UN 2023 Water Conference: Quarter of the globe lacks access to safe drinking water, says report
International cooperation over how water is used and managed is key and must be boosted to prevent a global water crisis in the coming decades, …
‘Wordplay’: Activists criticise Centre for refuting ‘Indigenous Peoples’ concept at UNPFII
Concept of indigenous peoples not applicable in Indian context, the country’s representative had said; there were tribal, not indigenous …
Native problems
From developed countries like USA to the developing African nations, indigenous communities constitute the most poor and neglected sections
Fix housing and you’ll reduce risks of coronavirus and other disease in remote Indigenous communities
Indigenous Australians living on remote country urgently need additional and functional housing
It’s official: Australia is set for a hot, dry El Nino. Here’s what that means for the flammable continent
Australia, with its wealth of scientific knowledge and long history of Indigenous land management, should be well placed to manage fire …
Road to COP15 Montreal: Indigenous groups in South Africa benefit from rooibos tea industry; here is how
Rooibos comes loaded with antioxidants that can boost immunity, reduce risks of heart diseases, protect from viral infection and has anti-…
Polycrisis at a Kanker village: ‘With every tree chopped, I became poorer’
Villages in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region enter economic recession as a new railway line brings the world closer to them
The big transition that was Project Tiger
The landmark programme marked the transition from a very big game-centred view of nature, prevalent among imperial British officials, Indian …
Community forest rights at work: Chhattisgarh’s Chargaon reaps benefits in first year itself
Gram Sabhas, Community Forest Management Committee, non-profits join hands to streamline processes in Chargaon Naya Basti
A year of resistance: How youth protests shaped the discussion on climate change
Today’s youth saw themselves on the generational front lines of climate change, so they walked out of their schools to demand …
‘Attacks against land rights activists rising in India, Asia’
Special legislation and quick response systems needed to provide protection and support to these defenders, experts said at a meeting in Udaipur
At COP23, consensus emerges on recognising rights of indigenous communities
A new platform will be made operational to strengthen efforts of indigenous communities towards addressing climate change
SDGs better than MDGs, but still flawed, say indigenous communities
According to them, SDGs do not recognise the collective rights of indigenous communities as one of the indicators
International Day of Rural Women: It’s time we recognise their lives and livelihood
Rural women are active agents of socio-economic change. As we celebrate the day on October 15, there is a need to pull them out of the …
Development projects should look beyond low-hanging fruits to bring about actual change
Bihar needs to strengthen and enhance capacities of Gram Panchayats to realise the gains of a decentralised planning
Why did the Maya civilisation collapse? We don’t know yet, but drought was likely not the cause: Study
The Maya people could have turned to chaya and cassava to meet their carbohydrates and protein needs
How Brazil can beat the odds and restore a huge swathe of the Amazon
Native seed cultivation could represent a valuable source of income for local communities, boosting both conservation and the local economy
Environmental stewards: Sacred Hopi site in Arizona awarded ICOMOS Water and Heritage Shield
The Hopi consider the Sípàapu on the Little Colorado river to be the place from where their ancestors emerged from another world …
Native Hawaiian sacred sites have been damaged in the Lahaina wildfires – but their stories will live on
Lahaina is considered the earthly home of Kihawahine, a Native Hawaiian goddess; it was also the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom under Kamehameha …
Tiger reserved: Fiftieth anniversary of Project Tiger means little to forest-dwelling communities
The fact is that despite amendments, our policies still follow the fortress conservation approach where the strategy is to “exclude and …
Indigenous communities must be at the centre of sustainable agrifood systems: FAO director-general
Four-day event will also be accompanied by release of two reports on global forest sector and mainstreaming biodiversity
COVID-19: Chhattisgarh’s marginalised nomadic communities starved, begged to stay alive
Nomadic communities already on the brink in Chhattisgarh faced harrowing times during COVID-19 lockdown
Lahbera: How the last Santhal settlement of Dhanbad is fighting for survival
The Santhals of Lahbera are fighting for their identity, ancestral land and survival amid the dust-laden air of coal mines in what used to be …
The last line of defence: Indigenous rights and Adani's land deal
An Indigenous group is bringing legal action against Adani, which may create a roadblock to building infrastructure around Carmichael coal mine
First, justify jallikattu?
If the tradition has to be kept alive in spirit, then its proponents must muster courage to walk the talk