Indigenous peoples are the stewards of much of the world’s biological, cultural and linguistic diversity. Yet large-scale developments such as logging, dams, mines, fossil fuel extraction, and plantations often deny indigenous communities their lands, livelihoods and basic rights and destroy the ecosystems on which they depend. In many places indigenous peoples are marginalised and there is little accountability for governments and corporate interests that perpetrate abuses against them. They have little or no power or political voice and information about the impacts of these developments is often unavailable.
LifeMosaic’s mission is to support indigenous peoples in exercising their right to free, prior and informed consent before large scale land-use changes occur on their territories.
We do this by producing and co-ordinating the dissemination of information resources based on testimonies from communities where similar land-use changes have already happened. Projects are demand-driven and developed in partnership with communities, and movements for positive social and environmental change.
Resources cover development impacts, community organisation and positive alternatives. Grass-roots dissemination approaches ensure that resources reach thousands of communities and inform critical conversations and land-use decisions. LifeMosaic also develops and disseminates resources for use in international advocacy bringing voices from the grassroots to decision-makers.
