#indigenouscommunities — Public Fediverse posts
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Six ways advocates and organizations can practice solidarity for environmental justice
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The rush for critical minerals is repeating an ongoing history Indigenous communities know well
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Finding a lever for civilizational transformation
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Finding a lever for civilizational transformation
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Making ‘Land Back’ a reality through an Indigenous community land trust
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#Desertification and #Drought Day 2026
June 17, 2026
#Rangelands: Recognize. Respect. #Restore.
"This year, #Kenya hosts the global observance of Desertification and Drought Day in partnership with #UNCCD under the theme 'Rangelands: Recognize. Respect. Restore.'
"The global observance will highlight the central role of the world’s rangelands in #ClimateResilience, food and water security, #biodiversity conservation and the cultural identity of #pastoralist and #IndigenousCommunities. Kenya’s leadership reflects its ongoing efforts to address #LandDegradation, strengthen drought resilience and support communities living in #dryland and rangeland areas.
"UNCCD Executive Secretary Yasmine Fouad said: 'We thank the Government of Kenya for hosting Desertification and Drought Day 2026 and for shining a spotlight on the world’s rangelands. These landscapes are vital for food, water, biodiversity and climate resilience. Kenya’s leadership comes at a crucial moment, as rangelands face increasing pressure worldwide. By recognising their value, respecting their traditional stewards and restoring rangelands back to health, we can strengthen the livelihoods of two billion people.'
"Rangelands cover more than half of the world’s land surface yet remain among the most undervalued ecosystems. They face increasing pressures from climate change, land degradation and competing land uses. Up to half of all rangelands are already degraded or at risk, jeopardizing food and water security, climate resilience and rural livelihoods.
"Coinciding with the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, the 2026 global observance will draw attention to the need to recognize and value rangelands for the critical functions they provide, respect the traditional stewards who have cared for them for generations and restore degraded landscapes to secure livelihoods and ecosystem services.
"Through Desertification and Drought Day 2026, countries and communities are invited to:
- Recognize rangelands’ economic contribution to national and regional economies, their role in sustaining biodiversity and wildlife and the multiple benefits they provide, from regulating water cycles to storing carbon
- Respect pastoralists, #IndigenousPeoples and local communities, whose mobility, customary governance systems and ecological knowledge are essential to maintaining the health and productivity of these landscapes
- Restore rangelands by investing in sustainable land and water management, strengthening governance, improving drought preparedness and supporting community-led restoration efforts
Marked every year on 17 June, Desertification and Drought Day is the United Nations’ global moment to raise awareness of land degradation and drought and to mobilize action to protect and restore healthy land. Desertification and Drought Day 2026 in Kenya will be the first time in nearly a decade that the African continent hosts the global observance. Previous observances took place in Colombia (2025), Germany (2024), USA (2023), Spain (2022), Costa Rica (2021), Republic of Korea (2020), Türkiye (2019), Ecuador (2018), Burkina Faso (2017) and China (2016)."
Source:
https://www.unccd.int/events/desertification-drought-day/2026#SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #WaterSecurity #LandRestoration #Sustainability #TraditionalStewards #CulturalPreservation #DesertificationAndDroughtDay
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#Desertification and #Drought Day 2026
June 17, 2026
#Rangelands: Recognize. Respect. #Restore.
"This year, #Kenya hosts the global observance of Desertification and Drought Day in partnership with #UNCCD under the theme 'Rangelands: Recognize. Respect. Restore.'
"The global observance will highlight the central role of the world’s rangelands in #ClimateResilience, food and water security, #biodiversity conservation and the cultural identity of #pastoralist and #IndigenousCommunities. Kenya’s leadership reflects its ongoing efforts to address #LandDegradation, strengthen drought resilience and support communities living in #dryland and rangeland areas.
