Ailton Krenak new member of Brazil Academy of Letters
Throughout his career, philosopher and poet Ailton Krenak has been a prominent figure in socio-environmental activism and an advocate for indigenous rights.
Source: ebc.com.br
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Brazil: Mercury detected in Yanomami people's hair samples
The Rio de Janeiro-based Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) conducted a series of tests among Yanomami indigenous people in the state of Roraima in northern Brazil which detected the presence of mercury in 84% of the hair samples taken from them in October 2022, Agencia Brasil reported this week. These findings were linked to illegal gold mining in the area.
Source: mercopress.com
Blood Carbon: Kenyans are Being Erased so the UAE can Greenwash
Sasimwani, Kenya | You’ve heard of blood diamonds – extracted by violence, slavery, and displacement then processed through accounting magic and slick
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COP28: A Revolutionary Shift for the Voluntary Carbon Market: Leadership from Forest Communities and Global South Countries
December 3, 2023 | 9:00 - 10:00 AM REGISTER Location: Nature Positive Pavilion, Blue Zone Convenor: Equitable Earth Coalition Leaders of Indigenous Peoples and Global South governments join together at this panel discussion to discuss
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Writer, activist Ailton Krenak joins Brazilian Academy of Letters
With 23 votes, he is the first indigenous person to become a member, and is taking seat number five, which belonged to José Murilo de Carvalho, who died in August this year.
Source: ebc.com.br