Indigenous peoples’ health needs special attention: UN

A report blames political marginalisation and loss of autonomy for the deteriorating health condition of indigenous people

Promoting tourism in Andaman & Nicobar islands puts ecology at stake

The Ministry of Tourism has reportedly formed a panel to probe the scope of allowing high-value tourism in uninhabited islands

EU conference tomorrow to give voice to indigenous people on protected areas

Comes against push by European Union, United Nations to turn 30% of world’s surface by 2030 into protected areas, which can make indigenous …

Language Census: Many tribal tongues now have fewer takers

There is a huge decline in the number of Monpa and Sema speakers

Fix housing and you’ll reduce risks of coronavirus and other disease in remote Indigenous communities

Indigenous Australians living on remote country urgently need additional and functional housing

At COP23, consensus emerges on recognising rights of indigenous communities

A new platform will be made operational to strengthen efforts of indigenous communities towards addressing climate change

Meet Sasi Mausi: A sentinel of Odisha forest

This sexagenarian fought timber mafia half her life to reclaim forest hills

Honduras emerges as most dangerous country for environmental activists

In majority of the cases involving threats and killings, attackers are not held accountable

‘Protect & conserve model’ displaced 13,450 families from 26 protected areas in 2 decades

The number of protected areas increased to 870 in 2020 from 67 in 1988, the study stated

Tribal rights in India are a grey picture: experts

In the light of the recent murder of a US national in the Andamans by an isolated tribe, experts say the rights of indigenous communities in …

‘Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must feature role of indigenous people’

Members of International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity stress their rights at biodiversity summit in Montreal

Safety from numbers: Tourism in the Himalayas is not uniform; its impacts though are detrimental

Over-exploitation of some Himalayan towns due to huge influx of people and vehicles can be dealt with by developing more tourist spots and …

Nature better off with indigenous people, indicates global report

The findings of the first-ever Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services are important in the light of the ongoing Supreme …

Road to COP15 Montreal: Kenya’s local communities have had limited benefits from their natural resources; here is why

Many communities are vulnerable to manipulation, rendering the whole principle of fair and equitable sharing of benefits impractical

'Draft National Forest Policy 2018 violates indigenous rights'

Human Rights group writes to UN to urge the Indian government to abandon the Draft and to involve indigenous peoples in the compensatory …

To meet global target, countries want formal control over indigenous communities’ lands

As the Convention on Biological Diversity meeting takes stock of Aichi Targets, the suggestion of bringing indigenous communities’ areas …

Faces of protection: 30x30 goal impossible without indigenous participation

A report at COP15 Montreal on protected areas lacks qualitative aspects of indigenous land

‘Repressive governments use financial crises, global pandemics to change societal norms’

Sam Szoke-Burke, senior legal researcher, Columbia University, talks to DTE amid reports of governments trying to take control of land in name of …

'Most countries don’t want to recognise indigenous people as people'

Mohammed Taghi Farvar, former director of Avicenna University in Iran, is a well-known ecologist and social scientist. At present, he is the …