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Amazon Watch
It works to "protect the rainforest and advance the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin. To this end, it partners up with "indigenous and environmental organizations in campaigns...
Amazonas Sustainable Foundation
It 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 of Amazonas." As...
Center for World Indigenous Studies
Is a non-profit organization and think tank run by a number of scholars and activists seeking to apply and inform people of traditional knowledge. It strives to advance the recognition...
Centre for International Governance Innovation
An “independent, non-partisan think tank whose peer-reviewed research and trusted analysis influence policy makers to innovate.” CIGI “addresses significant global issues at the intersection of technology and international governance.” It...
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...
Climate Justice Initiative
An Indigenous climate change organization. CJI is focused on indigenous women that address the multifaceted issue of climate change and climate justice in Indigenous peoples, groups, and communities. Climate Justice...
COBRA Collective
The COBRA Collective is a social enterprise working striving for a “world where marginalized communities are empowered to control their own destiny.” It “empowers communities to achieve positive change through...
Commission on Environmental, Economic & Social Policy | IUCN
The Commission on Environmental, Economic & Social Policy is a commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. CEESP “contributes to the IUCN's mission by generating and disseminating knowledge...
Cultural Survival
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 a participatory, rights-based approach to its relationships”...
Forest Peoples Programme (FPP)
They aim to "promote an alternative vision of how forests should be managed, based on respect for the rights, knowledge, cultures and identities of the peoples who know them best."...
Global Alliance of Territorial Communities
A political platform comprised of indigenous peoples and local communities working together to safeguard Mother Earth for the benefit of all humankind, both present and future. It ensures it legitimacy...
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Global Indigenous CouncilÂ
.An international body that aims to provide all First Nations with the necessary tools and resources to improve their lives. It can also help ignite the fire that will allow...
Global Reconciliation
It considers reconciliation as “an ongoing process that contributes to consolidating peace, breaking the cycle of violence, and restoring justice at personal and social levels.” Consequently, it promotes “reconciliation by...
Gwich’in Council International
Is a nonprofit organization that “represents 9,000 Gwich’in in the Northwest Territories (NWT), Yukon, and Alaska as a Permanent Participant in the Arctic Council; the only international organization to give...
Idle No More
A First Nations of Canada organization focused on justice, security, resource use, and climate change. Arose in response to attacks on treaty rights by resource extractors. Chapters in Brazil, the...
Indigenous Climate Action
A rights and awareness group that advocates an indigenous perspective on climate change. ICA believes that "the leadership of Indigenous peoples, as stewards, caretakers and protectors of the earth, is...
Indigenous Environmental Network
A grassroots network of indigenous peoples in North America that aims to protect sacred sites and resources, create economically sustainable communities, and build alliances among indigenous communities, tribes, and various...
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
It works to "promote the recognition, respect, and implementation of Indigenous Peoples' rights to land, cultural integrity, and development on their own terms." It does so "through documentation, capacity development...
Inuit Circumpolar Council
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 strives to "strengthen unity among Inuit...