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IWGIA's overall goal is to endorse and promote indigenous peoples' right to self-determination, their cultural integrity and their right to development on their own conditions. In order to fulfil this task, IWGIA works within a wide range of areas: Documentation, publication, human rights, lobbying, advocacy, research and projects.

News from the indigenous world

 Feb 03 New video documentary on UN Expert Mechanism on Indigenous Peoples
 Jan 18 UN publishes report on the state of the world's 
                 indigenous people

 Jan 10 Malaysia: Palm oil and logging destroy native land
 Jan  5 Peru: indigenous leaders reject Bagua massacre report

 Read more news and updates from IWGIA

Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change 
 COP15 ends with a disappointing outcome for indigenous peoples' rights
 More on indigenous peoples and climate change

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Movie: Expert Mechanism




 Latest IWGIA publications

What is REDD? A Guide for Indigenous Communities


Indigenous Affairs 1-2/09
REDD and Indigenous Peoples


Making the Declaration Work

Report of the African Commission's Research Visit to Libya




IWGIA's activities

Projects in the regions
IWGIA has projects in the following regions:  AfricaAsiaLatin America and Russia. You can find the strategies guiding IWGIA's work in the different regions and more.

Conferences
IWGIA facilitates indigenous participation in meetings and conferences on indigenous issues both within the UN and on a more regional basis.

Political work
IWGIA seeks to raise awareness among politicians and governments about indigenous peoples. This is done through dissemination of information, dialogue and political lobbying via conversations with government representatives, politicians and other influential persons.

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The board

From left: Maria Teresa Quispe, Mark Nuttall, Kathrin Wessendorf, Diana Vinding, Robert K. Hitchcock, Lola García-Alix, Thomas Skielboe and Espen Wæhle