Malaysia’s recent mass evictions of the Bajau Laut are just the latest example. The region is home to between 90 and 125 million Indigenous people. Their concerns need to be reflected in the ...

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For instance, Malaysia has yet to integrate the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) into local laws. Currently, only one domestic law requires prior and informed consent from ...

“Indigenous people’s knowledge and solutions should also be taken ... how biodiversity protection is not adequately addressed in the draft bill, even though Malaysia is party to the Convention on ...

The Tropical Rainforest Collection (TRLC) Banun, an NGO in Malaysia, focuses on restoring the Amanjaya Forest Reserve by employing and training Jahai indigenous communities to propagate endangered ...

The Philippines has lost a champion of the environment and indigenous people with the death of Franciscan priest Father Pedro ...