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Sacred Lands and Wilderness

12th April 2018

Indigenous Autonomy: New decree recognises autonomy of indigenous communities across Colombian Amazon

In the most important step for Amazon indigenous rights in 30 years, through a new decree, Colombia has recognised the autonomy of indigenous communities across the Amazon.   On Tuesday… Read More

2nd February 2018

Looking North: Gaia and the Snowchange Cooperative unite

The Gaia Foundation is delighted to announce a new partnership with the Snowchange Cooperative. Based in Finland, Snowchange is run by Finns devoted to the advancement of their traditions and… Read More

2nd January 2018

A sad farewell to Ricardo Marín, Barasana shaman of the Colombian Amazon

Ricardo Marín, a charismatic indigenous leader from the Pirá Paraná River in the Colombian Amazon, has played a key role in taking the experience of indigenous communities in Colombia’s Amazon… Read More

14th December 2017

Interview: Eco-mapping for cultural and ecological revival in Uganda’s great lakes region.

Around our planet home we are witnessing an on-going mass extinction not only of species, but of the deeply entwined ecological and cultural knowledge that has enabled human societies to… Read More

28th June 2017

Protect Sacred Sites to Realise Indigenous Rights, says African Commission

An article by Hannibal Rhoades, as featured in Intercontinental Cry, on a forward-thinking resolution from the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights. From North and South Dakota to the… Read More

14th September 2016

Victory! Historic Measure to Protect Indigenous Sacred Natural Sites and Territories passed in Hawaii

We are delighted to share the news that the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has passed a landmark resolution (Motion 26) urging governments and businesses to respect… Read More

14th September 2016

WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS APPROVES HISTORIC MEASURE TO PROTECT INDIGENOUS SACRED LANDS

An article by Hannibal Rhoades, originally published in Intercontinental Cry. In a landmark move that adds wind to the sails of indigenous struggles to protect sacred lands everywhere, the International… Read More

13th September 2016

World Conservation Congress votes to protect indigenous sacred lands

Originally posted in the Ecologist. An article by Hannibal Rhoades for The Gaia Foundation. As the global assault on indigenous lands intensifies, the world’s largest conservation group, the IUCN, has just… Read More

12th September 2016

Humans have destroyed a tenth of Earth’s wilderness in 25 years – study

Originally posted in the Guardian. Humans have destroyed a tenth of Earth’s remaining wilderness in the last 25 years and there may be none left within a century if trends continue,… Read More

8th September 2016

Sacred Natural Sites Should Be ‘No Go Zones’ for Developers

Originally published on Ecowatch. A first round of motions was passed Tuesday by the 1,300 government and civil society members of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)… Read More