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Discover How Land Defends the Lifeline of Indigenous Communities
Today, there are an estimated 470 million indigenous peoples who live across ninety countries in the world. It makes up less than five percent of the world's population. There are more than…
Chinese gold miners ‘illegally’ tearing up Cambodian wildlife sanctuary
KAMPONG THOM, Cambodia — “The company operates as they please. We’ve asked the authorities for help, but they won’t do anything for us,” said Bunnarith*, a lifelong…
Cambodian Bunong Addresses COP28 Attendees
Navy Koeung has become the first Bunong to address global leaders and high-ranking decision makers when she highlighted the benefits of carbon finance in forest conservation at…
Indigenous land rights are key to conservation in Cambodia (commentary)
While Indigenous peoples comprise just 6% of the global population, they manage or have tenure rights over at least 38 million km2 in some 87 countries. In many places Indigenous peoples are…
Indigenous Communities Concerned New Environment Code Undermines Their Rights
The Environment and Natural Resources Code officially passed into law last month, but the term “indigenous” has been removed from key sections, leaving indigenous communities concerned that…
Why is the UPR process important for Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia?
The UPR process is a peer-review mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council, where each UN member state is examined on its human rights situation every four to five years. The review is based…
Environmental code approved 60-0 by Senate
The Senate convened a meeting to examine a draft environment and natural resources code on June 13. The code was approved unanimously, with a 60-0 vote.
The 10th session of the…
Analysis of Articles and Implementation Concerns over the Protected Area Draft Law
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About Indigenous Community and Local Communities
The Law on Protected Areas, 2008, contains the words indigenous…
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2021
Each year, 9 August commemorates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. It is celebrated around the world and marks the date of the inaugural session of the Working Group…