"Safeguarding Indigenous defenders is our strongest defense against environmental crime, and they must not be left to fight ...

We are at a decisive moment. The results of the first round showed that the threats to our territories and our rights may ...

Nearly three decades after communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon first brought global attention to Chevron’s crimes, and 13 years after activists launched the first Anti-Chevron Day in 20 countries, ...

On the banks of the Tapajós River, where barges of soy and minerals already tear through fishing nets and leave dead fish behind, we see a glimpse of what could multiply with Ferrogrão. The ...

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Ensuring that all activities have the free, prior and informed consent of indigenous peoples affected by operations is emerging as an essential commitment for any company operating in indigenous ...

In the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, Indigenous and riverine communities are celebrating a landmark victory. Last week, a federal court voided Belo Sun’s contract granting the Canadian company land ...

On March 28, 2022, Pablo Panduro attended a community celebration near his home in Bajo Remanso, in Colombia’s Putumayo region, when a sniper’s bullet took his life. A governor and widely respected ...

“The answer is us!” cried more than 300 Mura leaders, youth, and elders during the VIII Assembly of the Mura People, held last month in the Lago do Soares Indigenous Land, a traditional Mura territory ...

The struggle for Indigenous rights in Brazil has reached a critical juncture as orchestrated attacks on their territorial claims intensify. Despite the Brazilian Supreme Court’s landmark decision in ...

In late October, Ecuador’s right-wing president Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency, citing rising violent crime. But the surprise move also conveniently suspended civil liberties just as ...