Amazon Indigenous Peoples denounce Ecuador’s $47B oil expansion plan citing lack of consultation, funding down 23% over four years for international tenure rights, half of $1.2B funds for Northeast Tribes in US may be cut, and more.

Primer on Tribal Benefit Agreements in the U.S., Keewaywin Fund discussion, check-in on proposed updates to the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance, and more.

Over the last quarter, we connected Indigenous leaders to investors – through direct engagements, discussions around emerging issues for Tribes in the U.S., and publications – to build investor knowledge and action towards integration of Indigenous priorities even as we see constriction of investor leverage in the U.S. Our work is responsive to the generational view that Indigenous Peoples carry, and our role in this tense geopolitical moment is to keep the high-water mark for Indigenous Peoples and FPIC. 

New report documents 146 cases of homicides and kidnappings of land defenders in 2024, Norway’s $1.6 trillion pension fund divests from French mining giant over environmental and Indigenous rights risk, Cultural Survival Quarterly's Brazil issue ahead of COP30, and more. 

Anacé filed formal complaint about water and subsistence impacts from major TikTok data center in Brazil, UN rapporteur urged protection for evicted San people, new study shows rainforest preservation on Indigenous lands protects from disease, and more.

Peru rejects long-stalled reserve proposal to protect Indigenous Peoples living in voluntary isolation, Alaska Natives fight for right to manage Yukon River amidst salmon depletion, Khasis look for leverage as agroforestry strained by erratic rainfall in Bangladesh, and more.

On Tuesday, September 23, A Just Climate Transition - Protecting Indigenous People's Rights While Ensuring a Low-Carbon and Sustainable Future invites policymakers, funders, end users, and allies to stand with Indigenous leaders in making Free Prior and Informed consent (FPIC), land rights, and Indigenous Peoples' sovereignty non-negotiable in climate action — and to help move from extractive models toward a just and sustainable energy transition.

Logging infrastructure in the Amazon exposes the Mashco Piro tribe, among the world’s largest uncontacted groups; Mi’gmaq chiefs want Indigenous-led impact review of NB Power’s proposed gas plant, little known of risk from wind energy projects being rushed among highest population of Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia, and more.

Emergency injunction of Oak Flat land transfer, report on Indigenous Peoples’ rights in the 2025 AGM season, participant engagement updates, and more. Plus action items, upcoming events, recently released resources, and news items of interest.

New report finds Philippines the most dangerous Asian country for Indigenous Peoples, Apache Stronghold responds to US pushback from sacred land transfer halt, Adidas acknowledges and visits Oaxaca town after called out for appropriation of Villa Hidalgo Yalalag culture, and more.

Thailand passed first-ever bill to safeguard Indigenous Peoples' rights, British Columbia affirmed Cowicha Nation’s Aboriginal title and subsistence rights, Alaska and Yukon cross-border collaboration a 'significant milestone' to address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis, and more.

5,000 Indigenous women marched to protest threats from proposed Ferrogrão railway in Brazil, Indigenous consultation limited in Indonesia’s Komodo National Park development, report shows systemic discrimination and exclusion from decision-making processes in Nepal, and more.

90,000 people forced from ancestral lands in Madagascar between 2018 and 2024, Ecuador paves way for unchecked extraction on Indigenous lands by eliminating environment ministry, Indigenous Peoples collaborate on reforestation project in Panama, and more.

Indigenous governments in Canada sign one of world’s largest land protection agreements, fast-tracked bill in Brazil weakens climate and Indigenous advocacy, Native leaders respond to US president’s push for return of DC NFL team's racist name, and more.

Insights about the Indigenous Peoples’ declaration on certifications and audits, information on the declaration by the Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon Basin on COP30 priorities, and IIPWG Canada takeaways. Plus action items, upcoming events, recently released resources, and news items of interest.

Rights group warns two million Indigenous Peoples in Nigeria at risk, Nepalese conservation efforts restrict Indigenous Bote communities’ ancestral fishing practice and resource access, Millewa-Mallee First Nations peoples win historic Native title case in Australia after decades-long fight, and more.

Thirty Amazon Indigenous communities win case against gold mining mercury contamination in Columbia, new protected areas law in Ecuador threatens Indigenous land rights and violates domestic and international protections, India-owned coal mine in Australia impact traditional land of the Wangan and Jagalingou people, and more.