The Inuma family and the Santa Rosillo de Yanayacu community's fight for justice following apu Quinto Inuma Alvarado's murder has led judges from the National Superior Court of Specialized Criminal Justice to travel to Tarapoto, Peru, to conduct the trial in person.
Join us for a vital conversation: Defending Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights and Territories in Peru.
📅 17 March 2025 | 🕒 19:00–20:30 GMT
📍 MB P G3, SOAS, London
🔗 Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/defending-...
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Indigenous autonomy in action in the Peruvian Amazon: Indigenous Guard of the Shipibo people take direct action to expell illegal fishers from Lake Yacumama in Ucayali.
Full report back via @forestpeoplesp.bsky.social:
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Why the RSPO’s Latest Appeals Decision Puts the Entire RSPO System at Risk www.forestpeoples.org/publications...
“Blanket eviction orders that fail to distinguish between armed criminals and Indigenous communities constitute collective punishment and place Yaaku Indigenous families at grave risk of displacement, violence, and long term land loss.”
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"Nlaré represents the culmination of a movement that fills a gap in Indigenous activism in the Océan region"
Third Bagyeli Assembly creates new platform for communities to collectively advocate for their rights in Cameroon
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Emberá People of Resguardo of Colonial Origin Cañamomo Lomaprieta in Colombia denounce killing of José Albino Cañas Ramírez www.forestpeoples.org/publications...
UN Committee on Racial Discrimination has raised concerns over nickel mining threats to the O’Hongana Manyawa Indigenous Peoples in Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia.
With @forestpeoplesp.bsky.social we welcome the UN's attention to these threats:
Forest Peoples Programme joins 40 international organizations calling for justice for Kichwa Indigenous leader and environmental defender Apu Quinto Inuma Alvarado, as the trial over his killing begins this week.
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#JusticeforQuinto
"For me, being a good ally to Indigenous Peoples means truly walking hand in hand, over time and with consistency"
A conversation about allyship with Joyce Godio
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The trial is due to start on Tuesday for five men over the killing of Kichwa tribal leader Quinto Inuma Alvarado, in a rare legal case that prosecutors and advocates say could test whether Peru can hold perpetrators accountable for violence linked to illegal logging and drug trafficking.
As the EU advances its deregulation agenda, mining in the #DRC continues to displace people, destroy forests and fuel conflict. During #RawMaterialsWeek, the EU must consider how its decisions affect those most harmed by the global rush for minerals.
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Filling the Right Finance Gap challenges the myth that finance to address the climate and biodiversity crises is scarce.
It shows how fair, rights-based reforms can fund real climate & biodiversity action.
Read the full report: www.forestpeoples.org/publications...
#COP30 #IndigenousPeoples
Join Indigenous delegations in an informal, collaborative space to exchange priorities, knowledge, and strategies for territorial and climate defence.
🗓 10 November - 14:45 – 16:15
📍 Casa #COPdoPovo, Tv. Piedade, 426 – Reduto, Belém
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#COP30 #IndigenousPeoples
Climate journalists in Europe and North America often write about the forest as a resource, or something that can be quantified
But what if the forest is your home or a part of you?
For our first Cop30 story, we spoke to 100 Indigenous people from the world’s tropical forests
📢 OPPORTUNITY: Call for case studies for LBO-3
Local Biodiversity Outlooks (LBO) is accepting case study proposals for the 3rd edition of Local Biodiversity Outlooks.
Deadline: 24 October
More details: bit.ly/4390ASo
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Indigenous leaders and territorial defenders of the Wet’suwet’en Nation and Haudenausaunee Confederacy in Turtle Island (Canada) criminalised for challenging the mega Coastal GasLink Project – but remain defiant and celebrate legal win avoiding imprisonment.
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Across Africa, three-quarters of the continent’s land is customary land. These are lands possessed, occupied, and used over generations under community rules.
Our new briefing explores the progress and problems of securing community lands across Africa.
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Two protected areas in Peru have dispossessed the Kichwa people of their ancestral territories in the Peruvian Amazon.
This briefing looks at their struggle to demand restitution, reparations and benefits, and defend their rights.
Read the full briefing: www.forestpeoples.org/publications...
Headed to the #IUCNCongress2025?
We are excited to be a part of the 'Reimaging Conservation Pavilion', bringing together Indigenous representatives, conservationists and policymakers.
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Despite global calls to action, insufficient progress is being made to conserve our planet and climate. The world is calling for fresh, inclusive, and courageous approaches that honor both people and nature.
Join us soon at the Reimagining Conservation Pavilion
#IUCNCongress #conservation
What does good allyship with Indigenous Peoples look like? 🤝
“We seek solidarity-based alliances that can provide technical and legal assistance to (defend) our territories.” - Omar Castro Suárez, Indigenous Nɨpódɨmakɨ leader
Omar’s perspectives were delivered yesterday at a #NYClimateWeek event.
🌳 🎥 A new film by @thegeckoproject.org reveals the under-reported deforestation crisis in Bolivia, causing 1.5 million ha of forest destruction last year.
Discover what’s behind the deforestation, and hear from those resisting it.
Watch now: youtu.be/zn0Lg9BfEBY?...
#BoliviaBurning
FSC Rule Change Could Let Paper Giants Slip Back In.
Forest Peoples Programme, Greenpeace and Rainforest Action Network warn the change could let forestry giants such as APP and APRIL rejoin the FSC without fully remedying past deforestation and land conflicts.
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FPP will be co-hosting an event during New York Climate Week – with Akar Initiative (Indonesia) and GTANW (Peru) – to talk about what good allyship with Indigenous Peoples looks like.
📅 Sept 24, 2:30–5:30 PM
📍 515 Madison Ave, NYC
Limited places.
Info: www.forestpeoples.org/nycw-2025/
#NYCW
🌱Across 46 countries, Indigenous Peoples & local communities are generating vital data on the social impacts of #conservation, but their efforts remain under-recognised & underfunded.
🔍Read the new briefing in English, Spanish and French for recommendations: www.forestpeoples.org/publications...
📣@ipbes.net is calling for case studies on Community-Based Monitoring & Information Systems #CBMIS
Help spotlight the vital role of #IndigenousPeoples & #LocalCommunities in biodiversity monitoring & governance🌿
Submit existing case studies by 15 Aug:
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#Job: Senior Communications & Media Officer
🌍 Passionate about amplifying forest peoples’ voices locally & globally? Experienced in delivering high-impact, partner-centred comms?
🗓 Deadline: 5 Sept
Apply now 👇
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For more briefings that challenge the exclusionary model of #conservation and offer practical ways forward for rights-based, community and people-centred conservation, read the 'Transforming Conservation' briefing series:
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