A conflict over cattle in Brazil's Amazon highlights tensions for Indigenous peoples

On a vast island in northern Brazil, an unusual debate about cattle and conservation is taking place. Federal authorities ...

Indigenous peoples in the Amazon face massive cultural and ecological loss due to climate change

The Amazon region, Earth's most important ecosystem, is home to more than 400 Indigenous groups that use thousands of ...
Newsday

Indigenous people reflect on the meaning of their participation in COP30 climate talks

BELEM, Brazil — Indigenous people filled the streets, paddled the waterways and protested at the heart of the venue to make their voices heard during the United Nations climate talks that were ...
Democracy Now

Brazilian Indigenous Minister Sônia Guajajara on Fossil Fuel Phaseout, Bolsonaro’s Conviction & More

In a wide-ranging conversation, Brazil’s first minister of Indigenous peoples, Sônia Guajajara, spoke with Democracy Now! at the COP30 climate summit in Belém. She addressed criticisms of the Lula ...
Digital Journal

COP30: Indigenous peoples vital to humanity’s future, Brazilian minister tells AFP

Indigenous activists protested in Brasilia on October 14 during the pre-COP30 preparatory meeting – Copyright AFP/File Sergio Lima At COP30 in Belem, in Brazil’s ...

In Brazil’s Cerrado region, Indigenous fire practices reshape wildfire strategy

Brazilian environmental officials have followed a zero-fire strategy for land management in the Cerrado savanna in central ...
Jurist

Indigenous groups in Brazil protest at COP30

Indigenous groups held protests on Friday in Belém, blocking the main entrance to the restricted area at the UN Climate Summit (COP30) to demand that the Brazilian government halt extractive projects ...
Newsday

In Brazil's capital, Indigenous leaders rally as land disputes and mining pressures grow

BRASILIA — Thousands of Indigenous people marched in Brazil’s capital on Tuesday to protest what they say are violations of their land rights by large corporations advancing farming, logging and ...

Brazil’s highland forest has been shaped by climate change and Indigenous people for 6,000 years

When you think of a South American rainforest, you probably don’t imagine biting winds, heavy frosts and freezing ...
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In Brazil’s capital, Indigenous leaders rally as land disputes and mining pressures grow

BRASILIA(AP) — Thousands of Indigenous people marched in Brazil’s capital on Tuesday to protest what they say are violations of their land rights by large corporations advancing farming, logging and ...