Asia
Virtual Campfire celebrates Indigenous youth engagement and empowerment in Southeast Asia
The event celebrated Indigenous youth’s resilience, determination, and contributions across the region while highlighting the need for collective action to address ongoing challenges. Read more ▸
Ha’alupan Bai: Locally Managed Marine Areas of the Suluk People
By Neville Yapp with Land Empowerment Animals People, Persatuan Komuniti Kampung Mumiang and Forever Sabah Note: This article is from the recently published report… Read more “Ha’alupan Bai: Locally Managed Marine Areas of the Suluk People” ▸
Prioritizing Indigenous Rights and Benefits: Way to Sustainable Forest Protection in Quang Nam Province
By Phan Trieu Giang Note: This article is from the recently published report “Celebrating territories of life in Southeast Asia.” The text has been… Read more “Prioritizing Indigenous Rights and Benefits: Way to Sustainable Forest Protection in Quang Nam Province” ▸
Keyegangan: At the Forefront of Changing Indigenous Food Culture
By John Vincent Colili and Maica Saar, Samahan ng Nagkakaisang Katutubong Kabataan (SNaKK) Note: This article is from the recently published report “Celebrating territories… Read more “Keyegangan: At the Forefront of Changing Indigenous Food Culture” ▸
The Spirit of Paw Klo: Indigenous Communities Protect and Sustain their Ancestral Territories, Myanmar
Karen communities see physical health of humans and the health of the environment as being entwined and interconnected. Destruction of the forest or water systems can cause illness to the community, as spirits are disturbed. For this reason, Indigenous communities take much care in the protection of their territory. Read more ▸
Community Management of Yeak Loam Lake
Community management of this pristine area has supported livelihoods and local peoples’ rights, providing a vital example for Indigenous and local communities throughout Cambodia Read more ▸
Karen Indigenous youth are leading self-determination and revitalizing territories of life in Myanmar: Esther Wah
Esther Wah is the Secretary of the All Burma Indigenous Peoples Alliance (ABIPA) and a Council member (Thematic representative for youth and intergenerational relations) of the ICCA Consortium. In this interview, Ms. Wah talks about how the Indigenous Karen youth are becoming a driving force in securing self-determination and revitalizing the Indigenous governance and management systems in our ancestral territories of life. Read more ▸
Kasepuhan Karang: The Struggle for Reclaiming Adat Rights
the Kasepuhan Karang community believes that Mount Kendeng and the forest area surrounding it has been entrusted to their community by their ancestors, with the current generation inheriting a duty and obligation to maintain and manage the land sustainably. Read more ▸
Embracing the Memories of Alas Mertajati, Tamblingan, Indonesia
the younger generation of the ADT, together with the elders as well as the future generations, have the duty to look after Alas Mertajati so our lives can be sustainable Read more ▸
Territories Sustaining Communities, Communities Sustaining Territories
For territories to continue sustaining communities, the ecological integrity of these lands and waters must be intact. Read more ▸
Tumandok: A People’s Struggle for Land, Water and Life
By Giovanni B. Reyes, Bukluran Note: This article is from the recently published report “Celebrating territories of life in Southeast Asia.” The text has… Read more “Tumandok: A People’s Struggle for Land, Water and Life” ▸
New report: Myanmar’s environmental human rights defenders continue to resist the military junta
The report published by the “All Burma Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance (ABIPA)” illustrate the state of environmental human rights in Myanmar and the strategies pursued by the defenders in the face of violent crackdowns by the military rulers. Read more ▸
Book: Fifty Indigenous Leaders’ Voices for Nature and People in Indonesia
The Working Group ICCAs Indonesia (WGII), a member of the ICCA Consortium, recently launched the English version of the 2021 book “Suara Masyarakat Adat untuk Alam dan Manusia.” The collection of interviews in the book demonstrates that customary governance systems effectively protect biodiversity and ecosystem functions in Indigenous territories of life. Read more ▸
Defending territories, defending lives
Indigenous Peoples in Southeast Asia navigate their place within the legal frameworks of the nation-states. The extent of their self-determination depends on the strength and resilience of their assertions, and the space nation-states provide for such self-determination to be exercised. Read more ▸
Celebrating territories of life in Southeast Asia: Why this publication
The publication celebrates all the efforts of caring for and protecting Territories of Life against all odds. Not all the stories have a happy ending; in fact, many communities are still in the midst of their struggles for their land, for peace, and for life. Read more ▸
Video: Ainu Nation’s lawsuit in Japan over Indigenous fishing rights
The lawsuit, which seeks to allow Ainu People to fish for salmon under their Indigenous rights, is the first of its kind in Japan. Read more ▸
In Pictures: Tagbanwa People make progress in securing the future of the territories of life in the Calamianes
In the Philippines, concerns are growing in the context of emerging challenges within the community and attempts of governments and conservation NGOs to establish state-sanctioned “Marine Protected Areas.” Read more ▸
Here’s how you can support Sarawakian Indigenous organization SAVE Rivers against a ‘SLAPP’ defamation case
One of the leading Sarawakian Indigenous organizations, SAVE Rivers, and its leaders face a meritless defamation lawsuit in Malaysian court filed by logging company Samling designed to bankrupt and silence them. Read more ▸
