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...
Category : Indigenous peoples
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...
Inquiry into Mexico’s ‘dirty war’ obstructed by military and other agencies, board says
Report details years of abuse in 90s during authoritarian one-party system, but says its inquiries were often stymied An independent commission charged by Mexico’s president...
Canada owes First Nations billions after making ‘mockery’ of treaty deal, top court rules
Court urges federal and Ontario governments to make payouts after ‘dishonourably’ neglecting 174-year-old deal The Crown promised riches to First Nations in Canada – over...
Crisis at Tres Fronteras: how criminal syndicates threaten Amazon’s future
At the lawless triple border between Brazil, Colombia and Peru, drug trafficking, illegal logging and gangs jeopardise the ecological and social fabric of the rainforest...
Uncontacted tribe seen in Peruvian Amazon where loggers are active
Mashco Piro sighted coming out of rainforest more frequently, apparently moving away from loggers Rare images of the Mashco Piro, an uncontacted Indigenous tribe in...
Rare birds at risk as narco-gangs move into forests to evade capture – report
Cocaine traffickers have put two-thirds of Central America’s key habitats for threatened birds under threat, study finds Cocaine consumption is threatening rare tropical birds as...
In historic first, Canada lawmaker addresses legislature in Indigenous language
Sol Mamakwa gave first-ever Indigenous-language speech to Ontario provincial legislature, following rule change A First Nations lawmaker in Ontario has addressed the province’s legislature in...
