News Kaziranga is becoming a laboratory for militarised forest conservation in India: Pranab Doley April 16, 2024 Political activist Pranab Doley, a member of the indigenous community of Bokakhat displaced during the expansion of Kaziranga National Park, wrote an open letter a day before the PM’s visit. The letter highlighted the evictions taking place in Kaziranga, the human rights violations in Kaziranga, the excessive power given to the forest authorities, and the illegal constructions by politicians and corporates in Kaziranga. Read more Image Will global forest expansion hit tribals? | Explained March 30, 2024 What are the concerns about the Global Biodiversity Framework which aims to increase areas under forest cover, inland water, coastal and marine areas to at least 30% of the world’s terrestrial area? What is the situation in India? The Hindu Image Anti-Racism Live 2024 with Robert A. Williams, Jr. March 26, 2024 In a powerful demonstration of solidarity and advocacy on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21), Professor Robert A. Williams, Jr.; Faculty Co-Chair, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, featured prominently in the Anti-Racism Live 2024 event organized by Peace One Day. Peace One Day Image Bid to double global protected areas may affect India’s tribes March 25, 2024 The Scheduled Tribes in India will bear the brunt of this expansion, as 89 of the 106 notified national parks in the country were established in areas that they lived. This means that 84% of protected areas in India overlap with tribal areas, New Delhi-based rights activist Suhas Chakma said at the symposium on ‘Conservation, Racism, and Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights’. The Hindu Image Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework will destroy indigenous population, warns Suhas Chakma March 23, 2024 As about 89 out of the 106 national parks in India are established in the areas inhabited by the Scheduled Tribes, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework will destroy the indigenous population, warned activists Suhas Chakma. Northeast News Image Foregrounding Human Dignity Is Key to Protect Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Protected Areas March 21, 2024 The choice of ‘human dignity’ as a reference framework underscores its foundational and all-encompassing usage under international human rights law, including equality and non-discrimination. The CHANZO Image Kicking Native People Off Their Land Is a Horrible Way to Save the Planet Feb. 21, 2024 University of Arizona Law Professor, Robert A. Williams, Jr., critiques conservation strategies that displace Indigenous peoples in a New York Times essay. He emphasizes Indigenous-led conservation as more effective, highlighting global examples. The New York Times Image
Kaziranga is becoming a laboratory for militarised forest conservation in India: Pranab Doley April 16, 2024 Political activist Pranab Doley, a member of the indigenous community of Bokakhat displaced during the expansion of Kaziranga National Park, wrote an open letter a day before the PM’s visit. The letter highlighted the evictions taking place in Kaziranga, the human rights violations in Kaziranga, the excessive power given to the forest authorities, and the illegal constructions by politicians and corporates in Kaziranga. Read more Image
Will global forest expansion hit tribals? | Explained March 30, 2024 What are the concerns about the Global Biodiversity Framework which aims to increase areas under forest cover, inland water, coastal and marine areas to at least 30% of the world’s terrestrial area? What is the situation in India? The Hindu Image
Anti-Racism Live 2024 with Robert A. Williams, Jr. March 26, 2024 In a powerful demonstration of solidarity and advocacy on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21), Professor Robert A. Williams, Jr.; Faculty Co-Chair, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, featured prominently in the Anti-Racism Live 2024 event organized by Peace One Day. Peace One Day Image
Bid to double global protected areas may affect India’s tribes March 25, 2024 The Scheduled Tribes in India will bear the brunt of this expansion, as 89 of the 106 notified national parks in the country were established in areas that they lived. This means that 84% of protected areas in India overlap with tribal areas, New Delhi-based rights activist Suhas Chakma said at the symposium on ‘Conservation, Racism, and Indigenous Peoples’ Human Rights’. The Hindu Image
Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework will destroy indigenous population, warns Suhas Chakma March 23, 2024 As about 89 out of the 106 national parks in India are established in the areas inhabited by the Scheduled Tribes, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework will destroy the indigenous population, warned activists Suhas Chakma. Northeast News Image
Foregrounding Human Dignity Is Key to Protect Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Protected Areas March 21, 2024 The choice of ‘human dignity’ as a reference framework underscores its foundational and all-encompassing usage under international human rights law, including equality and non-discrimination. The CHANZO Image
Kicking Native People Off Their Land Is a Horrible Way to Save the Planet Feb. 21, 2024 University of Arizona Law Professor, Robert A. Williams, Jr., critiques conservation strategies that displace Indigenous peoples in a New York Times essay. He emphasizes Indigenous-led conservation as more effective, highlighting global examples. The New York Times Image