Ruling on Indigenous peoples’ rights strikes at oil industry
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered the Ecuadorian government to protect uncontacted Indigenous groups from oil ...
The Canary19hOpinion
BR-319: paving the way for Indigenous displacement and environmental catastrophe
Deforestation and degradation along BR-319 will disrupt the “flying rivers”, potentially leading to devastating droughts, ...
Mongabay News3d
Pressure bears down around uncontacted tribes at the edge of Brazil’s arc of deforestation
They’re curious about us, and we’re curious about them.” That’s how Daniel Cangussu describes the recent interaction with a ...
UN Environment Programme5d
How a grassroots financing model is helping Indigenous communities save the Amazon
A United Nations effort is channeling more finance to communities to help them conserve, restore and sustainably manage ...
MercoPress10d
Lula insists on demarcating indigenous lands in Amazon rainforest
“When they say that the indigenous people are occupying 14% of the national territory, they should remember that they have had 100% of the national territory; it is the others who occupy 86% ...
The Independent20d
Peru's Indigenous leaders raise concerns over oil and gas projects at a human rights hearing
uncontacted regions of the Amazon rainforest, according to Survival International, an advocacy group for Indigenous peoples. Survival International told AP the recent appearance of dozens of ...
The Associated Press on MSN9d
Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe
Opponents fear that mining will expose the tribe to harmful pollution and hurt tribal unity, while supporters think it will ...
Goodnet1d
Life-Saving Canopy Bridges Help Primates in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest
A Brazilian biologist is now working to make the rainforest safer for the many primate species that call it home, CNN ...
Newsday17d
Potassium mining project in Brazil's Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe
I am honored to represent a people determined not to be erased,” said Mura, the tribal leader. Indigenous leader Filipe Gabriel Mura shows an exploratory well for future drilling of potash ...