Argentinian activist Santiago Maldonado, who disappeared during a protest in favour of indigenous rights, has been found dead. With congressional elections ahead, the case has shaken the country to its core.
The grants are destined to more than 100 organisations committed to protecting biodiversity, safeguarding indigenous people and combatting climate change.
Illegal gold miners reportedly killed about a dozen members of an uncontacted indigenous tribe in the Brazilian Amazon. Some have accused the government of failing to protect such groups.
Weaving association Teixchel helps Guatemalan indigenous women find their voices while earning the income to feed their families. Therefore refusing to be excluded from society.
Lo scorso anno oltre duecento ambientalisti, quasi quattro ogni settimana, sono stati assassinati in tutto il mondo. Lo rivela il nuovo rapporto di Global Witness.
Maya women in Guatemala have taken legal action to defend huipiles, their traditional textiles, against mass-produced versions. This could set a precedent for the protection of collective intellectual property rights.
According to a study presented in Guatemala, granting the rights to land to rural communities contributes to reducing the risk of forest fires.
1,000 speakers met at the Forum on Indigenous Issues to discuss native people’s condition ten years after the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
A source of ancient knowledge that guides us in the modern world. How the Mayan calendar works: astrology to understand spirituality and the world after the predictions of 2012.
In Brasile la situazione per i guaraní, il popolo indigeno più numeroso del Paese, è drammatica, privati delle loro terre ancestrali e assassinati impunemente dai proprietari terrieri.
