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..
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‘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..
IPRI rejects the abuse of force, criminalization, and rollback of Indigenous Peoples’ rights in Ecuador
Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI), an international indigenous organization created to confront criminalization and strengthen Indigenous Peoples’ rights, strongly condemns the excessive use of force by the Ecuadorian State against the demonstrations called by the Confederation of Indigenous..
Silencing Voices: The Case of 11 Indigenous Rights and Forest Peoples’ Defenders Charged in Thailand
Photo credit: Network of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand (NIPT). Indigenous people and forest-dwelling communities gathered in front of Chiang Mai Provincial Hall to demand amendments to forestry laws that affect forest-dwelling communities. Deputy Prime Minister Prasert Chantawongthong met..
Defending Life in Nahuatzen, Mexico: The cost of autonomy and freedom in the face of organized crime
José Antonio Arreola remembers the early morning when he had to leave his home, his wife, and his young children, with only a fellow activist by his side for support. Threats from organized crime forced him to flee..
Oil Extraction in Turkana: Community Rights, Broken Promises, and the Fight for Justice
In 2012, the discovery of oil in the Lokichar oil basin of Turkana County, northwestern Kenya, was heralded as a milestone for national development. Tullow Oil Company, granted extraction rights under a Compulsory Land Acquisition process led by..
Fred Kariankei and the fight against conservation elite in Kenya
Fred Simiren Kariankei, an Indigenous Maasai community land rights defender from southern Kenya, never imagined that defending his people’s land would land him in prison. But in 2021, when he exposed what he believed was systematic betrayal by..
