UN Environment Programme2d
How a grassroots financing model is helping Indigenous communities save the Amazon
A United Nations effort is channeling more finance to communities to help them conserve, restore and sustainably manage ...
Mongabay News3d
Officials share strategies to stop spread of illegal miners from Munduruku land
Residents and officials worry illegal miners in the Munduruku Indigenous Territory in Brazil’s Amazon will simply return or ...
Supporters of Brazil’s Bolsonaro protest on Copacabana Beach to defend him after coup charges
Thousands of backers of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro have poured onto Copacabana Beach to express their support ...
Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe
Opponents fear that mining will expose the tribe to harmful pollution and hurt tribal unity, while supporters think it will ...
Mongabay News9d
Brazil’s crackdown on illegal mining in Munduruku Indigenous land sees success, but fears remain
This is part one of a series on the operation to evict illegal gold miners from the Munduruku Indigenous Territory. Part two, ...
Detroit News14d
Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe
Historical records show the tribe has inhabited the area for at least 200 years. Brazilian law prohibits mining on Indigenous land. In a statement to The Associated Press, Brazil's Indigenous ...
Toronto Star14d
Potassium mining project in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest divides Indigenous tribe
LAGO DO SOARES, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous leader Filipe ... jagged shoreline that has been home for centuries to Indigenous people known as Mura. “It’s the most beautiful sunset,” said ...