"UNCCD Executive Secretary Yasmine Fouad said: 'We thank the Government of Kenya for hosting Desertification and Drought Day 2026 and for shining a spotlight on the world’s rangelands. These landscapes are vital for food, water, biodiversity and climate resilience. Kenya’s leadership comes at a crucial moment, as rangelands face increasing pressure worldwide. By recognising their value, respecting their traditional stewards and restoring rangelands back to health, we can strengthen the livelihoods of two billion people.'
"Rangelands cover more than half of the world’s land surface yet remain among the most undervalued ecosystems. They face increasing pressures from climate change, land degradation and competing land uses. Up to half of all rangelands are already degraded or at risk, jeopardizing food and water security, climate resilience and rural livelihoods.
"Coinciding with the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, the 2026 global observance will draw attention to the need to recognize and value rangelands for the critical functions they provide, respect the traditional stewards who have cared for them for generations and restore degraded landscapes to secure livelihoods and ecosystem services.
"Through Desertification and Drought Day 2026, countries and communities are invited to:
- Recognize rangelands’ economic contribution to national and regional economies, their role in sustaining biodiversity and wildlife and the multiple benefits they provide, from regulating water cycles to storing carbon
- Respect pastoralists, #IndigenousPeoples and local communities, whose mobility, customary governance systems and ecological knowledge are essential to maintaining the health and productivity of these landscapes
- Restore rangelands by investing in sustainable land and water management, strengthening governance, improving drought preparedness and supporting community-led restoration efforts
Marked every year on 17 June, Desertification and Drought Day is the United Nations’ global moment to raise awareness of land degradation and drought and to mobilize action to protect and restore healthy land. Desertification and Drought Day 2026 in Kenya will be the first time in nearly a decade that the African continent hosts the global observance. Previous observances took place in Colombia (2025), Germany (2024), USA (2023), Spain (2022), Costa Rica (2021), Republic of Korea (2020), Türkiye (2019), Ecuador (2018), Burkina Faso (2017) and China (2016)."
Source:
https://www.unccd.int/events/desertification-drought-day/2026#SolarPunkSunday #FoodSecurity #WaterSecurity #LandRestoration #Sustainability #TraditionalStewards #CulturalPreservation #DesertificationAndDroughtDay
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A vote to mine near the Boundary Waters puts a vital freshwater wilderness at risk
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A vote to mine near the Boundary Waters puts a vital freshwater wilderness at risk
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‘The forest needs the bees’: Indigenous beekeepers on the front line of Brazil’s vanishing rainforest
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‘The forest needs the bees’: Indigenous beekeepers on the front line of Brazil’s vanishing rainforest
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Amnesty International sounds alarm on state of housing in Manawan, Que.
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Amnesty International sounds alarm on state of housing in Manawan, Que.
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Between land and water: Tribal relocation and resistance
By Celia Llopis-Jepsen
Published April 6, 2026"#ClimateChange is altering the land, and #Indigenous communities are on the frontline. This episode takes you to #Alaska, where rapid permafrost thaw is threatening the Native village of #Nunapitchuk. Then, we head to #Louisiana, where the #PointeAuChien Indian Tribe is losing its land to rising #SeaLevels. These tribes are forced to make a difficult decision between staying and adapting or leaving their ancestral homes. (This episode comes to us from the environmental podcast #SeaChange.)"
Listen:
https://www.kcur.org/2026-04-06/between-land-and-water-tribal-relocation-and-resistance#SolarPunkSunday #IndigenousCommunities #ClimateChangeAdaptation #SeaLevelRise #AncestralLands #ClimateCrisis #KCUR
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Between land and water: Tribal relocation and resistance
By Celia Llopis-Jepsen
Published April 6, 2026"#ClimateChange is altering the land, and #Indigenous communities are on the frontline. This episode takes you to #Alaska, where rapid permafrost thaw is threatening the Native village of #Nunapitchuk. Then, we head to #Louisiana, where the #PointeAuChien Indian Tribe is losing its land to rising #SeaLevels. These tribes are forced to make a difficult decision between staying and adapting or leaving their ancestral homes. (This episode comes to us from the environmental podcast #SeaChange.)"
