An indigenous rights' group has sounded the alarm over a new threat to an uncontacted tribe in Paraguay.
Survival International, a London-based NGO that campaigns on behalf of indigenous people, has sent an emergency submission to the United Nations about destruction of forest occupied by the members of the Ayoreo-Totobiegosode tribe, the last of Paraguay’s uncontacted Indians. The Totobiegosode's land is being converted to cattle pasture by two Brazilian companies: Yaguarete Pora SA and R more...
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Indigenous leaders renewed their call for greater say in how tropical forests are managed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to AFP.
Speaking to reporters at the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, Tony James, president of the Amerindian Peoples Association, told AFP that forest people should play a key role in determining how forests should be included in international climate negotiations.
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Meutia F. Swasono. Many countries have different population compositions. In some countries, newcomers go beyond indigenous people, both in numbers as well as in social-economic advantages. In others the composition is balanced, while in still other countries, the indigenous people represent the majority.
Indonesia with its five large islands, Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan (Borneo), Sulawesi (Celebes), Irian Jaya (west of Papua Nugini) and thousands of medium-sized and small islands, is a country more...
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'Thamel.com is a Nepal-based marketing and development company that has tapped the resources of the diaspora to create new opportunities for Nepalese workers, generate cultural value, and help move local businesses in a new direction.
The Thamel.com model combines a number of key practices that have allowed it to succeed, including localization, cultural marketing, innovative use of technology, and providing a high standard of customer service. The company’s unique combination of e-commerce more...
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The World Health Organization recently released information concerning the health of indigenous peoples. There are an estimated 370 million indigenous peoples living in more than 70 countries worldwide. They represent a rich diversity of cultures, religions, traditions, languages and histories; yet continue to be among the world's most marginalized population groups. The health status of indigenous peoples varies significantly from that of non-indigenous population groups in countries all over t more...
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'This publication is the five-year-milestone of the Indigenous Knowledge for Development Program in the Africa Region of the World Bank. The main goal of the program is to learn from the knowledge embedded in the practices of local communities.'
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Although he is only 21, Camilo Yoge has seen his indigenous tribe lose its culture, territory and traditions. Yoge, a member of the Cofan tribe, has seen farmers, ranchers and oilmen invade his ancestral lands to plant illegal coca crops, raise cattle and search for oil. He has seen many young Cofan take to wearing Western-style clothes, listening to popular music and abandoning their native language for Spanish.
'We're losing out traditional dress, our environment,' lamented Yoge, who is st more...
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