DGM DRC recently released its March 2019 newsletter, highlighting some of the project’s tremendous progress and achievements. The newsletter captures key program activities such as training on rights, legal instruments, GPS handling, IPLCs safeguards, and the development of land maps and community-based forestry management resources. It’s a must read!
Read MoreIn Mozambique, majority of people live in rural areas and their livelihood relies heavily on the country’s substantial natural capital. Forests, wildlife and agriculture contribute significantly to the income and food supply of rural communities. Ensuring the sustainability and resilience of the natural resource base while ensuring communities benefit from those resources is critical for rural development. To accomplish this goal, the Mozambique Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Local Communities project (MozDGM) is employing a value chain development approach.
Read MoreIn the summer of 2018, Conservation International (CI) held a weeklong workshop on Indigenous negotiation training and exchange with partners in Laikipia County, Kenya. Read Part One here.
Read MoreFrom November 1-3, the DGM held its 2nd Annual Global Exchange in Bonn, Germany. The exchange was designed specifically to support the effective participation of indigenous peoples and local communities in the upcoming 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP 23) of the UNFCCC.
Read MoreThe main objective of [the seminar] (October 18-20, 2017) in Brasilia was to include Indigenous Peoples, Quilombolas and Traditional Communities in the debate on the national strategy for [REDD+].
Read MoreYesterday, the DGM celebrated the International Day of Rural Women, a holiday first observed by the United Nations on October 15, 2008 to recognize "the critical role and contribution of rural women, including indigenous women, in enhancing agricultural and rural development, improving food security and eradicating rural poverty."
Read MoreThe DGM Global Executing Agency is organizing the second DGM Global Exchange on IPLC engagement in Climate Policy. This workshop will take place from Wednesday, November 1 to Friday, November 3, 2017 in Bonn, Germany. The exchange will include the participation of 15 prominent indigenous leaders actively engaged in climate action and UNFCCC negotiations.
Read MoreRepresentatives of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) and the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) are meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand from September 26-October 1 to conduct a participatory social network analysis of regional and national IPLC networks.
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