Indigenous Peoples Can Show the Path to Low-Carbon Living If Their Land Rights Are Recognized

Many indigenous peoples are living examples of societies thriving with sustainable, low-carbon lifestyles. Successfully meeting the global climate change challenge requires that much of the world shift from high carbon-living to low

by Stephen Leahy | Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples | April 4, 2012

Youba Sokona of Mali is co-chair of the IPCC Working Group III. Photo: Citt Williams, OurWorld2.0

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Biopiracy: Depriving indigenous rights

The issue of biopiracy, commercially exploiting naturally occurring biochemical or genetic material, has once again become a talking point following the recent arrest of a group of foreign ‘bio pirates’ in Kalpitiya

by  Sandun Jayawardana | The Nation | 11 March 2012

Confiscated samples

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