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 […]
A Decade of Learning and Growth: Reflections on 10 Years walking with the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities
March 20, 2025 by Leticia Doormann, TINTA´s General Coordinator and Co-Founder This blog was originally written in English and translated using artificial intelligence In 2015, I had the privilege of standing alongside the leaders who would later form the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (GATC), as they took their first steps toward building a global […]
The invisible women of the frontlines of conflict: Why you need to know about West Papua
March 20, 2025 This article was compiled by Papua Partners, through their own research, and through various interviews and conversations that they have held with Indigenous Papuan women over the past two years. “Our country is suffering grievously under a colonial oppressor, which is busily exploiting the country’s rich mineral resources and extensive forests to […]
Standing With the Defenders: Safeguarding Women in the Fight for Land and Environmental Rights
March 7, 2025 Since 2012, more than 2,000 land and environmental defenders have lost their lives around the world—with 196 killed in 2023 alone. Indigenous peoples, Afrodescendant communities, and women are among the most at risk, facing not just physical violence but also threats and intimidation simply for standing up against the harm caused by […]
Language Justice vs. Language to Achieve Justice : How Words Are Vital to Kinship and Solidarity
February 20, 2025 Author: Stacey Zammit,Editor: Paula Alvarado In 2022, the United Nations launched the Decade of Action for Indigenous Languages, underscoring the urgent need to preserve and revitalize Indigenous languages. This initiative builds on the UN’s 2007 Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Yet, despite these efforts, experts warn that by the end […]