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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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Climate change: AGN Chair seeks Africa’s unity amidst declining global multilateralism

The Chair of the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN), Dr. Nana Antwi-Boasiako Amoah, has called on...
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World Cancer Day: Tackle cancer by fixing Nigeria’s food system, CAPPA urges govt

On World Cancer Day, themed "United by Unique", Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has reaffirmed its solidarity...
Oil & Gas

We don’t import refined petroleum products – Dangote

Dangote Refinery says it does not import refined petroleum products into Nigeria, insisting that all petrol and other fuels...

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Climate change: AGN Chair seeks Africa’s unity amidst declining global multilateralism

The Chair of the African Group of Negotiators on...
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World Cancer Day: Tackle cancer by fixing Nigeria’s food system, CAPPA urges govt

On World Cancer Day, themed "United by Unique", Corporate...

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