Pulitzer Prize-winner sued by Papuans for US$10 million
A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and eminent scientist is being sued by tribesmen from Papua New Guinea for US$10 million.
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'State of emergency' declared in the Amazon
Peru’s government has declared a ‘state of emergency’ in several regions in the Amazon following protests involving thousands of Indigenous people.
Canadian oil company signs deal to explore uncontacted tribes’ land
A Canadian oil company has signed a deal with Peru’s government allowing it to explore land inhabited by one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes.
'Mother Earth in climate crisis' say Indigenous people
A statement by Indigenous representatives from around the world describes ‘Mother Earth (as) no longer in a period of climate change, but climate crisis.’
Guarani suicides on increase, says new report
A report released this week reveals that the suicide rate among Brazil’s Guarani-Kaiowá Indians is on the increase.
Landmark court ruling could help tribes stop deforestation and oil palm plantations
A landmark ruling made by the Malaysian courts this week could allow tribes on the island of Borneo to stop logging and oil palm plantations destroying their forests.
Perenco and armed forces break Indigenous blockade
A gunboat belonging to Peru’s armed forces has broken through an Indian river blockade in the northern Peruvian Amazon.
Farmers leave Indian land
After years of conflict and tension, rice farmers are finally leaving the Indigenous territory known as Raposa-Serra do Sol (the Land of the Fox and Mountain of the Sun) in northern Brazil.