Trump's aggressive push toward deep-sea mining is putting pressure on global negotiators to act fast to shape deep-sea mining rules.

The federal government has released details of recent agreements with the Musqueam Indian Band recognizing Aboriginal title ...

As delegates from around the world gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the United Nations’ 29th annual climate summit, also known as COP29, one of the most contentious debates centers on carbon trading—a ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a report on Sunday urging Malaysia’s Sarawak state to protect Indigenous rights after a company logged timber without the free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) of an ...

Students in the Human Rights Study Project at the University of Virginia School of Law spent a week of their winter break in the Ecuadorian Amazon learning about the Indigenous rights movement. The ...

To say the Iñupiat of Kaktovik are appalled by the 2024 Record of Decision, or ROD, for Oil and Gas Leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge would be an understatement. The outcome was put into ...

Every day across the globe, environmental scientists are collecting approximately 274 terabytes of data, a number that is growing thanks to advancements in science and technology. The data, which ...

Archaeological practice is transforming in Canada to recognize Indigenous rights to and governance over cultural heritage ...

A new report by finance watchdog BankTrack evaluated the policies and practices of 50 major banks and found that most are failing to fully implement adequate safeguards in line with U.N. human rights ...

The relationship between indigenous land ownership and protection of forests is not straightforward. While there are many examples where indigenous stewardship has been highly effective in preserving ...

Kenya's indigenous communities living in resource-rich regions face widespread land dispossession, environmental degradation, and exclusion from development decisions, a new report by the Kenya ...