There are approximately 370 million indigenous peoples comprising around 5,000 tribes in more than ninety countries around the world. While indigenous peoples make up only 6 percent of the world’s ...

Research shows that globally, Indigenous peoples are the most effective stewards of their forests and the massive stores of carbon and biodiversity within. Yet in Indonesia, which harbors the majority ...

Korchnoi Pasaribu, a geologist and a hobby photographer who hails from the Indonesian island of Java himself, has managed to capture the hypnotic eyes of these tribespeople and share them on his ...

BELÉM, Brazil — Indonesia has pledged to recognize the rights of Indigenous and customary communities to 1.4 million hectares, about 3.5 million acres, of forests by 2029. It’s a move the government ...

Joko Widodo, Indonesia’s president for the past decade, failed to make good on his promises to recognize and protect Indigenous people’s rights, Indigenous rights groups says. With Jokowi, as he’s ...

UN experts expressed concern on Tuesday about Indonesia’s continued disregard for the fundamental rights of its Indigenous peoples. They urged the Indonesian government to recognize Indigenous peoples ...

Laurensia Yame is a mother of seven in her 50s who, with her Indigenous community, the Awyu, lives deep in the forests of South Papua Province, Indonesia. In late 2020, she heard from women traders ...

Indonesia is currently facing significant environmental challenges, with biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change becoming increasingly prevalent. The indigenous O’Hongana Manyawa tribe, who ...