The Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous Peoples
<p>Indigenous peoples in many regions have a long history of devastation from epidemics brought by colonizers, from the arrival of the first Europeans in the Americas who brought smallpox and influenza
Indigenous Peoples
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Indigenous mental health in a changing climate: a systematic scoping review of the global literature
<p>Indigenous Peoples globally are among those who are most acutely experiencing the mental health impacts of climate change; however, little is known about the ways in which Indigenous Peoples globally
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Notification To The Parties: New case studies on CITES and livelihoods
<p>The Conference of the Parties, at its 18th meeting (CoP18, Geneva, 2019), adopted Decisions 18.33 to 18.37 on Livelihoods. Parties are invited to: collate or conduct new case studies, using the standard
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Partnering with indigenous peoples for the SDGs
The involvement of indigenous peoples is key to achieving the ambitions of the SDGs. On the one hand, they hold valuable knowledge and traditions that provide solutions to major challenges, including those
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State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2019
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) has released the fourth edition of the ‘State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples’ (SOWIP). The report was launched on the 12th anniversary of the
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Forests and trees: At the heart of land degradation neutrality
<p>Forest and land degradation undermines the foundation of human prosperity and well-being. It threatens our food and water supplies, our climate, and the biodiversity that underpins the <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/forest-trees-land-degradation.pdf"
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Whose water?: a comparative analysis of national laws and regulations recognizing indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ rights to freshwater
This brief summarizes findings from the first international comparative assessment on the extent to which various national-level legal frameworks recognize the freshwater rights of Indigenous Peoples and
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Supporting nutrition-sensitive agriculture through neglected and underutilized species: operational framework
Agrobiodiversity is a resource that supports human and environmental wellbeing. IFAD’s support for the better use of agrobiodiversity with specific reference to neglected and underutilized species (NUS)
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Strengthening indigenous and rural women’s rights to govern community lands: ten factors contributing to successful initiatives
Historically, the injustices confronting women with regard to community land rights have been widespread. They are commonly perpetuated by patriarchal community-level practices, customary laws, and formal
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Missing Pathways to 1.5°C: the role of the land sector in ambitious climate action
This report examines three overlapping crises: climate change, biodiversity loss and the growing land and other rights abuses against Indigenous Peoples and local communities. It challenges the assumption