Despite a lack of resources and recognition, lands managed by Indigenous Peoples keep pace with—and in some cases outperform—similar lands managed by governments. These include forest protection, ...

In Colombia’s Amazon, two communities have worked for more than a decade to guard their territory and to protect the right of other Indigenous peoples to remain isolated. The community of Manacaro and ...

Billions of dollars are spent annually on Indigenous programs and services. Yet we know little about which programs are effective, and often struggle to understand their impact. That's why evaluating ...

The Indonesian government is developing a roadmap to protect local wisdom in biodiversity conservation, a move aimed at ...

As Australia marks 50 years of NAIDOC Week, honoring the world's oldest living culture, humanity's newest technology has yet ...

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For more than a decade, two Indigenous communities deep in ...

(WLUK) -- On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Wisconsin established Wild Rice Week to protect cultural resources. Since 2019, the second Monday in October has been designated as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in ...

New national research shows unmet housing need among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households is double the rate of ...

MONTRÉAL, June 30, 2026 /CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature; and Pascale Déry, Minister of the Environment, the Fight Against Climate ...

The consultation aims to define the distinct legal rights held by Mexico's Indigenous and Afro-Mexican peoples, an initiative ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Indigenous communities neighboring the peoples living in isolation in Colombian Amazon have spent more than a decade helping the latter remain ...