Land and Indigenous rights
Orvi Insights recognises the unique role of land, water, and biodiversity in human identity, religion, and traditional knowledge. We’re deliberate in our portrayal of Indigenous Peoples to promote their knowledge, leadership, and agency in climate adaptation as opposed to merely passive victims of climate change. Our approach seeks to centre land rights, ownership, and management in just transitions.
BACKGROUND
We have worked with leaders and representatives of Indigenous communities in Kenya, Cameroon, DRC, Burundi, South Africa, Mozambique, and Uganda to highlight their voices during major global summits. As custodians of healthy and balanced biodiversity for centuries, their inclusion, free, prior, and informed consent in the design and implementation of energy and infrastructure projects is a development imperative.
