The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/tag/united-nations)
Indigenous communities are gaining recognition for their vital role in environmental stewardship, yet still face systemic barriers. Recent international developments highlight both progress and persistent challenges in securing land rights, cultural autonomy, and protection from exploitation and climate threats.
Two Indigenous scholars are leading a new UNESCO Chair to restore Indigenous knowledge, research governance, and language—advancing climate resilience, cultural sovereignty, and global recognition of Indigenous matriarchal leadership.
The world Meteorological Association has released a report that reveals severe stress on water supplies worldwide, with record-low river flows, extensive glacier loss, and escalating droughts endangering agriculture, all communities and ecosystems amid rising demand for the resource.
The 193 member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization agreed to a groundbreaking new treaty requiring patents to disclose if an invention was derived using Indigenous and traditional knowledge.
CU Boulder hosts United Nations experts on Indigenous communities and their contribution to the Greening of the Economy. Originally slated for Guatemala, the meeting shifted locations due to political circumstances in that country.