Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous peoples, also referred to as First people, Aboriginal people, Native people, or autochthonous people, are ethnic groups who are native to a particular place. Indigenous first emerged as a way for Europeans to differentiate enslaved black people from the indigenous peoples of the Americas, being first used in its modern context in 1646 by Sir Thomas Browne, who stated "Although... there bee... swarms of Negroes serving the Spaniard, yet they were all transported from Africa... and are not indigenous or proper natives of America."Peoples are usually described as Indigenous when they maintain traditions or other aspects of an early …

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World Bank Group · 31 December 2024 English

(vii) "Environmental and Social Standard 7: Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan Historically Underserved Traditional


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 21 December 2024 English

Environmental Aspects Involuntary Resettlement Indigenous Peoples Stakeholder Communication, Participation


28 October 2024 English

Each year, Future Earth, The Earth League and the World Climate Research Programme gather leading scholars from around the world to review the most pressing findings in climate research. This …

biodiversity and more than 400 ethnicities of Indigenous peoples and local communities. By regulating temperature


UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 26 October 2024 English

Overview More than half the world’s population – over 4.3 billion people – depends on biodiversity for their livelihoods, with 70 per cent of the world’s poor and vulnerable living …

companies Women and Youth representatives Indigenous peoples’ associations, cooperatives and local communities


UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 24 October 2024 English

connected. At the forefront of efforts should be Indigenous Peoples, who never forgot that humanity is part of nature, not above it. Indigenous peoples could help to solve many of the problems we face

connected. At the forefront of efforts should be Indigenous Peoples, who never forgot that humanity is part of of nature, not above it. Indigenous peoples could help to solve many of the problems we face, if only


World Bank Group · 24 October 2024 English

This guidance note seeks to identify and disseminate good practices in Country Climate and Development Reports (CCDRs) to improve coverage of the critical linkages between climate change, natural resource management, …

communities vs. urban areas – Resource-dependent Indigenous peoples and local communities – Gender – Vulnerable


World Bank Group · 24 October 2024 English

This annual report, which covers the period from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, has been prepared by the Executive Directors of both the International Bank for Reconstruction and …

livelihoods of their inhabitants, mostly Indigenous Peoples; and preserve the ecosystem. In the Caribbean


World Bank Group · 24 October 2024 English

2024 Page 7 of 8 Public Disclosure ESS7 - Indigenous Peoples/Sub-Saharan African Historically Underserved


World Bank Group · 24 October 2024 English

NATURAL RESOURCES Not relevant ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED NATURAL RESOURCES Not relevant ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED NATURAL RESOURCES Not relevant ESS 7: INDIGENOUS PEOPLES/SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED


UCS: Union of Concerned Scientists · 23 October 2024 English

Now is the time to fight for policies that support a transportation system that truly centers the communities it’s meant to serve

of Indigenous lands and displacement of Indigenous peoples (Farrell et al. 2021), local colonial governments


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