Brazil Indigenous People subjected to soaring rates of suicide

Destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil is driving Indigenous people to suicide - and tragically, rates are now soaring

How We End Gold Mining’s Ecocide For Good

Gold mining is unparalleled in its environmental destruction and human rights toll. Frustratingly, 93% of gold is used for non-essential purposes like jewellery and investments. A recent study sugg…

Southeast Asia’s highly anticipated environmental rights declaration ‘watered down’, say critics | Dialogue Earth

Civil society groups express concern over the draft declaration’s failure to adequately acknowledge “Indigenous peoples”, among other shortcomings

"Sustainably" Surveilling and Tokenizing Nature: The Case of O.N.E. Amazon

The architect of BlackRock's ETFs has teamed up with a group of companies tied to US intelligence and US government debt trading to tokenize the Amazon rainforest and borgify it with a large-scale sensor network in order to create a new form of "digi…

A new way of thinking about the economy could help protect the Amazon, and help its people thrive

To protect the Amazon and support the wellbeing of its people, its economy needs to shift from environmentally harmful production to a model built around the diversity of indigenous and rural communities, and standing forests.

Snack giant PepsiCo allegedly sourced “sustainable” palm oil from razed Indigenous land in Peru

PepsiCo’s supply chain is linked to environmental and human rights violations in Peru, involving Amazon deforestation and Indigenous land invasion. For three years, palm oil from deforested S…

Malaysian Indigenous group takes governments, palm oil firm to court for breaching land rights, endangering biodiversity -watchdog « Carbon Pulse

Paniai, West Papua: Politics of Displacement - CounterPunch.org

As in Palestine, much of the displacement in West Papua is caused by settlers, but this time funded by the World Bank.

Indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ Denounce Eviction Threats of New Communities in El Estor - Avispa Midia

Guatemala: judicial authorities and agroindustry companies pursue evictions of Indigenous communities around Lake Izabal.

Indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ Denounce Eviction Threats of New Communities in El Estor - Avispa Midia

Guatemala: judicial authorities and agroindustry companies pursue evictions of Indigenous communities around Lake Izabal.

Oldest human depiction of a “scene” found in Indonesian rock art from more than 50,000 years ago

A new method used to accurately date rock art found in Indonesia which is now thought to be the oldest evidence of humans depicting interactions.

Devastation as world’s biggest wetland burns: ‘those that cannot run don’t stand a chance’

Blackened trees, dead animals and scorched earth – early wildfires have already devastated Brazil’s Pantanal and local people worry they may lose the battle to save them

A new pesticide law in Brazil endangers Amazon's biodiversity

New pesticide regulations, which relaxes restrictions on the sale and use of a wide range of agrochemicals, raise concerns over Amazon biodiversity and human health.André Schröder reports for Mongabay.

Amazon rainforest inhabitants share plan to save their home

Inhabitants of the Amazon have created a comprehensive plan to prevent climate and ecological collapse, focusing on ending fossil fuel subsidies and securing Indigenous land rights.Katie Surma reports for Inside Climate News.

ASEAN Environmental Rights Declaration Needs Transparency

An Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) working group should show it is genuinely interested in engaging with civil society if it wants to produce an effective environmental rights declaration, as it resumes drafting today in Kuala Lumpur, …

Die indigenen Afsya retten 40.000 Hektar Regenwald in West-Papua!

40.000 Hektar Regenwald in West-Papua werden gerettet! Endlich sind sieben indigene Gemeinschaften offiziell anerkannt. Ihr Gebiet kann nicht mehr an Palmöl-, Papier- und Bergbaufirmen vergeben werden. Ein großer Erfolg nach jahrelangem Kampf.

Is This Palm Oil Company Operating on Protected Forestland? - Inside Climate News

Friends of the Earth says Astra Agro Lestari’s sourcing methods infringe on protected forests in Indonesia, causing deforestation. The company disputes that.

