Indigenous peoples are being shortchanged as forest guardians: Report
A new report shows that Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) in tropical forest countries are not getting enough funding to preserve ecosystems despite their key role as environmental guardians.
Not only are local communities underfunded, but some of the donations from the OECD club of rich countries do not go directly to them, flowing instead via intermediaries, according to the report published by Rainforest Foundation Norway.
The researchers behind the report, covering the period 2011-2020, warn that this lack of funding could result in the loss of territories and ecosystems that IPLCs have maintained for generations.
Two bestselling authors in one go: Fair Fight founder Stacey Abrams (left) will be in conversation with celebrated sci-fi/fantasy novelist N. K. Jemisin at SXSW Online this March. (Photo Credits: Abrams photo courtesy of Fair Fight. Jemisin photo courtesy of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.)
The Venn diagram sweet spot of people who are going to fangirl over voting rights advocate
Stacey Abrams and sci-fi/fantasy author
N. K. Jemisin is – I suspect – very large. I’m in the overlap. You’re in it, too, right? SXSW is definitely in it.
The multidiscipline festival – which is going 100% virtual this year – led today’s programming announcement with news of Abrams and Jemisin’s keynote conversation together. One assumes their shared reputations for trailblazing – Abrams with her historic voter mobilization in Georgia, Jemisin with that whole three-time Hugo Award for Best Novel thing (note: three times
12 Women Leaders Who Inspired Us With Their Decisive & Sucessful Leadership In 2020 scoopwhoop.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from scoopwhoop.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Leader from the Ecuadorian Amazon is among this year’s Goldman Prize winners
Photo courtesy of Jeronimo-Zuñiga
It was April 26, 2019, and Nemonte Nenquimo’s tribe, the Waorani of the Ecuadorian Amazon, was fighting for its life. The Ecuadorian government had announced 16 new concessions that would allow oil companies to explore and drill for petroleum. One of them Block 22 was within the Waorani’s territory, an area of intact Amazon jungle stretching across roughly 500,000 acres near the foothills of the Andes.
The Waorani said they had not been consulted about the proposed oil leasing their right under the Ecuadorian constitution. In response, they filed a lawsuit against the planned oil drilling and launched an international campaign asking people around the world to sign a petition to the Ecuadorian government in defense of their rights.
11 Latinas on the Global List of the Most Inspiring and Influential Published: - Dec 17, 2020
2020 has been a year of many challenges. Most would say that it has had more lows than highs. But if this situation has served one thing, it is to highlight the crucial roles of women in the world.
The Woman Post | Mónica Liliana Pradilla
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio tag.
This year the list includes, a first symbolical place as a tribute to the countless women who have made sacrifices to help others in an extraordinary year , Sarah Gilbert lead researcher for the COVID-19 vaccine at the University of Oxford, and many others including 11 Latina women.