The Sulagad system is an indigenous agricultural practice of the Teduray and Lambangian people of Mindanao in the southern part of the Philippines that focuses on integrating different flora and fauna into the landscape, sustaining high biodiversity in the area and maintaining food sovereignty in the community.
Produced by Tebtebba
With support from Pawanka Fund
Video project of CADPI and Tebtebba. With support from Tamalpais Trust.
The video revolves around the challenges faced by indigenous peoples in accessing the Green Climate Fund, including meaningful inclusion and active engagement in decision-making processes. It also seeks to highlight essential recommendations of indigenous peoples to the Fund, towards a more inclusive and culturally-responsive development and implementation of GCF projects in indigenous territories and, thus, contributing to the recognition of indigenous peoples' contributions to climate change mitigation and their right to sustainable and self-determined development.
Synopsis:
The video shows the implementation of the Indigenous Peoples Sustainable Self-Determined Development (IPSSDD) training among the Mayangna indigenous community of Musawas Sauni As Territory in Nicaragua during the first half of 2021. It also shares how the community leaders viewed the IPSSDD training as a venue that provided space for discussion about their issues and the various challenges they face. To them, the training was also a beneficial space for them to lay their strategies that can further strengthen their communal territorial governance and secure their territories.
Produced by CADPI (Centro para la Autonomía y Desarollo de los Pueblos Indígenas)
With support from Tebtebba and Tamalpais Trust
At the Bonn 2015 Climate Change Conference, Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) and Tebtebba held the side event 'Deforestation, Climate Finance and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: the cases of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF).’
In this video by IISD Reporting Services, the event panelists discuss the need for the Green Climate Fund and upcoming UNFCCC decisions to adopt a rights-based approach to climate change. Panelists also discuss the drivers of deforestation in the DRC and gave examples of eviction of indigenous peoples from their land.
Produced by Diana Movius and filmed/edited by Hernan Aguilar
Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in a high level panel on Human Rights and Climate Change.
Human Rights Council, Geneva, March 6, 2015.
Expert Testimony of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR)on the Case of Kaliña and Lokono Peoples vs. the Government of Surinam; Presented on 3 Feb. 2015, Costa Rica.
Object: international regulations and policy on protected areas and on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in relation to the rights of indigenous peoples, included in the Convention on Biological Diversity, as well as the relation to protected areas established in the territory of the alleged victims.
Presentation of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, to the WCIP Interactive Dialogue. June 18, 2014, UN Headquarters New York.
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COP18 (29/11/12) – Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Executive Director of Tebtebba and a Philippine negotiator, explains that this COP must agree how REDD+ is financed and how best it is implemented.
Tauli-Corpuz explains that she is co-chairing a working group under SBSTA on how to create national forest monitoring systems, track the emission reductions that forests are responsible for and how to implement the REDD+ safeguards agreed in Cancun.
Tauli-Corpuz explains there is a division between governments only willing to pay for carbon emission reductions and developing countries that are keen for biodiversity and poverty reduction to be included in the aims of REDD+ programmes.
Tauli-Corpuz emphasises that REDD+ must safeguard the rights and cultural history of indigenous peoples. She explains that indigenous peoples are concerned that the view of forests as little more than ‘carbon sinks’ could lead to the displacement of and the undermining of the livelihoods of indigenous peoples.
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz , Tebtebba,Indigenous People's International Centre for Policy Research and Education
COP19 (20/11/13) – Victoria Tauli-Corpuz the Executive Director of the Tebtebba, the Indigenous People’s International Centre for Policy Research and Education talks about the importance of having indigenous people at these talks.
She talks about the role of indigenous people within these talks, particularly the negotiations of forests. A large proportion of the worlds tropical forests are in the territory on indigenous people. Indigioues people should be involved in any process that is making decisiosn about their land.
At the talks indigenous people engage in all levels of decision making. Trauli-Corpuz is part of the Philippine delegation whilst some of her other partners come with NGOs to put pressure on their governments from a civil society seat.
The world's remaining forests are found in indigenous territories. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz discusses the crucial role that indigenous peoples play in ensuring that forests are conserved, sustainably used and managed.
Produced by Tebtebba, August 2012.
Resilience - Examples of indigenous peoples increasing their resilience to climate change by strengthening their customary systems and developing new approaches for adaptation.
(22 minutes)
Resilience is the ability to cope and recover from abrupt change. Indigenous peoples who are organised, confident to adjust their systems to changing circumstances, while maintaining their identity strong, will be better able to withstand shocks caused by climate change.The film shows 5 examples of this: cultural resilience; traditional forest management; strengthening customary law to live within the limits of the environment; maintaining seed diversity; and adapting traditional systems to cope with water scarcity.
