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Think Tank Releases Prairie Aboriginal Rankings: FCPP - Frontier Centre for Public Policy
14 May 2012 | aboriginal, indigenous, local governance, surveyThe focus of indigenous activists and scholars tends to be exclusively on Aboriginals achieving self-government. While regaining jurisdiction over critical areas of governance is very important, the...
Participatory governance assessments for REDD+
24 January 2011 | deforestation, indigenous, un-reddWhen reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) was first introduced as a financial mechanism to curb deforestation, the focus was mainly on scientific solutions. In most...
Blogpost: Combating Roma Inequality with Numbers (OSI, 27 Sept 2010)
27 September 2010 | blogpost, europe, indigenousThe €1 billion pledge by European Commission president Barroso this week to assist “the most committed and most in need African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries” to reach the Millennium Development...
Blogpost (Aus): Closing the Evidence GAP(More than Luck, 21 Aug 2010)
22 August 2010 | australia, evidence-based, government report card, health, indigenous, reconciliation process, reform, statisticsThe national apology delivered in federal parliament by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on 13 February 2008 appeared to signal a major transformation of Indigenous policy in Australia. Defeated Liberal...
Indigenous Peoples Still Among Poorest in World, but Progress Reported in Some Countries (World Bank, 12 May 2010)
12 May 2010 | indigenous, inequality, poverty, press releaseIndigenous Peoples worldwide continue to be among the poorest of the poor and continue to suffer from higher poverty, lower education, and a greater incidence of disease and discrimination than other...
First UN publication on the state of the world’s indigenous peoples reveals alarming statistics (SOCIAL WATCH E-NEWSLETTER - Issue 8 - February, 2009)
23 February 2010 | education, health, indigenous, poverty, publication, reportThe publication’s statistics illustrate the gravity of the situation in both developed and developing countries. Poor nutrition, limited access to care, lack of resources crucial to maintaining...