Every Human Rights Day, we celebrate the universal promise of dignity and justice. Yet as the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) unfolds right now, there’s a truth we cannot ignore: Across the world, Indigenous Peoples defending their lands —..
Year: 2025
At a Crossroads: Centering Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the Just Energy Transition
Intervention during the panel: Advancing the Just Transition During Times of Crises UN BHR Forum, November 25, 2025 By Joan Carling The Renewable energy industry is at a crossroads: not only is it building the infrastructure of our..
Compendium of Developments in Indigenous Peoples-Related Jurisprudence in the Context of the Just Transition
Over the past decade, the language of climate ambition has grown louder, yet for many Indigenous Peoples the soundtrack of the “green” economy still feels like the old extractive anthem: minerals leave ancestral territories, turbines rise on sacred..
Unjust Energy Transition: Indigenous Frontlines of the Global Shift
Photo: Floresa Kritis Independen At first glance, the energy transition sounds like a universal good: the world finally moving away from fossil fuels. Dams rise from rivers, solar parks spread across deserts, wind farms carve the horizon, and..
Billions for Forests, Promises in Belém, But Who Holds the Power?
Indigenous voices call to decolonize conservation before it repeats history At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, attention turns to one of its potentially game-changing outcomes: the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF). Launched under Brazilian leadership, the TFFF proposes to..
They Call It “Green.” We Call It Injustice. — IPRI
IPRI calls for land justice as the foundation of climate action at COP30 As the world gathers in Belém, Brazil, for the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the UNFCCC, the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights International (IPRI) brings..
‘Indigenous COP’?: What’s at Stake in Belém, Brazil
More than 3,500 Indigenous delegates, from the Amazon and across the world, are expected to gather in Belém to assert that Indigenous leadership is indispensable to the planet’s survival. Situated at the mouth of the Amazon River, Belém..
Funding Renewable Energy Without Consent is doomed to fail: lessons from Asia By Joan Carling, Indigenous Peoples Rights International(IPRI)
Asia is experiencing a rapid surge in renewable energy development, fueled by an unprecedented flow of investments into the region. However, if it repeats the old model of landgrabs and repression, it will only deepen injustice instead of solving it. Two renewable..
When the Just Transition Betrays Indigenous Peoples, by Joan Carling, Executive Director of IPRI
The promise of a just energy transition has been hailed as a necessary response to the climate crisis. More dams, solar parks, wind farms, geothermal plants, and transition mineral mining are presented as the clean technologies that will..
Fast-Tracking Indigenous Land Rights Is a Climate Imperative: Protecting Indonesia’s Forests Amid Rising Threats
By Rukka Sombolinggi (AMAN) and Joan Carling (IPRI) Indonesia is home to one of the most biodiverse forests on Earth, and for generations, Indigenous Peoples have been their most steadfast guardians. According to the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of..
