YEREVAN, ArmeniaCOP17 Celebrates Indigenous Leaders Amid Demand for Greater Inclusion in Biodiversity Decisions
At the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP17, the presence of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) is impossible to miss. Indigenous representatives speak at side events, participate in contact groups, advise negotiators and engage across multiple forums shaping the future of global biodiversity policy.
USA: ‘Rights Can Be Hollowed out One Procedure at a Time until They Survive in Name Only’
CIVICUS discusses voter suppression ahead of the USA’s 2026 midterm elections with Aklima Khondoker, an Atlanta-based civil and voting rights attorney, civil society organisation executive and founder and principal of Atabey Strategies, a consultancy firm that advises civil society organisations on democracy and electoral participation.
How Conflict Brings Biodiversity to the Brink
Less than 100 metres from military positions facing each other across the Armenia-Azerbaijan border, the forest suddenly disappears.
