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They demand that the plebiscites against oil and mining held in Ecuador be fulfilled

They demand that the plebiscites against oil and mining held in Ecuador be fulfilled They demand that the plebiscites against oil and mining held in Ecuador be fulfilled

The environmental and indigenous groups that promoted the plebiscites held last year in Ecuador to stop the extraction of Petroleum in a deposit in the Amazonian Yasuní National Park and prohibiting all types of mining in the Chocó Andino, they demanded this Tuesday that what was voted by Ecuadorians be fulfilled after six months of […]

In the Amazon, indigenous women rescue a small tribe from the brink of extinction

In the Amazon, indigenous women rescue a small tribe from the brink of extinction In the Amazon, indigenous women rescue a small tribe from the brink of extinction

At night, in this small village near the Assua River in Brazilthe jungle tropical reverberation. The sound of the generators at times competes with that of the forest, a sign that there are people here. Until recently, the Juma people seemed destined to disappear like countless other amazon tribes decimated by the European invasion. In […]

Indigenous peoples of the Amazon ask Brazil to declare a climate emergency

Indigenous peoples of the Amazon ask Brazil to declare a climate emergency Indigenous peoples of the Amazon ask Brazil to declare a climate emergency

indigenous inhabitants of the Amazon They asked the Brazilian government to declare a climate emergencyas their villages do not have clean water, food or medicine due to serious drought that is drying up rivers vital for travel on the jungle, its leaders said Tuesday. The drought and heat wave have killed masses of fish in […]

The UN expresses its “concern” at the trial on indigenous rights in Brazil

The UN expresses its “concern” at the trial on indigenous rights in Brazil The UN expresses its “concern” at the trial on indigenous rights in Brazil

The UN expressed this Wednesday his “worry” in the face of possible reversals of rights natives in Brazil the same day that the Federal Supreme Court resumed a trial on ancestral lands. The representative for South America of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Jan Jarab, criticized in a statement […]

Bolivia announces two standards to protect health from mercury contamination

Bolivia announces two standards to protect health from mercury contamination Bolivia announces two standards to protect health from mercury contamination

The government of bolivian announced this Monday that it is drawing up two rules to protect the health human contamination by mercury generated by gold mining activities that is affecting above all some populations natives in the country. The announcement was made at a joint press conference offered by the Ministers of Health, María Renée […]

Amazon indigenous people leave the jungle and find urban poverty

Amazon indigenous people leave the jungle and find urban poverty Amazon indigenous people leave the jungle and find urban poverty

In 1976, Binan Tuku ventured out to meet an expedition from the brazilian government on the banks of the Itui River in a remote area of ​​the western Amazon jungle. After some initial suspicions, he and his father accepted machetes and soap in what was the beginning of the Matis tribe’s contact with the non-world. […]

Documentary portrays the struggle of indigenous people against illegal mining in the Amazon

Documentary portrays the struggle of indigenous people against illegal mining in the Amazon Documentary portrays the struggle of indigenous people against illegal mining in the Amazon

The documentary “Listen: the earth was rent”which premiered this week on the Brazilian cultural cinema circuit, portrays the struggle of the peoples Kayapó, Yanomami and Munduruku against the illegal minery. The production, led by the Alliance in Defense of the Territories, an organization created in 2021, and directed by Cassandra Mello and Fred Rahal, is […]

What is defined in the “trial of the century” on indigenous lands in Brazil?

What is defined in the “trial of the century” on indigenous lands in Brazil? What is defined in the “trial of the century” on indigenous lands in Brazil?

He Federal Supreme Court (STF) of Brazil This Wednesday, a crucial trial for indigenous peoples resumes, which could jeopardize the demarcation of hundreds of their ancestral lands, considered a barrier against deforestation. during the call “trial of the century” for indigenous people, the magistrates of the highest court in Brasilia must validate or reject the […]

COP26: direct financing for indigenous peoples?

COP26: direct financing for indigenous peoples?

By: Isabel López, Amazon program of DAR Climate change exists. And its impacts are not myths or smoke screens, but problems that mainly affect indigenous peoples who, according to the World Bank, occupy up to 22% of the earth’s surface. Indigenous territories contain 80% of the biodiversity that still remains on the planet, and that […]

A “reactivation” without evaluating costs and risks leaves the recognition of indigenous rights only on paper

A “reactivation” without evaluating costs and risks leaves the recognition of indigenous rights only on paper

By: Jorge Pérez, president of the indigenous organization AIDESEP Road connectivity continues to be one of the main strategies of the State to promote the closing of gaps, boost the economy and facilitate access to public services. However, in the Amazon, the results obtained with it distance themselves from these objectives and generate serious impacts […]

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