Indigenous Peoples Organizations

Founded in 1987, FOIRN represents 23 indigenous peoples from the Rio Negro, in an area that encompasses the municipalities of Barcelos, Santa Isabel do Rio Negro and São Gabriel da Cachoeira, in Amazonas.

FPP operates through two connected, but independent, organisations based in the United Kingdom (FPP UK) and the Netherlands (FPP NL), with a shared vision and mission. FPP’s teams have expertise in land rights, environment...

Friends of Lake Turkana (FoLT) is a grassroots indigenous organization that works with and on behalf of communities within the greater Turkana basin to demand collective social, economic, cultural, environmental, and...

Green Africa Foundation was founded in Kenya in 2000 with a focus of implementing practical hands-on community driven projects aimed at greening the African continent.

Located in the North Zone of Natal, in the Redinha neighborhood, the Gamboa do Jaguaribe historical and ecological site develops activities to preserve indigenous cultures and the environment.

The Global Alliance of Territorial Communities is a coalition of Indigenous and community organizations from Asia, Mesoamerica and the Amazon Basin that advocates for the respect of their rights and the inclusion of forest...

The Grootbos Foundation is a non-profit organisation, established in 2003 with the VISION of conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom and uplifting the communities therein

Gwich’in Council International (GCI) represents 9,000 Gwich’in in the Northwest Territories (NWT), Yukon, and Alaska as a Permanent Participant in the Arctic Council; the only international organization where Indigenous...

The Hui Mālama O Ke Kai Foundation is a grassroots, community-based organization that inspires ongoing stewardship of our island and ocean resources.

Indigenous Information Network (IIN) is a non-profit, volunteer-run non-governmental organization (NGO) registered in the Republic of Kenya. The organization was founded in 1996 by a group of professionals in response to...

The IPCB is organized to assist indigenous peoples in the protection of their genetic resources, indigenous knowledge, cultural and human rights from the negative effects of biotechnology. The IPCB provides educational and...

The Indigenous Peoples’ Foundation for Education and Environment (IPF) was officially established by a joint effort of indigenous peoples’ leaders and local academics. Its main aim at that time was to build capacity for...