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Recommendations from the National Dialogue on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Extractive Industries held in Nairobi Kenya, October 2019

A government order in 2014 mandated that only fires approaching populated areas or potentially endangering industrial interests would be extinguished.

La represión ha costado hasta el momento, según diferentes fuentes, la vida de 4 personas, la detención de 800 individuos y miles de heridos.

La misma discriminación se hace presente una vez más cuando la mujer indígena sale del territorio y en la ciudad la miran despectivamente por no tener el mismo nivel educativo

The proposed actions reflect the reciprocal relationship we have with our lands, territories, and resources and our responsibility to protect them for generations to come.

This exclusion translates into a continued spiralling reality that women’s concerns and women’s critical input are lacking and marginalised in policy making and community gov.

El municipio de Roboré y el Territorio Indígena de Monte Verde, ubicados en la Chiquitanía, son los más afectados por los incendios que azotaron a Bolivia

The municipality of Roboré and the Monte Verde Indigenous Territory, located in Chiquitanía, are the most affected by the fires that hit Bolivia in recent weeks

“Monkey”, “pig”, “dog” – these words were shouted at a group of West Papuan students, who had been arrested and later released due to lack of evidence.

Indigenous peoples across the globe have been proven to be the world’s most effective guardians of our forests, managing roughly 40 per cent of the Earth’s protected land