Story | 11 Jan, 2021
COVID-19, Indigenous peoples, local communities and natural resource governance: a preliminary study
CEESP News: contribution by Gretchen Walters and Samir Laouadi, University of Lausanne *
A collaborative study reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting Indigenous peoples and local…
Story | 08 Jan, 2021
Seeds of Hope & Action: New educational resources to inspire transformative action
CEESP News: by Dr Alexandra Masako Goossens-Ishii*
The global Covid-19 pandemic has awakened us to the interdependence between all living beings and their environment. Educational tools that inspire hope in each person to initiate a positive change are key to overcome feelings of…
Story | 06 Jan, 2021
CEESP News: by Caroline de Jong, Policy Advisor, Forest Peoples Programme*
Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) recently released its report “COVID-19 and indigenous and tribal peoples: The impacts and underlying inequalities”. Building on grassroots stories from ten countries and wider…
Story | 26 Nov, 2020
Dialogue: Community involvement in preventing and combating wildlife, forest and fisheries crime
CEESP Virtual Dialogue: by Dr. Inés Arroyo Quiroz, UNAM, Mexico; Dr. Meredith Gore, University of Maryland, USA; Dr. David Rodriguez Goyes, University of Oslo, Norway
As a quarter of the world’s land is owned or managed by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, they must be…
Story | 30 Oct, 2020
Moving forward on lobster fishery means addressing access and conservation
CEESP News: by Tony Charles*. Originally published on Policy Options, October 28, 2020
The situation unfolding in the Nova Scotia lobster fishery raises larger questions around who holds decision-making power over this natural resource.
Story | 11 Oct, 2020
Subtle Ways of Excluding Indigenous Voices
To observe Indigenous Peoples Day in the US, we share this personal opinion piece by CEESP Member Minnie Degawan, activist for Indigenous Peoples’ rights from the Cordillera, Philippines & Director of Conservation International’s Indigenous & Traditional Peoples Program
Story | 28 Aug, 2020
Water, our ally in adapting to climate change in the Western Balkans
The Western Balkans are highly prone to climate change, affecting water resources, while predictions indicate increases in extreme weather events leading to repeated disasters.
Story | 09 Aug, 2020
Events August 9th – 14th, 2020: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
CEESP News: Events of Interest in Celebration of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, August 9th – 14th, 2020
See below for events hosted by Conservation International (CI), The Brazil's Indigenous People Articulation, USAID, Government of Chile, and IUCN’s Commission on…
Story | 23 Jul, 2020
Announcing Special Issue: "Protected and conserved areas" in the journal Sustainability
CEESP News: by Dr. J. Marc Foggin and Dr. Sarah J. Halvorson, Guest Editors *
The journal Sustainability has recently launched a special issue on Inclusive Governance and Management of Protected and Conserved Areas. This is an opportunity to present case studies, research findings and…
Story | 22 Jul, 2020
Pasang Dolma Sherpa, Indigenous Peoples Representative to the U.N., Speaks With GlacierHub
CEESP News: by RADHIKA GOYAL, of GlacierHub; undergraduate in Economics and Computer Science, Columbia College