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Indigenous Leaders Convene in Bontoc to Champion the Rights of Nature and Protect their Ancestral Lands

Bontoc, Mountain Province – A Bontoc Declaration was released titled “A Declaration of Stewardship and Sacred Responsibility”, affirming the collective commitment of over 60 indigenous community leaders and advocates from across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao to defend the Rights of…

GAIA Welcomes Declaration from 95 Environment Ministers Reaffirming Majority Support for Ambitious Plastics Treaty  

Declaration Released at United Nations Oceans Conference Plastics Treaty Negotiations Continue August 5-14 Nice, France – On the second day of the United Nations Oceans Conference in Nice, France (June 9-13), ministers and representatives from 95 countries (the majority of…

India’s deport “illegal” Muslims into Bangladesh

India is increasing diplomatic pressure on Bangladesh after the Pakistan-India conflict following the Pahalgam massacre of Hindu tourists. It could not be ascertained whether the Pahalgam issue of unprovoked deportation has any connection with India’s Muslims targeted for speaking Bangla.…

Mandy Gull-Masty is the first Indigenous person to hold the position of Minister of Indigenous Services in Canada

Over the past few days, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has formed his cabinet. The Liberal Party was elected as the new government at the last federal election on April 28.  Unlike former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Carney appears less…

Stop Kaliwa Dam Network Decries Approval of Additional Budget for Kaliwa Dam

Calls for Immediate Project Cancellation   We, the Stop Kaliwa Dam Network, strongly denounce the approval of an additional ₱3.1 billion for the Kaliwa Dam Project, raising its total cost to ₱15.3 billion. This decision, pushed through by the National…

The Lithium Fever: Documentary reveals the dark side of the energy transition in South America

The Latin American Observatory of Environmental Conflicts (OLCA), in collaboration with the digital media outlet Resumen.cl and with the support of the Global Greengrants Fund (GGF), presents the powerful audiovisual report ‘The Lithium Fever: Shadows of the Energy Transition.’ This…

Chile: Walk for Julia Chuñil denounces official silence six months after her disappearance

Despite a persistent rain, yesterday afternoon various social organisations grouped together in the Espacio Día a día por Julia Chuñil (Day by Day for Julia Chuñil) demonstrated outside the headquarters of four branches of the Chilean state to protest their…

Bangladesh: ‘humanitarian corridor’ for Myanmar​

Political parties from different shades of right, left, centrists, and Islamists are disturbed to hear from the media that Bangladesh has agreed to establish a ‘humanitarian corridor’ for the hungry people of war-torn Rakhine State in Myanmar. The media in…

Algeria: Why hatred and racism persist against the Amazigh identity

The rise of racist and hateful rhetoric against the Amazigh cause, as well as the resurgence of insulting remarks and protests targeting the Amazigh identity, deeply rooted in the history of the Algerian people, are all sources of concern. A…

Bangladesh’s Myanmar Policy: Recent Speculations and Future Ahead

In recent months, a surge of speculation and analysis has emerged regarding Bangladesh’s strategic intentions toward Myanmar, particularly in the context of the ongoing Rohingya repatriation efforts and the complex civil conflict in Rakhine State. Some media outlets and analysts…

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