Listen:
https://www.kcur.org/2026-04-06/between-land-and-water-tribal-relocation-and-resistance#SolarPunkSunday #IndigenousCommunities #ClimateChangeAdaptation #SeaLevelRise #AncestralLands #ClimateCrisis #KCUR
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Nepal has become the first country in Asia to sign a potential $55M LEAF Coalition deal to cut deforestation across three provinces.
Experts say success depends on community access, transparency and strong safeguards. Local groups want 80% of funds to reach forest communities, but bureaucracy and capacity gaps could limit benefits.
by Sonam Lama Hyolmo
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/nepal-signs-major-carbon-deal-but-community-access-remains-challenging/ -
Nepal has become the first country in Asia to sign a potential $55M LEAF Coalition deal to cut deforestation across three provinces.
Experts say success depends on community access, transparency and strong safeguards. Local groups want 80% of funds to reach forest communities, but bureaucracy and capacity gaps could limit benefits.
by Sonam Lama Hyolmo
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/nepal-signs-major-carbon-deal-but-community-access-remains-challenging/ -
In Nepal’s Sagarmatha region, seasonal migration and low voter presence push election campaigns to prioritize infrastructure over climate resilience.
As Sherpa communities face retreating glaciers and erratic weather, limited reinvestment from Everest tourism is putting both ecosystems and the local economy at risk.
by Shashwat Pant
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/as-nepal-votes-climate-change-is-an-elephant-in-the-room-for-sherpa-community/#climatechange #conservation #environment #indigenouscommunities #indigenousrights
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In Nepal’s Sagarmatha region, seasonal migration and low voter presence push election campaigns to prioritize infrastructure over climate resilience.
As Sherpa communities face retreating glaciers and erratic weather, limited reinvestment from Everest tourism is putting both ecosystems and the local economy at risk.
by Shashwat Pant
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/as-nepal-votes-climate-change-is-an-elephant-in-the-room-for-sherpa-community/#climatechange #conservation #environment #indigenouscommunities #indigenousrights
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Women’s rights groups in Indonesia’s Dairi regency helped defeat a zinc mine in court in May 2025, setting a national legal precedent after 20 years of resistance.
Despite the developer seeking a new permit, local activists say they’ll continue opposing the project.
by Tonggo Simangunsong
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/the-long-struggle-of-women-farmers-to-halt-a-zinc-mine-in-north-sumatra/#news #agriculture #conservation #environment #indigenouscommunities #indigenousrights #pollution
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Women’s rights groups in Indonesia’s Dairi regency helped defeat a zinc mine in court in May 2025, setting a national legal precedent after 20 years of resistance.
Despite the developer seeking a new permit, local activists say they’ll continue opposing the project.
by Tonggo Simangunsong
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/the-long-struggle-of-women-farmers-to-halt-a-zinc-mine-in-north-sumatra/#news #agriculture #conservation #environment #indigenouscommunities #indigenousrights #pollution
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Nepal’s Indigenous Yakthung (Limbu) people have filed a complaint over IFC advisory involvement in the Pathibhara cable car, planned on sacred land near the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area.
The World Bank Group’s CAO is now assessing the case, amid claims of inadequate disclosure, risks to forests and wildlife, and alleged violations of Indigenous rights. A 90-day review will decide next steps.
by Sonam Lama Hyolmo
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/world-bank-watchdog-looks-into-nepal-cable-car-project-amid-indigenous-outcry/ -
Nepal’s Indigenous Yakthung (Limbu) people have filed a complaint over IFC advisory involvement in the Pathibhara cable car, planned on sacred land near the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area.
