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As part of global climate negotiations, the world’s leaders recognized that deforestation is one of the leading causes of climate change, and launched a program to protect forests in developing countries.
The Center has a long history of environmental advocacy in Alaska. Over the years, the Center has continued to help Alaska Native nations and villages expand their legal and technical capacity to protect and clean up their lands and waters.
Multilateral development banks (MDBs) and some national development banks play a central role in the approval of large-scale development projects, such as dams and forestry initiatives, which have had devastating effects on indigenous peoples and other local communities.
In Guatemala, extractive industry and conservation projects are threatening the special relationship the indigenous peoples have with their lands and resources.
Our Law Reform project is directed at increasing understanding and support for the sovereign rights of Indian and Alaska Native nations and assisting them in winning needed improvements in federal law.
Historically, Brazil has served as a model demonstrating the potential for reducing deforestation by strengthening indigenous peoples’ legal land rights. Under Brazil’s Constitution of 1988, indigenous rights are explicitly protected.
DOWNLOAD American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Printable version (print double-sided, duplexing on the short edge, and fold in half) Print two 4.25" x 5.5" booklets (print double-sided) DESCARGAR Declaración Americana sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas Versión para imprimir (deberá imprimir en ambos lados, girar en el borde corto, y doblar el documento a la mitad)...
Updated October 26, 2016 October 3, 2016 New York The incoming President of the United Nations General Assembly’s 71st session (September 2016-September 2017) held an informal briefing with member states and indigenous peoples to discuss next steps to finalize and adopt a text on how to enable the participation of indigenous governments at the United Nations. Following the meeting, the...
Since the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, various United Nations bodies have decided to take action to implement key decisions of the Conference: Actions to combat violence against indigenous women. The Human Rights Council, the largest intergovernmental human rights body in the UN, held two panels in 2016 on the issue of violence against indigenous women and girls. In June...