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Climate United announces hiring passionate individuals to fill two key positions: Senior Officer, Outreach (Rural), Senior Officer, Outreach (Tribal)

Tropical primary forests like the Amazon are critical to the regulation and functioning of Earth’s climate; they are a significant source of carbon emissions when destroyed and are also important sinks, containing more than 100 billion metric tons of carbon.

As part of UNESCO's collective efforts to promote the rights of Indigenous Peoples to freedom of expression and information, UNESCO is launching a global survey aimed at understanding how media organizations, including Indigenous and non-Indigenous media, operate and serve their communities.

The International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) invites and encourages Indigenous Peoples’ representatives whose lands, territories or ways of life have been impacted by “Conservation projects” to complete an online questionnaire focused on the impacts of these projects and proposing human rights responsibilities for conservation funders and intermediaries.

An online Consultation with United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples José Francisco Cali Tzay for his curent Study on Indigenous Persons with Disabilities on May 2-3, 2024.

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples José Francisco Calí Tzay delivered a Public lecture at the University of Auckland discussing the Constitutional reform and the importance of harmonization with international treaties: cases of successes and reforms on Indigenous Peoples.

After a 10 day agenda, Francisco Calí Tzay, delivered a preliminary report on his visit to Colombia in which he highlighted recognition of the State's historical debt with Indigenous Peoples.

In a powerful demonstration of solidarity and advocacy on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21), Professor Robert A. Williams, Jr.; Faculty Co-Chair, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, featured prominently in the Anti-Racism Live 2024 event organized by Peace One Day.

On March 21 the United Nations International Day on the Elimination of Racism, José Francisco Calí Tzay, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, spoke about the role racism plays in modern conservation and the impact on Indigenous Peoples throughout the world.