The World Bank Group’s CAO is now assessing the case, amid claims of inadequate disclosure, risks to forests and wildlife, and alleged violations of Indigenous rights. A 90-day review will decide next steps.
by Sonam Lama Hyolmo
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/world-bank-watchdog-looks-into-nepal-cable-car-project-amid-indigenous-outcry/ -
Climate Protesters Face Greater Risk of Crackdown Amid Rising Authoritarianism
A new study found that vilifying protestors in public and through the media has been key to state repression tactics. -
Climate Protesters Face Greater Risk of Crackdown Amid Rising Authoritarianism
A new study found that vilifying protestors in public and through the media has been key to state repression tactics. -
Brazil will collaborate with the Colombian and Dutch delegations to develop the road map outside the formal U.N. process, with the goal of bringing it back for discussion at COP31.
Experts say the Belém summit showed disappointing deals after ambitious promises, failing to address the environmental and economic needs of climate change.
by Carla Ruas
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/brazil-aims-for-alternative-route-to-fossil-fuel-road-map-after-cop30-failure/#news #agribusiness #amazon #climatechange #deforestation #indigenouscommunities #brazil
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Indigenous activists storm COP30 climate summit in Brazil, demanding action. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11... #COP30 #IndigenousCommunities vía @aljazeera.com
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#TruthBeforeReconcilliation #ColonizersLieAndSteal
#Bill14 & #Bill15 are #undemocratic bills that #BCNDP is shoving through. This #BCgovernment, under greasy #JohnHorgan groomed super sellout, former civil liberties lawyer guy, #DavidEby - is breaking its own law under the Declaration of the Rights of #IndigenousPeoples.
This type of #neoliberalism is right in line with #BillC5 from #GovernmentOfCanada under #MarkCarney federal Liberals(Conservatives, basically). They take actions which are against the publics' interests. They serve corporations over people & environment. They are always greenwashing & whitewashing, while helping with ecocidal corporate plundering & endangering our liveable futures.
These corrupted, corporate lobbyist pandering governments don't really give a damn about #IndigenousCommunities - they still want to exploit lands & steal resources without prior consultation or consent.
#BCpoli #CDNpoli #Decolonization #StopTheWhitewash #StopTheGreenwash #BCNewDeathParty #FascistAdjacent #BanCorporateLobbyists #StopCorporateWelfare #CorporateGreed #GreedKills #CapitalismKills #EcocideDeathCult #PublicTransparency #PublicAccountability #PublicScrutiny #Landback #StolenLands #IndianTrustFund #Canada #ColonialCriminals #EcoJustice #HumanRights #Ecocide #ProtectTheWild #environmental #ecological #ExtinctionRebellion #Canadian #UNDRIP
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*One of my fierce sisters from another mister & fellow land/forest/water protectors, Jocey Alec & her family from #Wetsuweten #FirstNation are in this #documentary.
The #BCNDP & #GovernmentOfCanada are both still trying to criminalize environmental & #IndigenousSovereignty activism. The #BCgovernment created #RCMPCIRG in 2017 to crackdown on protestors. They are strictly a corporate mercenaries branch serving industry interests not public interests. Citizens tax monies are being exploited by BC NDP to pay these militarized thugs to commit violence so #ecocide corporations can profit more.*
Is #Canada at a point of no return, suffering the effects of #ClimateChange and worsening #wildfire seasons? Two controversial pipelines, the #TransMountain Expansion Project #TMX and #CoastalGasLink #CGL are being expanded and threatening the natural home of historically oppressed First Nations in Canada. But several First Nations are leading the fight against these massive #pipelines and becoming key advocates for protecting #nature from climate change.
Being a #LandDefender comes at a cost: harassment, detentions by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
#RCMP and threats from private security. But, in the face of setbacks, these #Indigenous #activists press on: “We are still fighting. This dance is not over yet.” In this episode, we hear the stories of the #IndigenousCommunities on the receiving end of these huge pipelines and their fight for the protection of both humans and nature.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g6-yzORlse4
#BCpoli #CDNpoli #BritishColumbia #Landback #Decolonization #ColonialCrimes #UNDRIP #BritishColumbia #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #ClimateAction #PowerToThePeoples #IndigenousLandDefense #Environmental #ecological #ProtectTheWild #OneEarth #NatureIsSacred #ProtectTheSacred
