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… still pending, submitted by people determined to protect their land rights as the pressures intensified – even if that means ceding part of … Ogiek people secured a landmark win at the African Court of Human and Peoples' Rights after decades of forced evictions from their ancestral … precedent, which activists can use to push for better laws to protect indigenous peoples' land rights across the continent.  Last December, …

… and ensure no one is left behind, we must place people’s needs and rights at the centre of both climate and biodiversity discussions, with … Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services  made it clear that Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) are the most effective stewards of …

… a new website to support the process of reforming laws governing the rights to land and natural resources in Cameroon.  The new website, www.landcam.org , … chiefs and authorities in promoting women’s land rights, and indigenous people’s land rights, a key question in the land reform. … Land acquisitions and rights …

… the convention do not implement this in practice," says Swiderska. "Indigenous and local communities need a bigger role. By focusing on … in research, and empower local people to make decisions about natural resources. "Experience with governance shows that the better the … to access biological resources that local people are denied rights to." The report says that alternative approaches based on …

… be conducted in a conservation "potato park" in southern Peru where indigenous peoples can access genetic resources and have a greater say in their … custodians of biodiversity and this agreement restores these rights whilst recognising that "the conservation, sustainable use and … Deal in Peru Signposts Global Drive to Open Up Food Genebanks to Indigenous Peoples …