The proposals of the indigenous peoples in the CAPLAC

At the III Latin American and Caribbean Congress on Protected Areas, indigenous peoples presented their demands regarding conservation and protected areas. The Coordinator for Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA), the Mesoamerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB) and the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) called for active participation in the management …

Guardians of the Forests stand out in the media

Media review of participation in the New York Climate Week. The coverage of the activities and statements of the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities during the Climate Week (New York, 18-24 September 2019) was remarkable and positioned the alliance and its demands in the climate change decision-making spaces. Here is an overview of some of …

Latin American Youth join their voices for identity, climate and territory in Gunayala, Panama

Written by: Ana Alvarado, AMPB Guanayala, Panama | Just months before the PreCOP will take place in Costa Rica, Latin American youth unifies their fight to make their voices heard. To do so, 45 young leaders from indigenous peoples and forest communities attended the “Latin American Youth Meeting: Identity, Climate and Territory” in Gunayala, Panamá, …

Weilburg Declaration: indigenous peoples and local communities on REDD+ in Latin America

Since its beginning, REDD+ has generated different and sometimes opposed opinions on its possible impacts over the rights of indigenous peoples. Currently, 10 years after its implementation, an answer to many of these debates could be found in the Weilburg Declaration, made during the REDD+ meeting together by AMPB, COICA, COIAB, the Indigenous Forum Abya …

Indigenous and territorial organizations from tropical forests meet in Frankfurt

The so called #GuardiansOftheForest Alliance, also known as the Global Territorial Communities Alliance met in Frankfurt, Germany on November 30th, 2018. The aim was to reflect on the Alliance’s self governance, evaluate past campaigns and jointly plan future actions. This meeting is significant since political leaders from AMPB, COICA and APIB (Unfortunately AMAN could not …

Field workshop and Territorial Mesoamerican Women Pre-Congress

By Nicoletta Marinelli «We are river, we are blood,we are the voice that cultivates life «. Indigenous and forest women from 8 different nationalities from Meso and South America arrived on November 19th in Panama City for the first meeting of Territorial Mesoamerican women leaders. All around the world 2018 has been a key year …

Media roundup on Guardians of the Forests at the Global Action Climate Summit

The presence of #GuardianesDelBosque at the Global Climate Action Summit (September 12-14, 2018, in California, # GCAS2018) was reported in international media. Here we publish a recomplilation of news about the event. English Daily Californian (USA) 10.09.2018 Indigenous organizations march in San Francisco climate protest (LINK) *** Portuguese AFP, 11/09/18 Cúpula em San Francisco busca …