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Climate Change

COP30: Over 35 govts back $1.8bn for Indigenous, Local, Afro-descendant land rights

Over 35 government and philanthropic funders organised by the Forest Tenure Funders Group (FTFG) have announced a new, five-year, $1.8 billion pledge to support Indigenous Peoples,...
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Human Welfare

Govts aim to collectively recognise 160m hectares of Indigenous Peoples’, local communities’ lands

World leaders who gathered in Belém for the World Leaders Summit ahead of COP30 on Thursday, November 6, 2025, announced a landmark commitment to...
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Climate Change

Indigenous peoples, local communities unite to demand action on finance, rights at COP30

From May 26 to 30, 2025, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities from the world’s largest and most vital tropical forest basins – the Amazon,...
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Climate Change

MRV: Stakeholders demand transparency to help local communities address climate change

As Nigeria enters the second stage of creating its measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) framework, experts have reiterated the importance of openness, calling it...
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Conservation

COP16: Indigenous Peoples, local communities celebrate victories, call for permanent body on Traditional Knowledge

As Indigenous Peoples and local communities celebrate the approval of the new Programme of Work, they call for the adoption of the Subsidiary Body...
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Conservation

COP16: Leaders await final word on decisions that will impact world’s most biodiverse regions

As the 16th Conference of the Parties or COP16 draws to a close, UN negotiators have cracked open the door to Indigenous Peoples and...
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Experts want inclusion of local communities to boost Nigeria’s adaptation plan

Specialists have recommended that the Nigerian government involve rural populations in the National Adaptation Plan (NAP), which is currently being developed, to build resilience...
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Conservation

Achieving harmonious future between elephants and people hinges on fostering strong connections with local communities – Kumar

The Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) friend of the month for April 2024 is Meha Kumar, who works as a researcher at Save the Elephants (STE),...
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Improved water use can feed 10bn, create 245m jobs – World Bank

The World Bank Group has called for a global rebalancing of water use in agriculture, a move critical to...
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Renewable Energy

Power: Govt addressing persistent gas supply challenges – Minister

The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the Federal Government has taken decisive steps to address persistent gas...
Conservation

World Wildlife Day 2026 celebration in New York highlights cross-sector collaboration to combat illegal wildlife trade

In the heart of Midtown Manhattan, United for Wildlife and the CITES Secretariat hosted leaders from the finance, technology,...

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Water & Sanitation

Improved water use can feed 10bn, create 245m jobs – World Bank

The World Bank Group has called for a global...
Renewable Energy

Power: Govt addressing persistent gas supply challenges – Minister

The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, says the...