A recently published UNFAO study shows the vital role indigenous communities and food systems could play in ensuring biodiversity protection and sustainability. The study analyses the food gathering habits and lifestyle of 11 indigenous communities from diverse geographies, concluding that they have “one of the most sustainable, self-sufficient and resilient [systems] on the planet” (UNContinue Reading Resource Management Expertise from Indigenous People

Ahead of World Environment Day (Saturday 5 June 2021), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO) co-hosted a virtual event to launch the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Their aim is to address the global environmental emergency we are facing and increase/fasten actions towards ecosystem restoration and biodiversity protection. The degradationContinue Reading The UN Ecosystem Restoration Agenda

In Wangari Maathai`s words, “You cannot protect the environment unless you empower, inform and help people understand that these resources are their own, and they must protect them”, resonates with this year`s Earth Day theme, Restoring Our Earth. In Africa, tree planting is a culture that is being sensitized among the people as one ofContinue Reading Healing the Planet begins with Us

On the 21st of April, the European Council’s and Parliament’s negotiators reached a provisional political agreement on Europe’s first-ever Climate Law. By doing so, the E.U write into stone the goals set out as part of the European Green Deal, i.e. a climate-neutral EU by 2050 and a collective net greenhouse gas emission reduction targetContinue Reading Europe’s First-Ever Climate Law

The new global report illustrates the massive disruptions that have been caused on the health systems by the Covid 19 pandemic in Africa threatening to reverse the already made progress. Disruptions particularly on the health service delivery for HIV, TB and Malaria have been caused by the decline in outpatient consultations, lack of access toContinue Reading Disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to the healthcare system in Africa

In Canada, the efforts pursued by the government to vaccine First Nation and Inuit communities pay off. The number of cases on Indigenous reserves has dropped by more than 85% percent since the beginning of the year. Vaccines have been administered in 612 indigenous communities which have allowed the vaccinations of 60 percent of theContinue Reading The importance of embracing inclusive vaccination processes

A report by the UN FAO affirms that the climate crisis and deforestation are lower in Indigenous territories. Indigenous peoples of Latin America see their territories and forest homes more and more at risk as threats deriving the ever-increasing demand for beef, soy, oil, and minerals multiplicate. Defending their territories is also becoming more challenging.Continue Reading The threat of climate change on Indigenous Latin American Populations

Asia and the Pacific remain one of the worst-hit regions of climate change. The extent of damage incurred at local, national, and continental levels remains unparalleled. However, there remains growing climate action, positive goals, and attributions towards protection. Saudi Arabia, along with its partners in the Middle East, has announced the planting of 50Billion treesContinue Reading The Green Middle East Intiative’s Contribution to Climate Action

The Global Compact on Migration and National Populism – Side event from the 40th Session of the Human Rights Council (2019). Believing that understanding and appreciating cultural diversity and migration is essential to have sustainable and inclusive societies, CD4Peace was pleased to attend this fascinating side event from the 40th Session of the Human RightsContinue Reading Western perspectives and the Global Compact on Migration