Défendre les Droits

The year 2013 is almost to a close, a year that was marked by many challenges to the rights of forest peoples and growing threats of green land grabbing, while…

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(cross-posted) Jakarta, December 17, 2013 – The indigenous Suku Anak Dalam (SAD) community of Bungo, in Jambi, Indonesia has struggled for 27 years to regain control of their territory from the palm…

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(cross-posted from Focus on the Global South) Bali, 5 December 2013 As developed countries intensify political pressure at the 9th WTO Ministerial Meeting in Bali and blame India for the stalemate…

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That La Via Campesina (LVC) is now established and active in Zimbabwe is extremely good news. This has positive implications for supporting African peoples’ struggles to preserve and to protect local community autonomy…

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The Global Forest Coalition proudly presents its 2012 annual report. You will find a complete summary of our activities during 2012, read about our victories, our shortcomings and a lot…

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Baguio City, Philippines       April 22, 2013 Today, on the 22nd day of April 2013, 36 delegates from indigenous peoples and communities worldwide and advocates gathered in Baguio City for…

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Before we report on the national workshop on REDD Safeguards Information Systems and Conflict Resolution mechanisms, which took place from 8 to 12 April in Paraguay, let us talk briefly…

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In the dense semi-evergreen forests of Chilapata in North Bengal Dooars, the Adibasi residents of the forest villages of the area once again face police action because they have challenged the forest…

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We present the 42nd version of the Global Forest Coalition’s newsletter in intergovernmental forest-related policy processes: Forest Cover no.42. In the editorial you can read about REDD+ developments and other fairy tales in Doha…

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Police enters our village, beat women and children, arrested villagers and cuts trees Dear Friends, In the wee hours today (at around 4 am) the police has entered into our…

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