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Forests and Indigenous Peoples of Asia


Forests and Indigenous Peoples of Asia - Minority Rights Group

The report focuses on five states – Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Nepal and Thailand – describing how logging, hydropower schemes, commercial plantations and ...

Indonesia: Indigenous Peoples Losing Their Forests

Both oil palm plantations have had a devastating impact on the rights of two Indigenous peoples: the Ibans, a subgroup of the Dayak peoples ...

Forests and Indigenous Peoples of Asia - Minority Rights Group

Forests also need to be prese1ved for tlleir social and spi1itual values, including that of traditional habitats of indigenous people, forest-dwellers and local ...

Forests and Indigenous Peoples of Asia - Google Books

For indigenous peoples in Asia, as in many parts of the world, forests have traditionally represented their ancestral lands and their livelihoods.

Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact Foundation (AIPP)

The Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) is a regional organization founded in 1992 by indigenous peoples' movements. AIPP is committed to the cause of ...

Why indigenous people are key to protecting our forests

Whether they're in Taiga, the Sahel or the rain forests of Africa, America or Asia, what all indigenous people have in common is a deep connection to the ...

Forests for the future: making a lasting impact for people and forests ...

Indigenous peoples and local communities within these countries depend on the forests for their livelihoods, and many have a unique ...

ASEAN's INDIGENOUS PEOPLES - IWGIA

In the name of forest conservation and development, colonial and post-colonial governments in Southeast Asia have since more than a century devised policies and ...

Indigenous Peoples in the Asia-Pacific region

... forest dependent people, including indigenous peoples, as key actors and partners. Indigenous peoples in the region include tribal peoples, hill tribes, ...

Fascinating destinations and the indigenous cultures of Asia

Maniq and Semang – Thailand, Malaysia ... The Maniq, Mani or Semang are hunter gatherers living in the forests in Thailand's southern provinces ...

The rights of indigenous peoples in Asia

tained in India's Forest Rights Act. In the Philippines, the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act provides that the Government may not issue licences or permits ...

Indigenous Peoples of Southeast Asia reaffirm their rights | SEI

Indigenous Peoples in Southeast Asia are experiencing climate change impacts such as declining water resources and forest fragmentation. While ...

Cambodia: Illegal logging harming Indigenous peoples' rights and ...

Illegal logging of protected forests is undermining the human rights and erasing the traditions of Indigenous peoples in Cambodia, new research by Amnesty ...

Forest Peoples in Asia - world rainforest

From 5,000 to 3,000 years ago, the Deutero-Malays arrived from southern China. They have features that anthropologists historically termed " ...

Climate Stories | Indigenous Peoples - World Bank

Indigenous Peoples play a key role in the conservation of forests and biodiversity. Find out how the World Bank is helping Indigenous ...

The Communal Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Asia

An intimate relationship with land expressed in communal ownership has shaped and sustained these cultures over time. But now, public and private enterprises ...

Indigenous Peoples and Forests - Trans Pacific Press

However, forest conservation efforts have typically neglected the rights of people like pygmies, who have long and strong connections to the ...

Thailand's Indigenous Peoples fight for 'land of our heart ...

A militarized conservation approach has seen Indigenous communities evicted from their ancestral lands, prosecuted for enacting traditional ...

Indigenous and Community Forests | Global Forest Review

This indicator aims to monitor the extent of forestland that is customarily held by Indigenous Peoples and other forest-dependent local communities.

Forests - Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact

Forests · The Forest as Community Supermarket for Karen Indigenous Peoples in Thailand · Indigenous Knowledge and Forest Management in Northern Thailand.