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Indigenous rights: case sets precedent for communities everywhere

The U'wa case against the state of Colombia sets a precedent for Indigenous communities everywhere fighting for their rights

Peru congress debates stripping isolated Indigenous people of land and protections

A new legislative proposal, criticized by opponents as a step backwards in recognizing the rights and protections of uncontacted and recently contacted Indigenous people, is currently under debate in Peru’s congress. The controversial proposal, which seeks to alter the current Law for the Protection of Indigenous Peoples in Isolation and Initial Contact Situations (known as […]

New reserve in Ecuador secures over 3 million acres of forest

Ecuador this month recognized a new reserve in the Amazon rainforest in hopes of protecting Indigenous land from threats like mining and livestock. The Tarímiat Pujutaí Nuṉka Reserve covers 1,237,395 hectares (3,057,671 acres) of Andean and Amazonian forests in the Morona Santiago province of eastern Ecuador, where numerous Shuar and Achuar communities have for years […]

Amazon reserve for uncontacted people moving forward amid battle over oil fields

After a 19-year process, uncontacted and recently contacted Indigenous peoples living in the Napo-Tigre region of the Peruvian Amazon have had their existence officially recognized. With an extensive anthropological study and a presidential decree supporting evidence of their presence in the area, the communities are now one step closer to being protected through the creation […]

'Existential threat': Indigenous leaders urge Citigroup to stop backing Amazon oil

Indigenous leaders said the bank's role in enabling the expansion of the oil and gas industry was pushing the Amazon rainforest closer to the brink of collapse.

3A Composites Core Materials is committed to the sustainable development of indigenous communities and responsible forestry

The scope of the technical cooperation agreement is to provide the Achuar Nationality with the knowledge transfer regarding forestry and silviculture best practices. This includes the establishment of balsa plantations in the territory of Achuar (i.e. training in selection of suitable land, seed selection, land preparation and nursery), the maintenance…

3A Composites Core Materials commits to sustainable growth, harvesting and processing of balsa wood

3A Composites Core Materials commits to sustainable growth, harvesting and processing of balsa wood

A green paradox: Deforesting the Amazon for wind energy in the Global North

A shift to wind energy is leaving a trail of destruction in Ecuador, with a brutal impact on Indigenous communities and fragile ecosystems