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“Defending our forests is defending our lives”: Indigenous women at the frontlines in the Philippines
The forests of the Philippines are among the most biodiverse on Earth, yet they face enormous pressures from mining and deforestation. Indigenous women, often the first to bear the brunt of these threats, are also among the strongest defenders.
Monitte Lantas: Carrying Tagbanwa Roots into Youth Leadership in Southern Palawan
Monitte Lantas introduces herself plainly – “Ako si Monitte Lantas. Isang katutubong Tagbanwa mula sa Bayan ng Narra, Probinsya ng Palawan. (I am Monitte Lantas, an indigenous Tagbanwa from the town of Narra in the Province of Palawan.)” – but the path behind those words carries a steady, expansive story.
Water conflict in Chiquitania: the cost of commodity production
Deforestation, commodity production, and water scarcity are closely linked. In the dry forests of Chiquitania, Bolivia, for instance, cattle ranching is contributing to the water crisis, affecting local communities and threatening ecosystems.
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The Green Livelihoods Alliance (2021 - 2025) is an alliance of Gaia Amazonas, IUCN NL, Milieudefensie, NTFP-EP, SDI and Tropenbos International, with Fern and WECF as technical partners.
The Green Livelihoods Alliance (GLA) Forests for a Just Future programme aims to ensure that tropical forests and forest landscapes are sustainably and inclusively governed to mitigate and adapt to climate change, fulfil human rights and safeguard local livelihoods.
In eleven countries in South America, Africa and Asia, as well as internationally, the Alliance works with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IP&LCs) and social movements to:
- increase the participation of IP&LCs in policy and decision-making regarding land rights and forest governance
- strengthen lobby and advocacy to hold governments and industries accountable for deforestation and human rights violations.
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