A year ago, President Lula promised to put an end to illegal gold mining, which was damaging the health of the local population. But after evictions in early 2023, mining activity has resumed, owing to a lack of continuity in public action.
The Tropical Deforestation-Free Procurement Act would be the first in the U.S. to regulate local companies’ supply chains and require they’re free of products sourced through deforestation. But Gov. Hochul is touting a revised version that supporters say would render it ineffective.
Indigenous lawmaker Celia Xakriaba made history when she was elected to Brazil's Congress.Xakriaba said Indigenous lawmakers were able to slow the bill's passage, even if they could not stop it.
Tears of joy after Brazil's Supreme Court makes milestone ruling on Indigenous lands brazilsun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from brazilsun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Brazil's supreme court rules in favour of Indigenous land rights morningstaronline.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from morningstaronline.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday ended its latest deliberations on whether to restrict native peoples' rights to claim their ancestral lands -- seen as key buffers against climate change -- with four votes against and two in favor."The argument ignores our constitutional rights to our ancestral lands, puts existing Indigenous reservations at risk and makes creating new ones unviable," Dinamam Tuxa, coordinator of the Association of Brazil's Indigenous Peoples (APIB), told AFP ahead of the proc
Brazil's Supreme Court resumed hearings Wednesday in a closely watched case on whether to restrict native peoples' rights to claim their ancestral lands, a key buffer against climate change.The Supreme Court began hearing the case in 2021, but has adjourned the proceedings several times.