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YILNAC Network: Launch of the Community Biodiversity Conservation Project by indigenous and local populations neighboring the Itombwe nature reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo

YILNAC Network: Distinguished participant and organization representing young indigenous leaders at AFRICA YOUTH CLIMATE ASSEMBLY (AYCA 2023) in Nairobi - Kenya

In its fight against plastic and the protection of wetlands in the DRC, YILNAC network is working to accelerate the sustainable reduction of plastic waste and ensure the depollution of Kivu Lake by creating and supporting cooperatives of young indigenous people collecting and selling plastic waste in Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo

YILNAC Network advocates for climate justice for the indigenous populations of Kalehe in South Kivu (Floods caused by heavy rains in Kalehe territory in South Kivu have caused more than 438 deaths of indigenous and local populations)

YILNAC Network launches its project to support the strengthening and promotion of gender and the participation of young people and indigenous women and local communities in the restoration, protection and sustainable management of the riparian forest ecosystem of the Itombwe Nature Reserve in Democratic Republic of Congo

ADVOCACY FOR KALEHE IN DRC: More than 438 people dead, more than 5,000 people missing and thousands affected following one of the biggest natural disasters in the history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

YILNAC Network Supports AFSA Statement on African Development Bank Dakar 2 Food Summit

Indigenous Women demand effective implementation of CEDAW General Recommendation 39 and the advent of a culturally relevant digital age where gender equality is a reality

YILNAC Network goes to war against deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo

YILNAC Network advocates for strengthening the food security of young people and indigenous women by learning about the cultivation and processing of maize

YILNAC Network launches its support project for indigenous peoples on sustainable agriculture techniques, the processing of agricultural products and non-timber forest products in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The growing engagement of indigenous peoples

Cop26: Indigenous Peoples Call on Leaders to Act

Climate Crossroads Exhibit: Indigenous Women and Youth Tell Their Peoples’ Stories to Inspire Climate Action at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow

YILNAC Network supports indigenous women in the Consolidation of climate-resilient agriculture in the Congo Basin

Pollution on the French Riviera: Firm prison and remediation obligations for

YILNAC Network Strengthens the capacities of young indigenous women to build peace in the context of armed conflict in the Ruzizi Plain in DR Congo.