Articles by Patrick Saidi Hemedi

Patrick Saidi Hemedi is Coordinator of the Dynamique des Groupes des Peuples Autochtones (DGPA) in the DRC, a network of 45 Indigenous organizations and those working to secure the rights of Indigenous Peoples and improve recognition of their role in protecting forests.

Indigenous civil society and advocacy organizations discuss. Image courtesy of Rights and Resources Institute.

After 14 years of advocacy, the DRC president finally signs new Indigenous peoples law (commentary)

by Patrick Saidi Hemedi 16 November 2022

After five months of waiting, the Indigenous pygmy peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have secured a major victory. Earlier today, the president of the DRC, Felix…

Indigenous civil society and advocacy organizations discuss. Image courtesy of Rights and Resources Institute.

Special series

Forest Trackers

Forest Trackers

Oceans

Amazon Conservation

Amazon Conservation

Land rights and extractives

Land rights and extractives

Endangered Environmentalists

Endangered Environmentalists

Indonesia's Forest Guardians

Indonesia's Forest Guardians

Conservation Effectiveness

Conservation Effectiveness

Southeast Asian infrastructure

Southeast Asian infrastructure

you're currently offline