Fever - A Video Guide' consists of 4 short films for indigenous communities to raise awareness and build knowledge about the issue of climate change and how it relates to indigenous peoples, cultures, rights and territories. In these films we hear the stories of indigenous peoples from communities in Ecuador, Nicaragua, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Fever was awarded the 2010 award for Creativity and Contribution to the Indigenous Narrative by the Indigenous Peoples’ Latin American Network for Film and Communication at the Xth International Indigenous Film and Video Festival in Quito, Ecuador.
The video guide was produced by LifeMosaic, Tebtebba, Gekko Studios and Aliansi Mayarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN).
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz , Tebtebba
COP18 (29/11/12) – Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Executive Director of Tebtebba and a Philippine negotiator, explains that this COP must agree how REDD+ is financed and how best it is implemented.
Tauli-Corpuz explains that she is co-chairing a working group under SBSTA on how to create national forest monitoring systems, track the emission reductions that forests are responsible for and how to implement the REDD+ safeguards agreed in Cancun.
Tauli-Corpuz explains there is a division between governments only willing to pay for carbon emission reductions and developing countries that are keen for biodiversity and poverty reduction to be included in the aims of REDD+ programmes.
Tauli-Corpuz emphasises that REDD+ must safeguard the rights and cultural history of indigenous peoples. She explains that indigenous peoples are concerned that the view of forests as little more than ‘carbon sinks’ could lead to the displacement of and the undermining of the livelihoods of indigenous peoples.
COP19: Victoria Tauli-Corpuz on the importance of having indigenous peoples at these talks
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz , Tebtebba,Indigenous People's International Centre for Policy Research and Education
COP19 (20/11/13) – Victoria Tauli-Corpuz the Executive Director of the Tebtebba, the Indigenous People’s International Centre for Policy Research and Education talks about the importance of having indigenous people at these talks.
She talks about the role of indigenous people within these talks, particularly the negotiations of forests. A large proportion of the worlds tropical forests are in the territory on indigenous people. Indigioues people should be involved in any process that is making decisiosn about their land.
At the talks indigenous people engage in all levels of decision making. Trauli-Corpuz is part of the Philippine delegation whilst some of her other partners come with NGOs to put pressure on their governments from a civil society seat.
Info Clip: The Crucial Role of Indigenous Peoples in Managing Forests
The world's remaining forests are found in indigenous territories. Victoria Tauli-Corpuz discusses the crucial role that indigenous peoples play in ensuring that forests are conserved, sustainably used and managed.
Produced by Tebtebba, August 2012.
REDD+: Traditional Knowledge and Climate Science
Over US$5bn has been committed to REDD Projects in the last few years and promises of many more billions have been made. As of September 2011, the main global REDD database had 480 registered projects in 36 countries amounting to $3.35bn. The vast majority of these projects are on Indigenous lands and/or territories.
The scale of the REDD experiment, combined with the lack of relevant experience with REDD+ projects, has meant that projects have confronted considerable problems and delays. A recent global review of REDD+ projects noted that they face many challenges, including: criteria for sustainable forest management, monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, local tenure arrangements, permanence and baseline issues that can be effectively addressed only if local communities are able to properly participate in the REDD+ projects.
The review also found that despite widespread recognition that local ownership is key to REDD+ success, the scope and intensity of their participation has not always been adequate and often there is lack of clarity about their role in implementation.
Film produced by United Nations University.
Impacts - This film shows how large-scale industries (plantations, coal mining and oil extraction) impact on indigenous peoples livelihoods and rights as well as contributing to global climate change.
(20 minutes)
Fever - A Video Guide' consists of 4 short films for indigenous communities to raise awareness and build knowledge about the issue of climate change and how it relates to indigenous peoples, cultures, rights and territories. In these films we hear the stories of indigenous peoples from communities in Ecuador, Nicaragua, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Fever was awarded the 2010 award for Creativity and Contribution to the Indigenous Narrative by the Indigenous Peoples’ Latin American Network for Film and Communication at the Xth International Indigenous Film and Video Festival in Quito, Ecuador.
The video guide was produced by LifeMosaic, Tebtebba, Gekko Studios and Aliansi Mayarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN).
This documentary film, "Pidlisan's Gold," is initiated by UNESCO within the framework of Information and Communication Technologies for Inter-Cultural Dialogue (ICT4ID) to enhance the knowledge of budding film makers of the indigenous peoples in the Philippine Cordillerra in participatory video production.
