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Ongoing events Every Saturday at 10:30 am. Climate Mobilization Coalition Meetings April 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th.  Keep up-to-date on climate issues and Climate Action events. To register email Jon Findley at  jon@climatemobsd.org.  More info: https://www.facebook.com/SDClimateMobilization/ Every Saturday 12 pm – 1 pm Peace Vigil for Palestine: Advocate for Peace and Justice in Gaza and…

Indigenous leaders worry when climate change treaties equate "Indigneous peoples" with "local communities" they will lose hard-won rights.

Deep cultural connection to land and nature are inherent to the human experience and a birthright, says Jay Griffiths, author of WILD: An Elemental Journey (2006). But what happens when communities become displaced, either voluntarily or through force? The Sydney-based Institute for Economics & Peace estimates that there could be 1.2 billion climate refugees by […]

When considering the Project Zone and the Project Area together, the Southern Cardamom REDD+ Project overlaps with all or parts of six protected areas under the purview of the MOE: parts of the Botum Sakor National Park, the Central Cardamom National Park, the Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary, the Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary, the Southern Cardamom National Park, and the Tatai Wildlife Sanctuary (see Map 2). The REDD+ project encompasses more than half a million hectares of land. Click to

It’s leap year, which gives February a 29th day only once every four years. This #ThrowbackThursday, we’re looking at what has happened on 29 February in UN history. From expanding indigenous peoples’ seats at the UN table to appointing an Israeli-Palestinian ...

Indigenous writers in Bangladesh: The issue of language extinction is also a pressing concern for its lack of patronisation. According to the International Mother Language Institute (IMLI), 14 ethnic languages in Bangladesh are on the verge of extinction. If this trend continues, the cultural diversity of our country will be greatly diminished.

Big Wind Carpenter, a member of the Northern Arapaho Tribe, says they personally witnessed environmental racism before they even knew there was a name for it. In the area of Wyoming where Carpenter, who identifies as two-spirit and uses they/them pronouns, grew up, fossil fuel extraction is a major part of the economy. Much of…

The Ministry of Rural Development (MRD) in collaboration with a task force team comprising of indigenous people from civil organisations are working on a new policy for the indigenous peoples of Solomon Islands. The overarching aim of the new and ...

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