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Empowerment

A Note from RFUND’s Executive Director on Free, Prior and Informed Consent

September 3, 2014 By Franca Sciuto Leave a Comment

Free, prior and informed consent can be understood as one of the main achievements of the indigenous movement, overcoming the old mentality that considered indigenous peoples as unable to decide their own future. … [Read more...] about A Note from RFUND’s Executive Director on Free, Prior and Informed Consent

Filed Under: UN conventions Tagged With: Empowerment, ethics, human rights, indigenous & tribal populations, social rights

Supporting Community Led Environmental Monitoring in the Wake of An Oil Spill

July 18, 2014 By Mitch Anderson Leave a Comment

Rainforest Fund partner organization ClearWater and Indigenous communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon are working hard in the wake of the latest oil spill to ensure that families have clean water. … [Read more...] about Supporting Community Led Environmental Monitoring in the Wake of An Oil Spill

Filed Under: Human rights Tagged With: Empowerment, ethics, indigenous & tribal populations, Water rights

More than the trees: Empowering indigenous people to protect their rainforest homes

June 8, 2014 By Adityarup Chakravorty Leave a Comment

How much would you pay for 9 million hectares – that’s an area larger than Scotland or about the size of the US state of Indiana – of unspoiled old-growth tropical rainforest? No, I am not trying to swindle you or sell virgin rainforest lands, but this is now a question the world has to grapple with. According to the Financial Times, Mr. Bavon N’sa Mputu Elima, the Minister of Environment for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a presentation to the UK House of Parliament, explained that … [Read more...] about More than the trees: Empowering indigenous people to protect their rainforest homes

Filed Under: Sustainability and Climate Change Tagged With: Economic rights, Empowerment, indigenous & tribal populations, land rights

Cry for the Rainforest

February 14, 2014 By Piddles Gonzales Leave a Comment

Struck by the destruction and devastation within the Amazon Rainforest, Piddles Gonzales picked up her pen.  She wrote the following poem with the hope of raising awareness about the state of our worlds rainforests and its indigenous peoples who are threatened every day by extractive industries. … [Read more...] about Cry for the Rainforest

Filed Under: Indigenous & tribal populations Tagged With: Economic rights, Education, Empowerment, the environment

The Tricky Thing About Voting in Cameroon

October 23, 2013 By admin Leave a Comment

A lack of voting in Cameroon by indigenous peoples cannot be simplified as voter apathy, but is reflective of deep frustration and hopelessness. … [Read more...] about The Tricky Thing About Voting in Cameroon

Filed Under: Indigenous & tribal populations Tagged With: Empowerment, ethics, land rights

Successes (and further challenges) in Brazil

October 16, 2013 By Madeleine Lesser Leave a Comment

Here at RFUND, recent months have been full of progress, especially for our Surui partners in the Amazon. … [Read more...] about Successes (and further challenges) in Brazil

Filed Under: Sustainability and Climate Change Tagged With: Empowerment, indigenous & tribal populations, land rights, the environment, UN conventions

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