UK adventurer apologises for record trek claim after Inuit backlash
Camilla Hempleman-Adams, who says she is first woman to traverse Canada’s Baffin Island solo, accused of ‘privilege and ignorance’ A British adventurer has apologised after...
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World Bank announces multimillion-dollar redress fund after killings and abuse claims at Tanzanian project
Communities in Ruaha national park reject response to alleged assault and evictions of herders during tourism scheme funded by the bank The World Bank is...
Second body identified in Canada landfill amid search for serial killer’s victims
Marcedes Myran’s remains found in search mission after Jeremy Skibicki preyed on Indigenous women in 2022 Canadian police have confirmed the identity of a second...
First Nations to fight for billions in treaty payments in Canadian court
Group in northern Ontario argues crown failed to honour agreement and capped annual payments in 1874 at $4 A group of First Nations in Canada...
Photographs reveal first glimpse of uncontacted Amazon community
Exclusive: Automatic cameras in the Brazilian rainforest show images of the Massaco people, who are flourishing despite environmental threats Read more on this story: New...
British Columbia shaken by election campaign rife with backstabbing
Voters in Canada province will go to polls in October with climate policies and Indigenous rights at stake Canada’s westernmost province has been gripped by...
Almost 200 people killed last year trying to defend the environment, report finds
Latin America was the most deadly region in which to defend ecosystems from mining and deforestation, with Indigenous people among half the dead At least...
Two loggers shot dead with arrows in clash with Indigenous group in Peruvian Amazon
Two more people missing and one injured after attack by ‘uncontacted’ Mashco Piro in rainforest At least two loggers have been shot dead with arrows,...
Shock as police chief taken off Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips murder case
Activists and lawyers in Brazil say unexpected change is ‘a big step backwards’ in the investigation Indigenous activists and lawyers in Brazil have voiced shock...
Could a £2-a-day basic income be the key to protecting rainforests?
Pilot scheme in Amazon communities of central Peru aims to help people choose a more sustainable way of living Read more stories in the Alternatives...
