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With negotiations underway in Geneva for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Indigenous land rights have finally taken center stage. The human rights group Avaaz released a 30-page document calling for the full recognition of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) over their lands, waters, and territories within the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework […]

wiredprnews . One of the world’s most effective organizations has known for years that it provides funding for so-called human rights abusers but has repeatedly failed to address the issue, a lengthy report, which was later revealed Tuesday. BuzzFeed News Search was first unveiled in March 2019 in which the WWF, a non-profit favorite with the panda logo, paid tribute and prepared park rangers who are accused of assault, torture, torture, and mass murder. In response, WWF immediately commissioned “independent review” led by Navi Pillay, former United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights...

Global experts urge involvement of indigenous communities in biodiversity conservation Source: Xinhua| Editor: huaxia Video PlayerClose NAIROBI, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Multilateral institutions and governments should harness traditional knowledge, practices and innovations possessed by indigenous people in order to revitalize the biodiversity conservation agenda, experts said on Tuesday evening. Speaking at a virtual forum for indigenous communities' leaders from Asia, Africa, Caribbean and Latin America, the experts said that forest dwellers, hunter-gatherers and nomads are endowed with expert...