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Determination, Perseverance and Achievement: Paulin Kouame’s Letter to Rainforest Fund

December 5, 2014 By Paulin Kouame Leave a Comment

Thanks to the RAINFOREST FUND my dream is coming true. … [Read more...] about Determination, Perseverance and Achievement: Paulin Kouame’s Letter to Rainforest Fund

Filed Under: Empowerment Tagged With: Education, human rights, social rights, the environment

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

Nature and Culture: The two-faced nature of ecotourism

August 25, 2014 By Adityarup Chakravorty Leave a Comment

“I had traveled by car, plane, boat and foot — more than 100 miles from conventional civilization — to reach a place where the old ways have not been forgotten, where local people interpret the world through their dreams and the forest spirit known as Arutam is said to inhabit the mighty kapok tree.” … [Read more...] about Nature and Culture: The two-faced nature of ecotourism

Filed Under: Empowerment Tagged With: Ecotourism, human rights, Indigneous & tribal populations, land rights

Visiting Homes for ClearWater

March 20, 2014 By Mitch Anderson Leave a Comment

ClearWater, Rainforest Fund's partner in Ecuador, documents the process of community visits throughout the region and the importance these visits have on the movement for clean water and indigenous rights. This post originates on ClearWater's blog: http://www.giveclearwater.org/2014/02/visiting-homes-clearwater/ … [Read more...] about Visiting Homes for ClearWater

Filed Under: Empowerment Tagged With: human rights, indigenous & tribal populations

Ecuador and Morocco endure similar effects from Extractive Industries

February 3, 2014 By Madeleine Lesser Leave a Comment

The similarities between indigenous people and villagers in the mountains of Morocco signal deep-rooted problems within the operations of extractive industries. … [Read more...] about Ecuador and Morocco endure similar effects from Extractive Industries

Filed Under: Economic rights Tagged With: ethics, human rights, indigenous & tribal populations

Keeping Tibetan Language Alive

July 18, 2013 By Madeleine Lesser Leave a Comment

Language preservation is vital to protecting cultures, and in Tibet, much like any other community around the world, some people wish to adapt to changing norms while others wish to remain steadfast in tradition. … [Read more...] about Keeping Tibetan Language Alive

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: human rights, language

A House IS a House

April 19, 2013 By Madeleine Lesser Leave a Comment

Houses differ in their materiality, aesthetics and construction depending on culture, environment, geographic location, etc.; but the core purpose of a house transcends boundaries. No house is more sacred than another. … [Read more...] about A House IS a House

Filed Under: Ethics Tagged With: human rights, land rights, social rights

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