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  • Drivers of Deforestation?Facts to be considered regarding the impact of shifting cultivation in Asia

    An estimated 260 million indigenous peoples live in Asia1. Most of them inhabit forested uplands where a large number of them practice shifting cultivation, which is also called...

  • REDD+ and Indigenous Peoples: A Briefing Paper for Policy Makers

    This report describes the process of REDD+, its implications for indigenous peoples, and its applications for policy makers and governments.

  • REDD+ implementation in Asia and the concerns of indigenous peoples

    This report provides an overview on indigenous peoples in five REDD+ countries in Asia, namely, Indonesia, Nepal, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand and the status of REDD+ implementat...

  • REDD+ and Indigenous Peoples: A briefing paper for policy makers

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  • Indigenous knowledge and customary law in natural resource management: Experiences in Yunnan, China and Haruku, Indonesia

    Lands and territories inhabited by most indigenous peoples across the globe are rich in natural resources. Through generations of experimentation and as custodians, the indigeno...

  • Education Manual on Indigenous Elders and Engagement with Government

    This Education Manual on Indigenous Elders and Engagement with Government is one in a series of leadership training manuals produced by the Indigenous Learning Institute for C...

  • Asean Climate change REDD+ and Indigenous Peoples

    The term Indigenous Peoples is increasingly used by peoples in the ASEAN region who thus far have been called “hill tribes”, “native people” or “ethnic minorities”, and the vari...

  • Indigenous women in REDD+ making their voice heard

    Being part of indigenous communities, indigenous women share the same conditions as those of the men: they suffer from loss of land and resources due to dispossession and encroa...

  • Overview of the State of Indigenous Peoples in Asia

    The fact remains, however, that the individual and collective rights of peoples who self-identify as indigenous peoples are being violated on a daily basis.

  • Indigenous women in Southeast Asia: Challenges in their access to justice

    This briefing paper is prepared as part of the advocacy of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) for the respect, protection and recognition of the human rights of indigenous ...

  • Asean, climate change, REDD+ and indigenous peoples

    Many Indigenous Peoples fear that the implementation of REDD+ may have the same impacts to them as the imposition of conservation areas such as national parks.

  • Research on the Roles and Contributions of Indigenous Women in Sustainable Forest Management in Mekong Countries

    Indigenous women depend daily on the forests to supply the needs of their families for food, water, livelihood, firewood, shelter and health care.

  • Development for whom ?

    This project is categorized as B3 in the indigenous peoples safeguard categories and project documents states that indigenous peoples in West Kalimantan are included in the rese...

  • Her Story of Empowerment, Leadership and Justice

    This collection of stories is a result of the collaboration and tireless dedication of many people. We would like to thank in particular; Shanti Jirel, Lorna Mora, Nisma Gharti...

  • A Training Manual on Advocacy, Lobbying and Negotiation Skills for Indigenous Peoples in Climate Change and REDD+

    This manual aims to improve the existing skills of indigenous peoples on advocacy, lobbying and negotiations.

  • Shifting cultivation, livelihood and food security: New and old challenges for indigenous peoples in Asia

    Case studies on indigenous and ethnic peoples across Asia, their history with shifting cultivation, and the livelihood and food security impacts of their traditional agricultura...

  • Hydropower Development and Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of Indigenous Peoples

    The Sunuwar Welfare Society (SWS) would like to express its sincere thanks to those who helped and played a crucial role in the completion of this study, especially the Koĩts ...

  • Struggles of indigenous women against destructive mining

    Laos, South-central Laos, Savannakhet Province, Vilabouly District: Ethnic minority women affected by the Sepon Gold and Copper Mining Project

  • Indigenous peoples effective engagement in REDD

    Several governments in Asia are in the process of implementing REDD+ (Reducing Emissions through Deforestation and forest Degradation) preparatory stage.

  • What is REDD+? A Guide for Indigenous Communities

    Global efforts are currently underway to protect and restore forests as part of global initiatives to address and mitigate climate change