From Greenland to Ghana, Indigenous youth work for climate justice

From Greenland to Ghana, Indigenous youth work for climate justice

For the last week, Indigenous leaders from around the world have converged in New York for the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, or UNPFII. It’s the largest global gathering of Indigenous peoples, and the forum provides space for participants to bring their issues to international authorities, often when their own governments have refused to take action. This year’s forum focuses on how U.N. member states’ have, or have not, p…

Manchester Friends of the Earth | Indigenous Malaysian activists travel to Manchester to highlight the plight of forest defenders ahead of COP30

The activists, who hail from Sarawak in Borneo, are in the UK this week as part of a wider European visit European allies will join them in solidarity at a special ceremonial event, with song, story-telling and reflection, hosted at Manchester Museum today The event comes ahead of a summit taking place in Paris next month which will rally together forest defenders from around the globe ahead of this year’s UN climate talks A group of activists w…

Indigenous Youth Across the World Fight for Climate Justice

Taylar Dawn Stagner spotlights Indigenous youth across the world taking action for climate justice, emphasizing underfunded youth-led groups.

UNPO Webinar for International Mother Earth Day: “Peoples and the Planet – Self-Governance, Land Rights, and Climate Justice”

In commemoration of International Mother Earth Day, UNPO hosted a webinar titled “Peoples and the Planet: Self-Governance, Land Rights, and Climate Justice”, held on 22 April 2025. The event brought together speakers from the Kabylia, Western Togoland, South Moluccas, and Ahwazi Arab communities, highlighting how climate change and environmental injustice are threatening the survival and sovereignty of unrepresented and Indigenous peoples. Moder…

Indigenous Peoples sidelined in global climate fight, UN warns

As the planet heats up and the push to decarbonise gathers pace, Indigenous Peoples – long among the world’s most effective environmental stewards – are once again being left behind, a new UN report reveals.