Media MentionsHere you’ll find the latest articles referencing our organization. Check back often for new stories. Press Release: Ogiek of Mt Elgon win landmark judgement in 20-year struggle for land rights People-to-People Declaration of Laboot, and community film of the East Africa Assembly “We do not beg, we demand an end to colonial conservation” Working to secure recognition of the Ogiek community’s rights OUR NETWORK - CHEPKITALE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT INTERVIEW WITH PETER KITELO FROM CHEPKITALE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (CIPDP), KENYA The Wealth of Our Lands (Boititap Korenyo) Communities living around the forest receive donation worth Sh.1 million Expanding Indigenous Territorial Management through Women-Led Mapping Initiatives in Eastern Africa PARTICIPATORY 3D MODELLING BY THE OGIEK PEOPLES OF CHEPKITALE IN MOUNT ELGON, KENYA In Kenya, the Ogiek of Mt. Elgon are a community on the frontlines of forest conservation Kenya’s Ogiek community promote a new vision for conservation in Africa Ogiek - Chepkitale, Kenya Chepkitale Ogiek community document their customary bylaws for the first time in order to ensure the continued conservation of their ancestral lands and natural resources The IPBES Global Assessment at the Dialogue on Human Rights and Biodiversity Conservation An indigenous community uses traditional bylaws to protect ancestral lands in Kenya Indigenous communities push for recognition of land rights Indigenous voices demand an end to colonial conservation at Africa Protected Areas Congress Does burning homes save the water towers? Quite the opposite. Mapping Ogiek ancestral lands in Kenya using Mapeo, during a pandemic Indigenous people in Africa fear loss of forests as pandemic brings new intruders The Ogiek indigenous people in Kenya were evicted and their homes burnt. In the name of conservation Kenya: How Kenya's Indigenous Ogiek Are Using Modern Technology to Validate Their Land Rights Pathways to Harmonizing Human Rights and Biodiversity Conservation Home Is Where the Forest Is
