Problem
Lack of indigenous environmental rights
Other Names:
Denial of environmental rights for indigenous peoples Incidence:
Conflicts have arisen over indigenous rights to natural resources, such as experienced by Konos, Mendes and Temnes (Sierra Leone) and tribal peoples of Liberia, where thousands of indigenous peoples have been slaughtered in wars over diamond mining, destroying lives as well as the economy.
Broader Problems:
Unvalued indigenous resourcesDiscrimination against indigenous populationsPresumptuous management of the environmentLack of international policy on specific issues Narrower Problems:
Limited control of environment by local communitiesLack of common and local ownership over biodiversity Related Problems:
Criminal offences against the environment Aggravates:
Occupied territoriesLoss of indigenous biodiversityUnmeaningful relationships to placeFragmented planning of community lifeSocio-cultural environment degradationTheft of tradition knowledge for commercial gainDenial of rights to development for indigenous peoplesLack of community involvement in environmental protectionExclusion of indigenous peoples from natural resource managementInadequate access of indigenous peoples to international decision-making processes Strategies:
Recognizing indigenous environmental rightsEstablishing common ownership over biological resourcesLegalizing community rights to resource use Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST