by admin | 29.10.21 | Uncategorized
As COP 15 Part 1 draws to a close, the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) welcomes the recognition of the vital role of indigenous peoples and local communities in conservation of biological diversity and re-iterates the ongoing need for dialogue...
by admin | 29.10.21 | Uncategorized
In the lead-up to historic agreements on climate and nature being made in Glasgow at COP26, more than 180 civil society and indigenous organisations, and academics, from more than 50 countries, have signed an open letter that that calls on world leaders to put...
by admin | 26.10.21 | Uncategorized
“I remain deeply concerned by the targeting of environmental activists”, said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, welcoming the rapid response mechanism as “an important contribution to help advance my Call to Action for Human Rights”. As the first ever...
by admin | 22.10.21 | Uncategorized
New investigation reveals for the first time how much financial institutions in UK, EU, US, and China could have made from deals with agribusiness firms linked to deforestation and associated abuses. HSBC, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, BNP Paribas, Rabobank, and Bank...
by admin | 20.10.21 | Uncategorized
By Melanie Montalban, Managing Lawyer – ACT and Claudia Hodge, EDO volunteer and Youth-Chair of the Environment and Human Rights Subcommittee, Australian Lawyers for Human Rights * In a landmark decision on 8 October 2021, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC)...
by admin | 20.10.21 | Uncategorized
A group of 46 countries is set to vote in Geneva this week on a new mechanism to speed up the process of coming to the aid of environmental rights defenders amid rising cases of violence. Taking place every four years, parties will meet at the Palais des Nations under...
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