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COP17 | UN biodiversity talks enter critical phase as delegates clash over funding and indigenous rights

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COP17 | UN biodiversity talks enter critical phase as delegates clash over funding and indigenous rights From L-R: CBD Deputy Executive Secretary Jihyun Lee; Christine Estrada, CBD Secretariat; and COP 17 President Hambardzum Matevosyan, Minister of Environment, Armenia. PHOTO/ IISD/ENB – Mike Muzurakis. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] As the 2026 United Nations Biodiversity Conference entered…

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Africa: Elevate Africa Dangles $25,000 Grants, Launches 2026 Fashion Film Contest to Revive Indigenous Textiles

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Elevate Africa has announced the commencement of applications for the 2026 edition of the Threads of Africa Fashion Film Prize, a pan-African initiative aimed at preserving and promoting endangered African textiles, garments and traditional fashion techniques through storytelling and film. The organisation said the competition seeks to encourage creatives across Africa and the diaspora to…

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Africa: UN Forum Puts Spotlight On Healthcare for Indigenous Peoples

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Ensuring Indigenous Peoples’ access to healthcare, including during conflict, is the theme for a major meeting that opened at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday. More than 1,000 participants are expected to attend the latest session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) – the platform that has placed their concerns…

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African Indigenous Foods That Fight Inflammation May Help People With Diabetes – Research

eriinfo.com8 months ago014 mins

African indigenous food groups present an exciting area to explore when it comes to taste and nutrition. They may even offer potential as nutritional therapy for people with health problems. Foods like jute mallow, pearl and finger millet, wild medlar, caterpillars and bambara nuts all have nutritional properties that could be useful in managing inflammation….

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Africa: Afcon 2025 Semi-Finals – Indigenous Coaches Take Centre Stage

eriinfo.com10 months ago05 mins

The milestone marks a growing shift in African football, where local coaches are increasingly trusted to lead, innovate, and succeed at the highest level of the continent. For the first time in AFCON history, all four semi-finalists are led by African coaches, guaranteeing a fourth consecutive tournament victory for a homegrown tactician. The milestone marks…

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Africa: Indigenous Voices Must Be Central At COP30, Says the Archbishop of Brazil

eriinfo.com1 year ago07 mins

The Primate of Brazil and Bishop of the Amazon, the Most Revd Marinez Bassotto, is in the United Kingdom this week (20-24 October), advocating for environmental justice and the importance of indigenous voices being central to this November’s COP30 (Conference of the Parties). The week began with an ecumenical press conference on 20 October, facilitated…

India’s search for indigenous social apps

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Tourists are seen at the promenade of the iconic Gateway of India next to digital displays of messaging app WhatsApp, in Mumbai on August 25, 2023. (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP) (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP via Getty Images) Indranil Mukherjee | Afp | Getty Images This report is from this week’s edition of CNBC’s…

Local start-up closes indigenous language gap in edtech

eriinfo.com1 year ago03 mins

Limu Lab’s interactive app aims to help children learn South Africa’s indigenous languages. South African start-up Limu Lab has launched a language-learning app to make isiZulu and other indigenous languages accessible to children through games, animations and storytelling. Limu Lab has partnered with schools and major platforms to bridge the gap in local digital education….

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Africa: NIA Tero – Indigenous Guardianship the ‘Only Time-Tested Approach’ to Healthy Ocean Ecosystems

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Nice, France — The 2025 UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) has seen a significant presence from Indigenous peoples, who insist that their perspective and guidance be taken into account in the global efforts for sustainable ocean use and conservation. The sense of responsibility to the ocean and recognition of its history is an example that the…