Africa: Rights Are At the Root of Fighting Climate Change
The Most Influential Contemporary African Diaspora Leaders | 18 Jun 2019
By Robert Nasi | Cifor (Center for International Forestry Research) Insecure land tenure can be a recipe for deforestation and forest degradation The climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges of our time, leading a million youth around the globe to pour onto the streets, demanding political leaders wake up to this destruction of […]
Africa: Rights Are At the Root of Fighting Climate Change
All Africa Botswana | 18 Jun 2019
By Robert Nasi | Cifor (Center for International Forestry Research) Insecure land tenure can be a recipe for deforestation and forest degradation The climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges of our time, leading a million youth around the globe to pour onto the streets, demanding political leaders wake up to this destruction of […]
Towards a Rights-led Transformation of Sustainability – Global Landscapes Forum Bonn 2019
Tropenbos | 17 Jun 2019
On 22-23 June 2019, stakeholders and audiences from across the world will come together in Bonn to zoom in on the transformative role of rights and rights-based approaches for securing a more just, sustainable and prosperous future for all. GLF Bonn 2019 will explore the essential contributions of Indigenous peoples, local communities, and rural and […]
Nachhaltiger Yerba Mate Anbau gegen Soja: Stimmen Sie ab – Wochenblatt
Das Wochenblatt | 12 Jun 2019
Asunción: Der nachhaltige Anbau von Yerba Mate soll den Atlantischen Regenwald erhalten. Ein Wettbewerb aus Deutschland unterstützt das Vorhaben. Stimmen Sie mit ab. Frauen aus Alto Paraná wollen mit dem nachhaltigen Yerba Anbau ihr Einkommen erzielen und den Atlantischen Regenwald erhalten, der schon von Sojaplantagen umgeben ist. Die Organisation WWF Paraguay unterstützt das Projekt.
Paraguaya es nominada por cultivo sostenible de yerba
UltimaHora.com | 9 Jun 2019
Empoderadas. Como una forma de conservar sus tierras rodeadas de cultivo de soja –en zona del Bosque Atlántico– y generar ingresos económicos, mujeres de localidades del Alto Paraná se organizan para producir yerba mate bajo monte con el apoyo de organizaciones como WWF Paraguay. Una de las líderes, Jorgelina Leli González, ahora es nominada para el reconocimiento […]
And in the end, where are we starting to go?
CGIAR | 9 Jun 2019
In 1989, people heard Bill McKibben’s voice calling out from the precipice of the times. It had been a solid decade since scientists had proved humans responsible for global warming, but terms like ‘the greenhouse effect’ were still far from reaching the lexicon of English-speaking masses. Climate change research was being obstructed by fossil fuel’s big […]
Tackling taboos and children’s rights, Joselyn Dumas set to speak at Global Landscapes Forum Bonn 2019
AmeyawDebrah.Com | 7 Jun 2019
Actress Joselyn Dumas, who is set to speak at the Global Landscapes Forum Bonn 2019 , June 22–23, has shared with the Forum her passion to impact the lives of children. Joselyn runs the philanthropic Joselyn Canfor-Dumas Foundation, which works to advance children’s rights in Ghana and also addresses broader health and environmental challenges. “After my career took off, I wanted […]
Indigenous peoples’ work in world’s protected areas is ignored and untapped
CGIAR | 6 Jun 2019
Indigenous peoples own or manage at least one-quarter of the world’s land surface – vast areas that overlap with 40 percent of global land-based government-protected areas, according to a unique mapping study that demonstrates the significant part Indigenous peoples are playing in safeguarding critical areas for conservation. The study took five years to complete and […]
Fellows shape new pathways around Indigenous traditional knowledge at U.N.
CGIAR | 6 Jun 2019
Woven textiles are an age-old tradition passed down through the generations by women in the Tangkhul Naga community of Ukhrul in India’s Manipur state. By sharing designs, knowledge is protected. After Rose, an Indigenous woman, was raped by Indian military officers leading to her death by suicide, a new design was created to honor her […]