An exclusive investigation reveals that more than 100 properties have been approved on Indigenous Lands (TI is the Portuguese acronym) and are pending demarcation. The authorizations increased exponentially with a new FUNAI regulation that unprotects these territories. First Place of the Data Journalism Contest “All Eyes on the Amazon” By Bruno Fonseca and Rafael Oliveira Originally published […]
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Religious organizations map Indigenous peoples in Brazil and do not interrupt actions with isolated peoples even during the pandemic
Foreign websites offer up to 50 vacancies for evangelists to work in Brazilian towns and describe in detail the level of religious conversion of ethnic groups. Contact with isolated groups was criticized by entities even before COVID-19. Third Place of Data Journalism Contest “All Eyes on the Amazon” By Mariana Della Barba and Diego Toledo Originally published […]
Mining on Indigenous Lands with Names, Last names and ID numbers
An investigation reveals an explosion of processes since 2019 and lists the beneficiaries with the most mining requests related to Indigenous Lands. They are politicians, mining cooperatives and even an artist from Sao Paulo. First Place of the Data Journalism Contest “All Eyes on the Amazon” By Anna Beatriz Anjos, Bruno Fonseca, Ciro Barros, José Cícero da […]
AEA announces winners of the Data Journalism Contest “All Eyes on the Amazon”
In the framework of the program, we presented the “All Eyes on the Amazon” Data Journalism Contest, as an initiative to encourage the participation of journalists as content creators to give visibility to the threats faced by Indigenous peoples and local communities in the Amazon, and promote social awareness and impact. The call was open from February […]
Amazon Indigenous Health Route winner of SDSN award
The Amazon Indigenous Health Route won first place in the third edition of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network Award, a recognition given to innovative initiatives to face the most challenging problems of sustainable development in the Amazon. The SDSN Amazônia Award was launched in May this year, in association with the Sustainable Amazon Foundation (FAS), the German Cooperation Agency (GIZ) and […]
An inclusive response to COVID-19 threats in the Amazon
By: Tanja Brok The COVID-19 pandemic not only affects the health of Indigenous communities, it also exacerbates existing threats to their territories and resources. Even though the Indigenous communities have adopted voluntary self-isolation, the invasion and destruction of their lands continues. This spreads the virus further, while violating their territorial and human rights. Hivos, through the […]
Amazon Indigenous Health Route: A comprehensive response to COVID-19 in the Amazon
By: The All Eyes on the Amazon team It is impossible to speak of territorial defense on the Amazon, without addressing the effective exercise of human rights, such as the right to health of the peoples and nationalities that live there. In the context of COVID-19, defending the Amazon and its living culture becomes even more challenging, since […]
Hivos and IKIAM University collaborate to process 1008 COVID-19 tests in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Originally published on Hivos América Latina, May 26th 2020 Hivos, through the All Eyes on the Amazon program, supports the response of Amazonian Indigenous peoples and nationalities to COVID-19 and the threat it poses to their existence. In this framework, on May 25, it signed an inter-institutional cooperation agreement with the Amazon Regional University – IKIAM […]
COVID-19 negligence can exterminate Indigenous peoples
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 […]
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 […]