Indonesia: Indigenous elder abducted for resisting the paper industry

Sorbatua Siallagan, an Indigenous elder on Sumatra, was abducted for wanting to keep the paper industry out of his people’s forest. Protests have been going on for days demanding the closure of pulp giant Toba Pulp Lestari.

Perempuan-perempuan tangguh Sulawesi menentang pertambangan nikel

Pulau Sulawesi adalah pusat industri nikel di seluruh dunia. Bagi penduduk setempat perusakan lingkungan hidup dan sumber kehidupan mereka adalah bencana besar, terutama bagi perempuan. Oleh karena itu mereka berjuang.

Land rights win for Indigenous peoples in Southwest Papua, but challenges persist

The Knasaimos Peoples in Papua have been granted legal land rights over their customary lands. However, enforcing these rights remains challenging, with a lack of political will and persistent targeting of merbau timber by loggers.

Did you know that gold kills indigenous people and rare animals?

Gold mining kills indigenous peoples throughout the world like the Yanomami people of Brazil and Papuans in West Papua. The bloody, violent and greedy landgrabbing that goes on for gold forces indi…

Did you know that gold kills indigenous people and rare animals?

Gold mining kills indigenous peoples throughout the world like the Yanomami people of Brazil and Papuans in West Papua. The bloody, violent and greedy landgrabbing that goes on for gold forces indi…

Guatemala: Maya Q’eqchi’ Community Evicted by Agroindustry in El Estor - Avispa Midia

Land grabs and violence continue against Indigenous communities in Guatemala. The eviction of Maya Q’eqchi’ families from Buena Vista Tzinté is a stark reminder of ongoing injustices.

Beyond deforestation, oil palm estates pose flood and water contamination risks

JAKARTA — Briantama Asmara first visited the village of Kais in Indonesian Papua, on the island of New Guinea, in 2017 as an university researcher.

Non-Binary Pride Arrow Brick Stitch Fringe Beaded Earrings

Materials:Glass seed beadsStainless steel fish hook findingsApproximately:4 3/4 inch or 12 cm length1 inch or 2 1/2 cm width

Eyewitness Story by Dr Setia Budhi: The Last Village

A lone Dayak village in Borneo surrounded by palm oil plantations has held out for 14 years and resisted corporate infiltration by global palm oil giants. My name is Dr Setia Budhi, I am a Dayak et…

Guatemala: Chiquibul Seeks to Certify its Oil Palm Crops while Using Violence Against Indigenous Peoples - Avispa Midia

Community of Santa Elena, in Petén, is surveilled by police patrols and armed company guards; at night drones fly over the community

RSPO complaints system about “sustainable” palm oil still fails Indigenous peoples after 20 years

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has incorporated free, prior and informed consent into its criteria. However, after 20 years of promise about so-called “sustainable” palm oil …

Indigenous farming knowledge is science, not superstition

What does it mean when you encounter snakes slithering along paths or find a bird nest with eggs? For Indigenous peoples in Malaysia, these are tell-tale signs passed down by their ancestors discou…

Indigenous farming knowledge is science, not superstition

What does it mean when you encounter snakes slithering along paths or find a bird nest with eggs? For Indigenous peoples in Malaysia, these are tell-tale signs passed down by their ancestors discou…

Te reo Māori inspires Native American to save her own indigenous language from extinction

Experiencing the revitalisation of te reo Māori in Aotearoa is inspiring a Native American scholar battling to save her own indigenous language from extinction.

Ecuador Votes to Keep Yasuní Oil in the Ground in Historic Referendum

Ecuadorians have chosen to safeguard the biodiverse Yasuní National Park from oil drilling, marking a major triumph for grassroots Indigenous and environmental activists against the fossil fuel consensus.

The Navajo Suffered From Nuclear Testing. Oppenheimer Doesn't Tell Our Story

We must all recognize the continued suffering and sacrifice of the Navajo that built the atomic era, writes Buu V. Nygren.

Study confirms surge in deforestation in Indigenous lands under Bolsonaro

Despite being among the best safeguards against deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest, Indigenous lands saw a sharp increase in deforestation over the past decade, according to a study published recently in the journal Nature.