OUR PRIORITIES

We work across six priority areas — from the UN human rights bodies to the Bikin river forests. Each one grew out of what Indigenous communities asked us to do.

Human rights advocacy

  • Support for Indigenous human rights defenders facing repression from authorities, military forces and business
  • Training seminars on protecting Indigenous rights
  • Reports on violations, prepared for international institutions

Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic

  • Cooperation with Arctic Indigenous organisations on self-governance, land rights and benefit-sharing
  • Joint research with academic institutions on Indigenous rights and climate change
  • Monitoring Indigenous rights within the work of the Arctic Council

Indigenous Peoples and the environment

  • Supporting communities facing the creation of national parks on their traditional lands
  • Consulting Indigenous peoples in negotiations with authorities and industry
  • Assistance for community programmes on nature protection and climate adaptation

Udege people and the Bikin river

  • Udege engagement in the co-management of Bikin National Park — the first project of its kind in Russia
  • Support of traditional rights to lands, resources and self-determination
  • Language revitalisation and preservation of traditional knowledge
  • Support of the traditional economy and of Udege youth and women

Indigenous solidarity

  • Exchange between Indigenous communities on culture, sport, youth and biodiversity
  • Training and international exchange programmes
  • Support for Indigenous participation in international events and global forums

Financial sustainability of Indigenous communities

  • New financial instruments for Indigenous communities
  • Global fundraising for Indigenous-led development initiatives
  • Training Indigenous leaders in financial management and fundraising