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Amazon Watch
Amazon Watch (1996; Oakland, CA; 34 staff; amazonwatch.org) A nonprofit organization working to "protect the rainforest and advance the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin. It partners up...
Amazonas Sustainable Foundation
A brazilian NGO that aims to "promote the sustainable involvement, environmental conservation and improvement of the quality of life of communities residents and users of protected areas in the State...
Ecosystem Services | Natural Wealth Valuation, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Services, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Rights, Rainforests, Social Change, Social Justice
Center for World Indigenous Studies
Center for World Indigenous Studies (1979; Olympia WA; 23 staff; www.cwis.org) Is a non-profit organization and think tank run by a number of scholars and activists seeking to apply and...
Centre for International Governance Innovation
Centre for International Governance Innovation(2001; Waterloo, ON; 40 staff; cigionline.org) An “independent, non-partisan think tank whose peer-reviewed research and trusted analysis influence policy makers to innovate.” CIGI “addresses significant global issues...
Climate Alliance of European Cities
“Climate Alliance of European Cities with Indigenous Rainforest Peoples” is a European network of local authorities committed to the protection of the world's climate. The member cities and municipalities aim...
Alliances | Coalitions | Networks, Cities, Climate Change, Energy, Indigenous Peoples, Municipal Climate Legislation
COBRA Collective
COBRA Collective (2016; London; 16 staff; cobracollective.org) The COBRA Collective is a social enterprise working striving for a “world where marginalized communities are empowered to control their own destiny.” It “empowers...
Commission on Environmental, Economic & Social Policy | IUCN
Commission on Environmental, Economic & Social Policy | IUCN (Gland, Switzerland; 24 staff; iucn.org/commissions/commission-environmental-economic-and-social-policy) The Commission on Environmental, Economic & Social Policy is a commission of the International Union for...
Cultural Survival
Cultural Survival (1972; Cambridge, MA; 24 staff; culturalsurvival.org) Cultural Survival is a non-profit organization that “advocates for Indigenous Peoples' rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures and political resilience.” It “employs...
Forest Peoples Programme (FPP)
Forest Peoples Programme (FPP)(1990; United Kingdom; 5 Staff; forestpeoples.org) They aim to "promote an alternative vision of how forests should be managed, based on respect for the rights, knowledge, cultures...
Global Reconciliation
Global Reconciliation (2002; Carlton, Victoria; globalreconciliation.org) Is an initiative that considers reconciliation as “an ongoing process that contributes to consolidating peace, breaking the cycle of violence, and restoring justice at...
Gwich’in Council International
Gwich’in Council International (1999; Yellowknife, NT; 9 staff; gwichincouncil.com) Is a nonprofit organization that “represents 9,000 Gwich’in in the Northwest Territories (NWT), Yukon, and Alaska as a Permanent Participant in...
Idle No More
Idle No More (2012; First Nations, Canada; 4 founding staff; idlenomore.ca) A First Nations of Canada organization focused on justice, security, resource use, and climate change. Arose in response to...
Activist Organizations, Climate Change Activism, Deep Ecology, Indigenous Activism, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Rights
Indigenous Climate Action
Indigenous Climate Action (2015; Ottawa; 10 staff; indigenousclimateaction.com) A rights and awareness group that advocates an indigenous perspective on climate change. ICA believes that "the leadership of Indigenous peoples, as...
International Land and Forest Tenure Facility
Is an "international, multi-stakeholder financial mechanism exclusively focused on securing land and forest rights for Indigenous Peoples and local communities." It provides "grants to implement tenure rights under existing law...
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (1968; Copenhagen, DK; 25 staff; iwgia.org) The "global network of Indigenous Peoples’ organizations and international mechanisms" works to "promote the recognition, respect, and implementation...
Inuit Circumpolar Council
Inuit Circumpolar Council (1977; Ottawa; inuitcircumpolar.com) Is an "international, non-government organization representing approximately 160,000 Inuit of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka (Russia), and has offices in all four countries." It...
Native American Traditional Food Systems
Native American Traditional Food Systems(Minneapolis, MN; 18 Staff; natifs.org) They are focused on Indigenous Culinary Education, Indigenous Food Access, & Indigenous Food Business Development; addressing the economic and health crises...
Nia Tero
A non-profit organization "working in solidarity with Indigenous peoples and movements worldwide" being "committed to Indigenous self-determination and an inclusive culture guided by Indigenous wisdom, practices, and protocols." Its vision...
Ecosystem Resilience, Indigenous Activism, Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Rights
Pachamama Alliance
Pachamama Alliance (1995; San Francisco; 22 Staff; pachamama.org) The "global community that offers people the chance to learn, connect, engage, travel, and cherish life for the purpose of creating a...
Survival International
Survival International (1969; London; 40 staff; survivalinternational.org) It is a movement which aims to "prevent the annihilation of tribal peoples and to give them a platform to speak to the...