Produced by: Tebtebba and Montañosa Research & Development Center
in coordination with Center for Indigenous Cultural Arts and Development (CICAD)
Trainee Directing: Robert Pangod
Trainee Sound & Editing: Julie Mero
Trainee Carmera: Anthony Dacyon
Trainor: Wiek Lennsen (The Netherlands)
Organisation - This film gives examples of organisational tools and strategies used by indigenous peoples to protect their cultures, territories and rights.
(23 minutes).
This film covers: awareness raising; organisational tools; networks and communication; petitions; legal cases and international law; unity, life plan; spirituality; movements.
Fever - A Video Guide' consists of 4 short films for indigenous communities to raise awareness and build knowledge about the issue of climate change and how it relates to indigenous peoples, cultures, rights and territories. In these films we hear the stories of indigenous peoples from communities in Ecuador, Nicaragua, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Fever was awarded the 2010 award for Creativity and Contribution to the Indigenous Narrative by the Indigenous Peoples’ Latin American Network for Film and Communication at the Xth International Indigenous Film and Video Festival in Quito, Ecuador.
The video guide was produced by LifeMosaic, Tebtebba, Gekko Studios and Aliansi Mayarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN).
For centuries, an intrinsic and harmonious connection was shared between indigenous peoples and the nature of their territory. Now, as a result of the climatic change brought by the action of men, these same indigenous peoples are facing threats to their subsistence in their ancestral lands. In the Andes, the snowcapped mountains that provide water to the towns of the mountain range are melting too fast and are in danger of disappearance. Torrential rains affect their cultures. In the Amazon forests, people observe changes in biodiversity and in their traditional way of life. "Between Waters" explores the tribulations and difficulties that the indigenous peoples of Peru face, people who have contributed the least to climate change but, nevertheless, suffer the most from the adverse effects on their environment.
Produced by Centro de Culturas Indígenas el Perú (CHIRAPAQ), this video is carried out with the support of Tebtebba, IFAD and NORAD. Director - Ludovico Pigeon; Overall Coordinator - Tarcila Rivera Zea; Executive Producer - Nestor Casafranca. 2010.
The Centro para la Autonomía y Desarollo de los Pueblos Indígenas (CADPI) has produced a short video related to its ongoing project on indigenous peoples, climate change and REDD plus. The video, entitled "Working Towards Adaptation," is part of the 1-year project "Ensuring the Effective Participation of Indigenous Peoples in Global and National REDD Processes” funded by NORAD and implemented with Tebtebba. The film showcases the project undertaken in Nicaragua.
The activities in Nicaragua were carried out by Centro para la Autonomía y Desarollo de los Pueblos Indígenas (CADPI).
Directed by Mirna Cunningham. Produced by Dennis Mairena Arauz. Made by Dania Torres Hurtado. Cameramen - Mrlan Blinski, Elvin Gonzalez. 2010.
Bugta is a message from the Talaandig tribe, Mindano, Philippines for COP15. The Talaandig community will hold a ritual during the Copenhagen summit, to pray for the leaders to protect the earth, and guarantee justice for all beings.
Produced by: Talaandig / LifeMosaic (1minute)
'Fever' - Explains what climate change is and why it is so important to indigenous peoples.
(21minutes)
This film covers: what is climate change; what is carbon; what is the greenhouse effect? What are the underlying causes of climate change? What are the impacts of climate change?
Fever - A Video Guide' consists of 4 short films for indigenous communities to raise awareness and build knowledge about the issue of climate change and how it relates to indigenous peoples, cultures, rights and territories. In these films we hear the stories of indigenous peoples from communities in Ecuador, Nicaragua, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Fever was awarded the 2010 award for Creativity and Contribution to the Indigenous Narrative by the Indigenous Peoples’ Latin American Network for Film and Communication at the Xth International Indigenous Film and Video Festival in Quito, Ecuador.
The video guide was produced by LifeMosaic, Tebtebba, Gekko Studios and Aliansi Mayarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN).
REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), is a climate change mitigation measure that seeks to reduce GHG emissions by preventing or reducing forest loss and forest degradation. Indigenous peoples living in these forests have urgent messages about REDD, its potential opportunities, and the risks of failure if indigenous peoples rights, and their traditional knowledge and practices are not recognised. Produced by: LifeMosaic / Tebtebba / AMAN (7 minutes)
Indigenous peoples contribute very little to the underlying causes of climate change. Instead they have a lot to offer humanity at this time. Yet many are now being severely impacted by erratic weather, flooding and drought. In this short film, indigenous peoples from a variety of tribal and indigenous groups across Indonesia and the Philippines offer their messages to policy makers.
Produced by: LifeMosaic / Tebtebba / AMAN (6 minutes), 2009