UNPFII25 Intervention on Agenda Item 5 E: Item 5 (d): Human rights dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; annual review of progress on the implementation of general recommendation No…
UNPFII25 Intervention on Agenda Item 5 E: Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change Joan Carling, Indigenous Peoples Rights International The energy transition is a central response to climate change, but for many Indigenous Peoples it risks repeating the sameextractive model that has driven the crisis. With around 54% of energy transition minerals located on or near Indigenous territories, climate solutions are increasingly imposed on lands already under pressure. Energy projects are being implemented..
April 16, 2024. Indigenous peoples have faced multiple waves of colonization and dispossession of their lands and natural resources. Mining, dams, biodiversity and now carbon markets are the driving force behind the attacks, said indigenous representatives who met..
April 19, 2024. The Peoples’ Forum hosted indigenous activists and lawyers to discuss how to confront the model that privatizes profits and socializes costs. “And indigenous peoples are at the forefront of that struggle,” the organizers summarized. ..
April 18, 2024. Faced with the lack of justice, social equity and sustainability in the current approach to energy transition, a group of 87 indigenous representatives from 35 countries met to set out their concerns and demands for..
