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Indigenous lands outperform government protected areas

Despite shortfalls in funding, studies show these areas are better at managing biodiversity and carbon storage The post Indigenous lands outperform government protected areas appea...

Indigenous organization buys wetland property in Australia to help conserve it

A large property containing a unique wetland system in Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin was transferred into long-term Indigenous ownership in 2026 for conservation. The 33,000-hec...

Indigenous cultural practices are a climate solution, report finds

Indigenous lands are recognized as crucial for climate mitigation and resilience. New research shows their health is a direct result of the people who inhabit and steward them.

Report finds Indigenous cultural practices are a climate solution

Indigenous lands are crucial for climate mitigation and resilience. Research shows their health is a direct result of Indigenous stewardship.

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For Indigenous peoples, conflict means so much more than war

Indigenous leaders say true peace requires self-determination and respect for their rights.

Caring for Country means First Nations are at the heart of decision making

Despite long-awaited reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, the role of Indigenous peoples in matters that relate to the health of Country remain...

Local indigenous people get more land in a DRC community forest

Tshopo province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo granted 31 community forest land titles to farmers in May, bringing a total of more than a million hectares of forest in Tsh...

https://globalnews.ca/news/11872287/aboriginal-title-cant-declared-private-land-supreme-court-of-canada/

Aboriginal title can’t be declared over private land, Supreme Court of Canada rules | Globalnews.catartrazeen:The refusal by Canada’s High Court to hear a First Nation’s appeal ag...

Australia establishes the first Sea Country Indigenous Protected Area

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For the Karajarri people of Kimberley in northwe...

Despite recent advances, Colombia’s Indigenous groups face uncertain future

In December 2025, Colombian President Gustavo Petro formally recognized the first eight Indigenous Territorial Entities (ETIs) in the Colombian Amazon. The post Despite recent adva...

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Brazil’s Indigenous Communities Receive $9M in GEF Funding to Protect Lands, Traditions Under Threat

BELÉM, Brazil, May 21 (IPS) - On Brazil’s northeastern coast, the Indigenous community, Tremembé da Barra do Mundaú, lives on a preserved stretch of land shaped by mangroves, dune...

Indigenous people in Cambodia claim they’re blocked from sacred sites

PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia — Ruos Lim knows what is at stake as he sets off with 10 men to patrol the Chom Penh forest. Lim is part of the Kuy people who have relied on the forests in...

'Land back' gift to Boise Valley tribes celebrated during annual Return of the Boise Valley People

The property will remain home to the Keener family during their lifetime. Afterward, it will become a cultural gathering place where neighbors can learn about the Boise Valley Indi...

In Peru and Brazil, extractivism threatens Indigenous people in isolation: Report

Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact (PIACI) in the Yavarí-Tapiche Territorial Corridor, one of the largest contiguous, intact forests in the Amazon and ho...

Indigenous, church leaders hold 'knowledge-sharing' meeting on 'Doctrine of Discovery'

As the Indigenous people of Canada and the United States continue to fight for self-governance and for control of their traditional territories, many of them point to the Catholic...

Indigenous Earth Fund distributes $5 million to Indigenous-led projects

Edgar Villanueva says that Indigenous communities have solutions to environmental problems but struggle to access funding. The post Indigenous Earth Fund distributes $5 million to...

California returns stretch of coast to Indigenous tribes. 'This is beyond huge'

State transportation officials recently approved the transfer of Blues Beach and the surrounding bluffs to Kai Poma, a nonprofit founded by representatives of the Sherwood Valley B...

Mexico Begins Consultation with 16,728 Communities on Landmark Indigenous Rights Law

Mexico has begun consulting 16,728 Indigenous and Afro-Mexican communities on a landmark rights law intended to implement constitutional reforms recognizing self-determination, leg...

Papua New Guinea Bets on Indigenous Communities to Protect 700,000 Hectares of Highlands

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, June 11 (IPS) - The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved USD 6.4 million for a new conservation initiative in Papua New Guinea that seeks to prote...

‘Hold to This Earth’ Surveys the Abundance of American Indigenous Contemporary Art

The show of pieces from the Tia Collection opening next week at Yorkshire Sculpture Park features nearly 70 works by 38 artists. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Bec...

As Indigenous nations expand housing projects in B.C., new initiative helps industry navigate opportunities

Indigenous nations are leading some of B.C.'s largest housing projects. A new report and resource hub explores how real estate professionals can engage more effectively with Indige...

https://globalnews.ca/news/11872287/aboriginal-title-cant-declared-private-land-supreme-court-of-canada/

Aboriginal title can’t be declared over private land, Supreme Court of Canada rules | Globalnews.ca