Wunuu
Resources
Indigenous people are the holders of millennial information on plants and vegetation on their lands. There is still a belief that colonization is a thing of the past, but this could not be further from the truth; Today, indigenous people are facing the exploitation and degradation of their ancestral territories, they are being displaced, murdered, and threatened for defending their lands and ways of life.
Without indigenous people’s rights being respected and recognized as their roles as primary defenders of the world’s biodiversity and culture, the extinction and degradation of crucial ecosystems that sustain the natural processes of the environment and the quality of life for the greater society will continue to decline in the hands of corporations and governments.
I have compiled a short list of organizations and groups that support the preservation of ecosystems as well as bring awareness of indigenous peoples' fights and efforts to preserve their culture and lands.
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Amazon Frontlines https://www.amazonfrontlines.org
Their mission is to defend and support the struggles of indigenous people to defend their rights to land, life and cultural survival in the Amazon Rainforest.​​
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Amazon Watch https://amazonwatch.org/
Amazon Watch is a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 to protect the rainforest and advance the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin. Amazon Watch partners with Indigenous and environmental organizations in campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability and the preservation of the Amazon’s ecological systems.
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Cultural Survival https://www.culturalsurvival.org/about
Cultural Survival is an organization that advocates for the rights of Indigenous peoples and "supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures and political resilience," per its site. The non-profit is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts but works on-the-ground with Indigenous people all over the world.
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Fundacion Tierra viva https://www.tierraviva.org/ ​
Fundacion Tierra Viva is based in Caracas, Venezuela and is focused on promoting programs of sustainable development and to continue education on preservation of biodiversity.
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Indigenous Environmental Network is a non-profit that seeks to protect the earth from "contamination and exploitation" through "strengthening, maintaining and respecting Indigenous teachings and natural laws."
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Collective of indigenous peoples around the world fighting for territorial rights and protection, cultures and lands.​​​
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Lands Rights Now https://www.landrightsnow.org/
Land Rights Now mobilizes and engages active citizens, media, communities and organizations worldwide to promote and secure the land rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.​
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Survival International is a self-described "global movement for tribal peoples." The mission statement for the organization reads, "We stop loggers, miners, and oil companies from destroying tribal lands, lives and livelihoods across the globe. We lobby governments to recognize indigenous land rights. We document and expose the atrocities committed against tribal people and take direct action to stop them. We give tribal peoples a platform to speak to the world."
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SOS Orinoco https://sosorinoco.org/en/
SOS Orinoco is an organization that focuses on the Amazonia and Orinoquia regions of Venezuela, raising awareness on the ecological tragedies that happen everyday in this region to make change through grassroot actions.
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The World Rainforest Movement (WRM) https://www.wrm.org.uy/
The WRM an international initiative that aims to contribute to struggles, reflections and political actions of forest-dependent peoples, indigenous, peasants and other communities in the global South. WRM is part of a global movement for social and environmental justice and respect for human and collective rights.
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Water Alliance of Hawai’i https://www.waiolaalliance.com
Water Allience of Hawai'i is an organization of local Hawai'i residents who are focused on protecting their water resources and land against pollution.