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Global Markets and Consequences: Deforestation, Degradation and Rights Violations in the Amazon

By COICA, Greenpeace Brasil and Hivos

Second session of the Virtual Conference “Defending the Amazon: For Nature, For people”. Held on June 03, 2020 in the framework of World Environment Day. Panel with: Michael McGarrell, Human Rights Coordinator at the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin – COICA and Forest Policy Officer and GIS specialist for the Association of […]

Security and protection of Indigenous and local territories in the Amazon

By Article19, COIAB and Hivos

AEA WEBINAR SERIES: DEFENDING THE AMAZON DURING COVID-19 Environmental and human rights defenders play a vital role in the protection of the individual and collective rights of Indigenous peoples (IPs) in the Amazon region. They often face high risk scenarios of threats, violence and killings, while being perceived as target enemies of powerful interests related […]

Use of data and technology: Innovation for land defense

By ECA - Amarakaeri, Hivos and WRI

AEA WEBINAR SERIES: DEFENDING THE AMAZON DURING COVID-19 The Use of Data and Technology: Innovations for Land Defense webinar (May 6) focused on how data and technology are essential allies for the protection of indigenous territories and of the Amazon rainforest, especially during the COVID-19 health emergency. In times of community isolation, the usual deforestation monitoring work […]

Intercultural Healthcare Measures for Indigenous Peoples

By COICA, Directoría de Salud del Distrito de Cuyabeno - Putumayo, Hivos and Perú Equidad

AEA WEBINAR SERIES: DEFENDING THE AMAZON DURING COVID-19 The second session of this AEA webinar series (April 29) exposed the unpreparedness of healthcare systems in the Amazon region to provide an effective and intercultural assistance to Indigenous peoples (IPs) in response to COVID-19,  how the disease specifically impacts their wellbeing, and alternative measures and strategies to overcome […]

Strategic use of data in communications and campaigning

By Hivos, Ojo Público and Witness

AEA WEBINAR SERIES: DEFENDING THE AMAZON DURING COVID-19 The first session of this AEA webinar series approached how civil society and indigenous organizations have used data in communications, digital activism and campaigning during COVID-19. In a global pandemic scenario, the panelists presented the challenges to access and collect information and how indigenous organizations and NGOs […]