#Indigenous peoples News
In the Marshall Islands, local priorities matter as much as data when it comes to ‘looking into the future, together’ for the environment.
Corporate Responsibility
24 hours with… Sabah conservation ranger Juanan Jamulan
Hailing from a family of palm oil farmers, Juanan Jamulan found his calling in environmental conservation. He tells Eco-Business about his day protecting a lowland forest within a palm oil concession in Eastern Malaysia.
Carbon & Climate
Rekindling our sacred ties with the land is key to upholding environmental rights in Asean: Max Han Kai Ding
The Malaysian winner of the Sustainability Leadership Youth A-List says channeling hope and anger into meaningful action is how every Southeast Asian can help protect a region disproportionately affected by climate change.
Hopes of real civil influence at November’s UN negotiations in Belém are being undermined by costs, bureaucracy and mixed messaging.
#Indigenous peoples Opinion
Policy & Finance
Green crime goes global
Environmental crime has become so extensive that it is reshaping the global policy agenda, evolving from a niche concern to an urgent topic of international diplomacy.
Policy & Finance
Indigenous knowledge is a living science, stop stealing it
More recognition, private sector investment is needed to protect Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge that preserves nature.
Policy & Finance
Indigenous forest peoples can finally control nature finance
At COP30, Brazil will launch the Tropical Forest Forever Facility to fund communities on the frontlines of the nature crisis.
Carbon & Climate
How Indigenous communities in Malaysia stopped the chop
For years, Indigenous communities in Sarawak fought against logging on their lands. Today, they can claim a rare victory as timber giant Samling has withdrawn from logging native forests in the Baram area.
Carbon & Climate
The false promise of 'responsible mining'
Policy & Finance
‘No-Go’ mining zones can protect nature as renewable energy surges
#Indigenous peoples Videos
Policy & Finance
‘We are not afraid’: Locals in biodiversity-rich Philippine island fight back against nickel mine
Mining operations at Altai Philippines Mining Corporation have been suspended for now, after week-long protests from locals of Sibuyan Island in Romblon, who claimed the extraction of nickel ore will disrupt the island’s intact ecosystems.
#Indigenous peoples Podcasts
Indonesian environmental campaigners took a novel approach to raising climate awareness by publishing five children's books about the country's environmental issues. This podcast explores their creative process and the public's response.
Carbon & Climate
‘The problem is not that young people are eco-anxious. It’s that people in positions of power are not’: activist Clover Hogan
Eco-anxiety is a healthy psychological response, says 24-year-old activist Clover Hogan. The founder of nonprofit Force of Nature tells the Eco-Business Podcast how to respond to anxiety in a world that is "numb" to the climate crisis.
Policy & Finance
‘Never give in to fear’: Nobel peace prize nominee and Filipino Indigenous leader Vicky Tauli Corpuz
In celebration of Indigenous Peoples' month in the Philippines, the former United Nations special rapporteur tells the Eco-Business Podcast about her lifelong work to empower communities in Asia’s most dangerous country for environmental defenders.
The stories of Malaysia’s indigenous tribes are now being captured through the fresh lenses of young female filmmakers. In this bilingual podcast recorded in English and Bahasa Melayu, they tell Eco-Business why they've picked up the camera.
#Indigenous peoples Press Releases
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Community-driven innovations closing SDG data gaps in Asia and the Pacific
International Labour Organization
More countries affirm support for ending the gender pay gap by 2030
UN Development Programme
Ten countries to bag UNDP's 2023 Equator Prize
SAVE Rivers Network
Upper Baram Forest Area set to launch
