As part of the Asia Indigenous Youth Platform – AIYP COVID-19 Small Grants Program, COSEF Nepal introduced sustainable and organic farming methods to farmers in Saptari, Nepal. Learn more about their work in this video produced by International Youth Media Summit.
Following the incidence of Covid-19, the phenomena of reciprocal commodities takes place among Indigenous Peoples of Thailand. This happens especially between the Indigenous Karen in the North and the sea
The planet is facing an unprecedented global health crisis as a result of COVID-19. As of September 29, over 1 million people have died from the virus. A protracted pandemic
“Undivided Segments of Incandescent Belief” depicting the commemoration of World Food Day 2018 by Prayatna Samiti in Udaipur. The film takes you to the vivid events organised in the blocks of Udaipur that mark the people’s appeal for food based rights and actions. The film portrays the strong belief of indigenous people in securing their food and land rights for their better future. Please note that the film is in low resolution format.
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The negotiations of the Paris Rule Book are critical to ensuring that the promises made in the Paris Agreement will be met – including the commitment of governments to respect,
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UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) Asia- Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2016 Bangkok, April 3-5, 2016 ———————————————————————————————————————————– SUMMARY PAPER Indigenous Peoples’ Priorities in the
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Statement Delivered During Asia Pacific Forestry Week 2016February 26, 2016Clark, Pampanga, Philippines We, leaders of organizations of indigenous peoples, local forest based communities and enterprises and family smallholders in 16
The independent, sustainable lives in the mountains of Thailand’s indigenous peoples’ way of life is now under threat. Commercial farming, national boundaries and ‘modern life’ is compromising and taking away their last remaining link to the earth—the very source of their distinct indigenous identities, culture and dignity.
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Indigenous peoples across South and Southeast Asia depend fully and partly on shifting cultivation for their livelihood and food security. 2/3 of the estimated 370 million indigenous peoples are in
Global climate change is increasingly affecting the agricultural sector of Thailand in various ways, manifested by worsening drought, floods, and irregular rainfall. All these are additional risks to livelihood activities,