Indigenous People's Cases

Indigenous peoples are among the first to face the direct consequences of climate change, due to their dependence upon, and close relationship, with the environment and its resources. Climate change exacerbates the difficulties already faced by indigenous communities including political and economic marginalization, loss of land and resources, human rights violations, discrimination and unemployment. There are already many cases brought before the courts by the indigenous peoples.

Legal Framework
ILO Convention No. 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples - 1989 United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - 2007

Cases

 * Kivalina v. ExxonMobil - United States
 * Lho'imggin et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen - Canada
 * Maynas v. Occidental Petroleum - Peru
 * Rights of Indigenous People in Addressing Climate-Forced Displacement - United States
 * Saramaka People v. Suriname
 * Sarayaku v. Ecuador
 * Yanomami v. Brazil

Organizations

 * Earth Rights International
 * Forest Peoples Programme