World Conservation Congress Approves Historic Measure To Protect Indigenous Sacred Lands

Type: 
Literature
Publication: 
Rhoades, Hannibal. World Conservation Congress Approves Historic Measure To Protect Indigenous Sacred Lands. IC Magazine. 2016.
Year Published: 
2016
Organization: 
IC Magazine
Description: 

In a landmark move that adds widn to the sails of indigenous struggles to protect sacred lands everywhere, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has passed a resolution declaring that all protected areas and the sacred lands of Indigenous Peoples should be 'No-Go Areas' for destructive industrial activities like mining, dam-building and logging.

Category: 
native rights, tribal conservation, protection, sovereignty, invasive