They connect indigenous people to their environment and guide their interactions with it. Historically, conservationists uprooted indigenous cultures under the banner of saving the environment.

“The dearth of reliable data on Indigenous Peoples’ lands in many parts of the world has implications not only for securing their rights but also ... Madagascar. Photo by Joan de la Malla.

Analysis - The new law gives foreign investors equal rights to land as ordinary Malagasy, some who are still demanding the return of ancestral lands seized by the French in the 19th century.

A 2022 report by Minority Rights Group, a nongovernmental organization defending Indigenous peoples' rights, documented what it deemed "the highly organized, grievous, and widespread human rights ...

How did ancient people from Southeast Asia end up 6,000 kilometers away, on islands off the coast of Africa? There is no question that they colonized the area over a thousand years ago. Linguistic ...

How to support Indigenous Peoples on biodiversity: be rigorous with data. The case of the Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) ...