JAMNAS V BPAN: A New Chapter for Indonesia’s Indigenous Youth Movement
Over 500 Indigenous youth gathered in Indonesia for BPAN’s fifth national gathering, electing new leadership and renewing their collective vision for the next four years. TINTA accompanied the process, documenting lessons to inform Indigenous youth movements worldwide.
From Local Stewardship to a Shared Political Voice: Small-Scale Fishing Communities Advance a Global Agenda at the 11th Our Ocean Conference
Small-scale fishing communities from Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America came together at the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa to present a shared political agenda for community-centred ocean governance. Building on months of cross-regional collaboration, representatives called for stronger recognition of small-scale fisheries, direct financing, inclusive decision-making and community-led stewardship. Their collective voice marked an important step towards shaping future global discussions on biodiversity, climate and sustainable fisheries.
Lessons from the Peoples of Suriname on territorial governance and rights defense
Suriname hosted the second meeting of the Yutzu Group, a regional platform for coordination, learning, advocacy and collective action that brings together representatives of Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples and local communities from eight countries across the Pan-Amazon region.
Indigenous and Local Communities Youth Consolidate a Global Movement From Their Territories
Indigenous and Local Communities Youth across regions are building alliances, strengthening leadership and advancing collective action to defend territories and biodiversity.