We are Forests of People.

We are the alliance of indigenous peoples and local communities that protects the largest forested areas from Panama to Mexico.

We are Guardians of the Forest. We safeguard ancestral knowledge and combine it with innovative ideas. We protect the forests of Mesoamerica and seek solutions for a balanced coexistence with nature. We promote initiatives that combine technology, traditional wisdom and territorial governance for the well-being of our communities and the entire world.

At CoP27, 41 grassroots women’s organizations launch new Global South Alliance for Indigenous and local women and girls

On November 11 at CoP27, 41 grassroots women’s organizations from Asia, Africa, and Latin America launched a new advocacy network called the Women in Global South Alliance for Tenure and Climate. The Alliance consists of women’s organizations, groups, and associations in the Global South working to scale-up direct climate finance for Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local community women and...

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As indigenous people we move quickly to survive, but we need help

As indigenous people we move quickly to survive, but we need help

The Bribri people of the tropical forests of Costa Rica, came out of isolation only in the last decades. Because of this, we are often called “the hidden people.” As the deadly new coronavirus takes hold in Costa Rica and other tropical forest countries, we run the risk of being invisible again.

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