Weaving Amazonian Learning Journeys to Strengthen the Articulation of Indigenous Women
October 09, 2025 By Claire Biason,Coalitions & Engagement Program Manager Women leaders from seven Amazonian countries and Panama joined the IV Indigenous Women’s March of Brazil, consolidating learning as a collective process to strengthen territorial governance with a gender approach. The IV Indigenous Women’s March of Brazil, held in Brasília last August, was not only […]
GroundWork Sessions | Transition Minerals, Indigenous Rights & Biodiversity: Governance in Retreat and Pathways for Influence
September 30, 2025 By Claire Biason,Coalitions & Engagement Program Manager Date: Thursday, 9 October 2025 Time: 08:00–09:30 Colombia | 10:00–11:30 Brazil | 15:00–16:30 Central Europe | 20:00–21:30 Indonesia Format: Online webinar (90 minutes) with simultaneous interpretation (EN/ES/PT/FR/BH) Register here to receive the Zoom link The surge in demand for lithium, cobalt, copper, and nickel is […]
Youth is our present and future – their voices must guide climate action toward COP30 and beyond
September 16, 2025 By Claire Biason,Coalitions & Engagement Program Manager “Youth it or lose it”* is a great summary of the three-day Land and Youth Digital Conference that took place from September 9th to the 11th. The global event was co-organized by Land Portal, Youth Initiative for Land in Africa (YILAA), Global Alliance of Territorial […]
The Changing Funding Landscape for IP and LC: Join the upcoming GroundWork webinar
September 11, 2025 by: Paula Alvarado Date: Wednesday 17 September 2025 Time: 08:00–09:30 Colombia | 10:00–11:30 Brazil | 15:00–16:30 Central Europe | 20:00–21:30 JakartaInterpretation available in EN, ES, PT, FR, BI Register here to receive the Zoom link Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IP and LC) protect the majority of the world’s biodiversity, yet historically […]
Peoples for Forests Closes with Unity, Solidarity, and a Mutual Care
June 24, 2025 by: Paula Alvarado Chaussy, France – May 23, 2025 — As the climate crisis accelerates and threats to land defenders grow, more than 130 activists and forest defenders from 56 countries gathered in a French forest last week — not to lobby governments, but to build alliances and share strategies. Over three […]
A mandate from the forest: Indigenous Peoples of the Amazon deliver climate demands ahead of COP30
June 17, 2025 by: Paula Alvarado As delegates gather in Bonn for the UN’s mid-year climate negotiations, a powerfulpolitical statement is making its way from the heart of the Amazon to the corridors of global climate diplomacy. On June 5, Indigenous leaders from across the nineAmazonian countries and all biomes of Brazil issued a historic […]
Upcoming GroundWork Webinar : Let’s Talk About COP30
May 16, 2025 Date: Tuesday 10 June 2025Time: 08:00–09:30 Colombia | 10:00–11:30 Brazil | 15:00–16:30 Central Europe | 20:00–21:30 JakartaInterpretation available in PT, ES, FR, BI (TBC) Register here As COP30 approaches, join us for a grounding and practical conversation about what to expect from the global climate conference—and how to engage. This online session […]
“A seat at the table for the ocean’s guardians: Small-scale fishers demand role in global decisions”
May 15, 2025 By: Paula Alvarado As the world gears up for the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, where deadlines and declarations will once again flood the global agenda, a quieter revolution is underway far from the marble halls of diplomacy. On the tropical coast of Itacuruçá, Brazil, small-scale fisher leaders from four […]
The Guna People Commemorate 100 Years of Revolution: Indigenous Youth Defend Their Autonomy and Territories
May 15, 2025 Author: Jessika GarcíaEditor: Paula Alvarado Guna Yala, Panama – February 2025 (This article was originally written in Spanish and was later translated using artificial intelligence.) One hundred years ago, in 1925, the Guna People of the Panamanian Caribbean led a historic revolution in defense of their autonomy, culture, and collective rights. In […]