Maya farmer Leonardo Puc shows an achiote seedling, whose seeds give colour and flavour to a variety of Mexican food recipes, in a cornfield in the municipality of Tadhziú, in…

A delegate reacts during the final negotiations that led to a much-criticized climate finance deal. Credit: UN Climate Change/Kiara Worth by Joyce Chimbi (baku) Sunday, November 24, 2024 Inter Press Service…

An image of an indigenous woman at the Plenary in session at COP16 which took a historic decision on the indigenous peoples and local communities. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS by Stella…

Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary General at COP16, sent a message that peace with nature was only possible if there was a political solution to conflicts. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS by…

Indigenous women in Cali hold a protest commodificationof their traditional natural products. Majority of the indigenous organizations participants in the COP have been vocal about their opposition to biodiversitycredits, which…

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 22 (IPS) – New institutional economics (NIE) has received another so-called Nobel…

Jacynta Fa’amau by CIVICUS Tuesday, October 01, 2024 Inter Press Service Oct 01 (IPS) –  CIVICUS discusses the recent Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) meeting in Tonga with Jacynta Fa’amau, Pacific…

Paran Women Group’s executive director, Naiyan Kiplagat, is working in the forest. The group are passionate guardians of the environment and promoters of gender equality. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS by Joyce…

Credit: Dave Lintott / AFP via Getty Images Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Monday, September 02, 2024 Inter Press Service LONDON, Sep 02 (IPS) – A New Zealand bill that would…

Indigenous people gathered in Brasilia during the Free Land Camp, which is held every April in the capital, demonstrate against the time frame law, with the National Congress building in…

Indigenous Livelihoods Enhancement Partners, a 2024 Equator Prize winner, fosters sustainable livelihoods and climate resilience in Kenya’s Maasai pastoral community through programmes such as tree nurseries, beekeeping, and hay production,…

Credit: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP via Getty Images Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Thursday, August 01, 2024 Inter Press Service LONDON, Aug 01 (IPS) – It’s risky to try to protect the…

An igapó, a flood-prone wooded area on the Vuelta Grande of the Xingu River, with fruit on the dry ground. This is where the piracema, or fish reproduction, was supposed…

Members of the indigenous guard of the native community of Puerto Nuevo, of the Amazonian Kakataibo people, located in the central-eastern jungle of Peru. Credit: Courtesy of Marcelo Odicio by…

Kanak Pro-Independence supporters display the Kanak flag during a rally in the streets of Noumea prior to New Caledonia’s first referendum on Independence in 2018. Credit: Catherine Wilson/IPS by Catherine…

A pastoralist gazes into the horizon while taking a break from grazing cattle in Ikolongo Village. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS by Kizito Makoye (iringa, tanzania) Tuesday, July 16, 2024 Inter Press Service…

Dormitory of indigenous girls of the Awajún people, in shelters where they live and receive intercultural bilingual education, in the province of Condorcanqui, state of Amazonas, in northeastern Peru. Credit:…

Credit: Alain Pitton/NurPhoto via Getty Images Opinion by Andrew Firmin (london) Thursday, June 20, 2024 Inter Press Service LONDON, Jun 20 (IPS) – The violence that rocked New Caledonia last month…

Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Monday, June 17, 2024 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jun 17 (IPS) – Since 2008, farmland acquisitions have doubled prices worldwide, squeezing…

Forus General Assembly in Gaborone, Botswana. Credit: Forus Opinion by Sarah Strack (gaborone, botswana) Thursday, May 23, 2024 Inter Press Service GABORONE, Botswana, May 23 (IPS) – Sarah Strack is Forus…