Social development
Ethnic minorities and indigenous people
UNESCO publication “Knowing our lands and resources”
The 2017 UNESCO publication “Knowing our lands and resources: Indigenous and local knowledge and practices related to biodiversity and ecosystem services in Asia” includes chapters from Thailand (“Forests, communities and ecosystems: A case study of the Huay Hin Lad Nai community”) and Vietnam (“Status of ...
8th meeting on indigenous medicine in Greater Mekong will be held in Yangon
Myanmar will be hosting the eighth meeting on indigenous medicine in the Greater Mekong Basin in the coming week, according to a senior health ministry official.The meeting will be held in Yangon and an exhibit on indigenous medicine and related products in the Greater Mekong ...
RECOFTC launches Voices for Mekong Forests in Phnom Penh
The Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC) has launched a new five-year, EU-supported project ‘Voices for Mekong Forests’ (V4MF) in Phnom Penh, aiming to “strengthen the voices of non-state actors (NSA), including civil society, Indigenous Peoples and local community groups, to improve forest governance, sustainable ...
Statement of the Network of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand (NIPT) at the 7th AWG-SF Conference
Asia Indigenous Peoples’ Network (AIPP) has published the statement of the Network of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand (NIPT), delivered by AIPP Chair Kittisak Rattana at the 7th ASEAN Working Group on Social Forestry in Chiang Mai, Thailand.Read the full statement below and at AIPP’s website.—ASEAN ...
RCSD to host summer school on Mekong land relations
Land governance is a concept that cuts across academic disciplines, bridging social and environmental sciences, an understanding of legal frameworks, political economy and policy studies.RCSD, Faculty of Social Sciences, CMU hosts the Mekong Land Research Forum. Together they run a week-long summer school on researching ...
Earthrights International releases statement on IFC/Tata Mundra coal plant case
EarthRights International has released a statement on the status of their case against the International Finance Corporation in federal court in Washington D.C.“Local fishing communities and farmers represented by EarthRights International (ERI) are suing the International Finance Corporation (IFC) in federal court in Washington, D.C. ...
EarthRights International hosts Mekong Legal Advocacy Institute
EarthRights International has hosted the annual Mekong Legal Advocacy Institute forum in Chiang Mai, Thailand bringing together 15 fifteen young lawyers and campaigners from the six Mekong countries: Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.Read more about this event and its outcomes at their blog ...
AIPP seeks section head
The Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) is seeking indigenous applicants for a newly open position for a section head of their regional secretariat in Chiang Mai, Thailand.The Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) is a regional organisation founded in 1988 by indigenous peoples’ movements and established ...
IDI launches 'accountability hub' for land, housing and resource rights
Inclusive Development International has launched an online accountability hub to provide resources for advocates to conduct investigative research in support of communities whose rights and resources are threatened by investment projects. Visit ‘Following the money to justice’ to see what it’s all about, and see the ...
IDI and MRLG release new report on land conflict transformation
Inclusive Development International and Mekong Region Land Governance have released a new report titled Innovative approach to land conflict transformation: Lessons learned from the HAGL/ indigenous communities’ mediation process in Ratanakiri, Cambodia.Read the full release below and download the report from the MRLG website.“In the ...