Forests.org: Indigenous & Local Peoples Links (XML/RSS)

from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), a report that examines what we know and what we don’t know about oil palm developments

legal advocacy for the protection of indigenous peoples’ human rights, cultures, and traditional lands so that Indian tribes and nations may flourish for generations to come

highlighting contemporary indigenous peoples' issues from around the world including cultures and religions, intellectual property rights, archaeology, art, health, resources, rights, and much more

indigenous peoples from North, Central, South America and the Pacific working for sovereignty and self-determination and the recognition and protection of their rights, traditional cultures and sacred lands

a report by the WWF that places an economic value on the ecosystem services provided by tropical rainforests (pdf)

offers assistance to the Matsés indigenous communities so that this native Amazonian tribe can conserve their native culture and indigenous communal reserve in a sustainable and autonomous manner

articles and online resources regarding the relationship between the environment and North America's indigenous and first nations communities

sensitizes and educates people about native cultures, and helps promote organizations and projects assisting local communities with education, health, cultural and environmental preservation, and human rights

seeks to preserve the Earth's tropical rainforests by empowering the indigenous people who are its natural custodians, and to contribute a new global vision of equity and sustainability for all

a programme of capacity-building in ethnobotany applied to conservation and the sustainable use of plant resources

aim is to provide viable economic alternatives to those people struggling to make a living from imperiled environments

helps preserve rainforests by making standing forests more valuable than the wood cut from them

promotes a regenerative agriculture system using alley cropping with Inga trees as an alternative to intensive slash-and-burn techniques which destroy rainforests

provides documents describing the development of standards that can be used by governments, NGOs, financing agencies and other stakeholders to design and implement REDD and other forest carbon programs

introduces a movie called Yasuni Man that tells the story of Ecuadorian indigenous peoples whose land has been disrupted by oil exploration

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) describes the increased use of REDD (reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation) procedures to preserve forests in Amazonia (pdf)

works with the indigenous people of the Amazon in S.E. Peru to help secure their future and to conserve the region's stunning biodiversity

work with indigenous peoples to document their traditional and modern life, sponsor their education and help them adapt to the challenges they face in a changing world

ethnobotanical information regarding herbs used for teas, flavorings and foods by the Anishinaabeg people in the US

catalyzes policy, science and advocacy to conserve and restore the planet’s remaining tropical forests and improve the lives of local people

seeks to preserve tropical rainforest ecosystems, their indigenous people and cultures

an Indigenous Peoples organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of the largest remaining virgin rainforest in the Philippines and its inhabitants

an international organization created by nations and peoples around the world, who are not represented as such in the world’s principal international organizations, such as the United Nations

focuses upon the Yanomami people who live in a remote part of the Amazon in forest in Venezuela, South America; supplement to a NOVA television program

international campaign that aims to raise awareness Ecuador's rich rainforest biodiversity and create a network of support for the conservation of the park and protection of the local people of the Yasuní