In this roundtable, three women from indigenous peoples in East Africa will discuss the impacts of green colonialism on themselves and their communities with three experts who work with the UN Special Procedures.

Indigenous food systems and traditional land management techniques are the best options for tackling ecological restoration. However, outdated scientific models and conservative views on environmentalism have led many researchers to overlook and discount traditional ecological knowledge held by Indigenous peoples.

Amazon Watch - Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vetoed crucial sections of Bill 2903, which aimed to restrict Indigenous peoples' ability to secure recognition of their ancestral territories, following two weeks of campaigning by the Indigenous movement and environmental and Indigenous rights organizations in Oakland, CA.

The Ogiek community, residing in the Maasai Mau Forest, particularly in the regions of Sasimwani and Nkareta, is facing an impending humanitarian crisis as local authorities, acting on directives from higher authorities, have issued eviction orders to the community. These orders compel the Ogiek to vacate their ancestral lands immediately, without regard for their well-being or future.

The recorded video of the IPLP and Bay and Paul Foundations Lecture Series: From Colonial Conservation to Natural Capital: the Green Assault on Indigenous Lands

Earlier this month, Kiptoo attended the African Climate Summit 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya. In his notes, Kiptoo stated that a key outcome of the summit was the signing of the Nairobi Declaration by over twenty Heads of State and Governments.

The speaker Fiore Longo will shed light on the critical connection between Indigenous land rights and biodiversity conservation, challenging prevailing conservation paradigms rooted in colonialism, racism, and social injustice.