By: Mario Nicacio Article originally published in Folha de S. Paulo, on April 15, 2020. Available at: https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/opiniao/ 2020/04 / neglect-with-the-covid-19-can-exterminate-indigenous-peoples.shtml If the new coronavirus has been worrying the white man, one may imagine how it is for us. The Brazilian Indigenous Peoples were not only decimated by the brutality of the invader, but also by […]
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COVID-19: An additional threat to an already endangered Amazon
Foto: Amazon Frontlines By Paula Bernardi and Daniel de la Torre Deforestation and lack of protection are doubling the vulnerability of Indigenous Peoples and local communities The COVID-19 pandemic has made one thing very clear: we are all connected. The outbreak is confronting us worldwide with health risks and changes in our social behavior. While […]
Indigenous Women and Climate Crisis: Vulnerabilities and Key Contributions
By: Karina Melo The cross-cutting approach to climate change, environmental conservation and the gender agendas has only recently been addressed in academia and public policies. However, for centuries, women, mainly indigenous, traditional and rural, have played a fundamental role in the protection of nature. In addition to recognizing their contribution for the preservation of biodiversity, it […]
Indigenous youth as future leaders of change
By: Nora Sánchez Oil extraction, monoculture, illegal hunting, mining, logging … These are some of the threats with which the indigenous youth of the Amazon grow up. With increasing frequency and power, the political and economic interests of countries and companies are put over the inhabitants of the forests, communal reserves and indigenous territories, causing deforestation, […]
Guardians of the forest: challenges, risks and priorities of action
By: Lucas Dourojeanni Within the framework of territorial control and surveillance, territory patrolling, as well as the conservation of protected natural areas and their buffer zones, is a high-risk activity to those who carry them out, especially when they are performed in areas threatened by illegal activities. This dangerous but necessary task is undertaken by […]
The importance of an indigenous agenda for the protection of natural areas
Lessons learned at the III Latin American and Caribbean Congress on Protected Areas By: Eliana Rojas In mid-october, we were next to indigenous leaders, activists, authorities and representatives of local communities, at the III CAPLAC, in an exchange of experiences and debate for the acknowledgement and protection of protected areas. [1] Solutions for well-being and sustainable […]
Brazil failure to protect indigenous lands causes one more death in the Amazon
We condemn violence against Indigenous Peoples and stands in solidarity with the Guajajara people in the face of the murder of Guardian Paulo Paulino Guajajara. The Indigenous Forest Guardian Paulo Paulino Guajajara was shot dead this Friday (1st November) in an ambush by loggers inside the Araribóia Indigenous Land, in the Amazon state of Maranhão. According to […]