgent need for human rights to be entrenched into Malaysia’s domestic laws.
Policy & Finance
Rich countries must meet their biodiversity financing pledges
Carbon & Climate
Climate change poses dire health and human rights risks
#Indigenous peoples Videos
Policy & Finance
‘We are not afraid’: Locals in biodiversity-rich Philippine island fight back against nickel mine
Mining operations at Altai Philippines Mining Corporation have been suspended for now, after week-long protests from locals of Sibuyan Island in Romblon, who claimed the extraction of nickel ore will disrupt the island’s intact ecosystems.
#Indigenous peoples Podcasts
Carbon & Climate
‘The problem is not that young people are eco-anxious. It’s that people in positions of power are not’: activist Clover Hogan
Eco-anxiety is a healthy psychological response, says 24-year-old activist Clover Hogan. The founder of nonprofit Force of Nature tells the Eco-Business Podcast how to respond to anxiety in a world that is "numb" to the climate crisis.
Policy & Finance
‘Never give in to fear’: Nobel peace prize nominee and Filipino Indigenous leader Vicky Tauli Corpuz
In celebration of Indigenous Peoples' month in the Philippines, the former United Nations special rapporteur tells the Eco-Business Podcast about her lifelong work to empower communities in Asia’s most dangerous country for environmental defenders.
The stories of Malaysia’s indigenous tribes are now being captured through the fresh lenses of young female filmmakers. In this bilingual podcast recorded in English and Bahasa Melayu, they tell Eco-Business why they've picked up the camera.
#Indigenous peoples Press Releases
International Labour Organization
More countries affirm support for ending the gender pay gap by 2030
UN Development Programme
Ten countries to bag UNDP's 2023 Equator Prize
SAVE Rivers Network
Upper Baram Forest Area set to launch
The Borneo Project
King Charles III called on to stand up for forests in Sarawak
