Back

    Resources

    Type of Resource

    Region

    Tags

    68 Resources for
    indigenous people
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    January 6, 2023

    Indigenous Forests Are Some of the Amazon’s Last Carbon Sinks

    • land rights
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Equity
    • indigenous people
    Man in a canoe in Ecuador's Amazon forest
    • land rights
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Equity
    • indigenous people
    Forests
    News
    December 19, 2022

    STATEMENT: Countries Agree to Landmark Deal to Protect World’s Ecosystems

    • Forests
    • Ocean
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • biodiversity
    • indigenous people
    • Equity
    • Forests
    • Ocean
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • biodiversity
    • indigenous people
    • Equity
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    January 11, 2022

    5 actions pour garantir que la foresterie communautaire marche en République du Congo

    • indigenous people
    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    • forest products
    Sunset over the Sangha River in Bomassa, Republic of Congo.
    • indigenous people
    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    • forest products
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    January 11, 2022

    5 Actions to Ensure Community Forestry Works in the Republic of Congo

    • indigenous people
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • forest products
    Sunset over the Sangha River in Bomassa, Republic of Congo.
    • indigenous people
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • forest products
    Equity
    Initiatives
    July 7, 2021

    Faith and Sustainability

    Sun rays shining through trees in green forest.
    Equity
    Insights
    March 25, 2021

    4 Ways Indigenous and Community Lands Can Reduce Emissions

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • COP26
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • COP26
    Equity
    Latin America
    News
    October 7, 2020

    RELEASE: New Study Reveals Mining in the Amazon Threatens 20% of Indigenous Lands

    • Equity
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • indigenous people
    • Equity
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • indigenous people
    Equity
    Latin America
    News
    October 7, 2020

    COMUNICADO: Nuevo estudio revela que la minería en el Amazonas amenaza al 20 % de las tierras indígenas

    • Equity
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • indigenous people
    • Equity
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • indigenous people
    Equity
    Insights
    October 7, 2020

    Mining Threatens 20% of Indigenous Lands in the Amazon

    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    Brazil nut producer, Peru
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    Equity
    Insights
    October 7, 2020

    La Minería Legal e Ilegal Amenazan el 20% de las Tierras Indígenas en la Amazonía

    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    Peru farmer
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    Equity
    Latin America
    News
    September 30, 2020

    ADVISORY: Embargoed WRI Press Call: Mining Threatens Indigenous Communities Across the Amazon

    • Equity
    • deforestation
    • environmental justice
    • indigenous people
    • pollution
    • Equity
    • deforestation
    • environmental justice
    • indigenous people
    • pollution
    Equity
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 8, 2020

    COVID-19, Rising Gold Prices and Illegal Mining Threaten Indigenous Lands in the Amazon

    • coronavirus
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    Mining for gold in South America
    • coronavirus
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    Equity
    Insights
    March 3, 2020

    Beyond Title: How to Secure Land Tenure for Women

    • Sustainable Development Goal 1
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • Gender
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • Sustainable Development Goal 2
    woman-planting-cabbage
    • Sustainable Development Goal 1
    • Sustainable Development Goal 5
    • Gender
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • Sustainable Development Goal 2
    Equity
    Insights
    February 10, 2020

    5 Strategies that Achieve Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Simultaneously

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • restoration
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • indigenous people
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • wetlands
    Reroroja village
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • restoration
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • indigenous people
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • wetlands
    Equity
    Initiatives
    January 17, 2020

    Defending Earth’s Defenders Initiative

    Silas Matoke and his wife Yordana Yawate, pose for photograph as they harvesting sago known as 'pangkur' on the banks of the Tuba river in Honitetu village, West Seram regency, Maluku province, Indonesia on August 22, 2017.
    Forests
    Insights
    January 10, 2020

    10 Big Changes for Forests Over the Last Decade

    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • indigenous people
    • restoration
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • indigenous people
    • restoration
    Equity
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 20, 2019

    Ensuring a "Just Transition": 5 Priorities to Make Climate Action Benefit Low-Income and Disadvantaged Groups

    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity
    • Gender
    • indigenous people
    • poverty
    A youth group marching in Paris, with a banner that says "climate justice = social justice." Photo by Andreas Link/Young FoEE
    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity
    • Gender
    • indigenous people
    • poverty
    Equity
    Asia
    Insights
    September 16, 2019

    For Rural Communities, Protecting Land Is a Better Investment than Deforestation

    • Food
    • Forests
    • land use
    • indigenous people
    • agriculture
    In India's Narmada District, legal recognition of communities' land rights have enabled villages to invest in sustainable, more productive land management. Photo by...
    • Food
    • Forests
    • land use
    • indigenous people
    • agriculture
    Equity
    Insights
    August 8, 2019

    The IPCC Calls for Securing Community Land Rights to Fight Climate Change

    • Equity
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 16
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • restoration
    Women of Peru's Awajun Native Community of Shampuyacu
    • Equity
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 16
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • indigenous people
    • land rights
    • restoration

    How You Can Help

    WRI relies on the generosity of donors like you to turn research into action. You can support our work by making a gift today or exploring other ways to give.

    Stay Informed

    World Resources Institute
    10 G Street NE
    Suite 800
    Washington DC 20002
    +1 (202) 729-7600

    Stories to Watch 2023

    At this pivotal moment, WRI President & CEO Ani Dasgupta will share insights into our predictions for the big stories coming up in 2023, including what actions governments, businesses, institutions and people must take to get the world on the right path.

    Sign up now to secure your spot.

    Register
    Make your end of year gift today.
    Donate now