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The Ghost of Oil Haunts Mexico’s Lacandona Jungle
Lacandona, the great Mayan jungle that extends through the state of Chiapas…
Guatemala’s Chance for a New Beginning
Credit: Emmanuel Andres/AFP via Getty Images Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay)…
Centuries-Old Rituals Are Slowly Fading Away in Cambodia
The ancient village of Kbaal Romeas has been flooded. Credit: Kris Janssens…
Combating Corruption to Address the Triple Planetary Crises
Indigenous Peoples from Alianza Ceibo fight to counter environmental degradation and protect…
Global Civil Society Launches Manifesto for Ethical AI
Opinion by Bibbi Abruzzini, Nina Sangma (new delhi, india) Wednesday, December 06, 2023…
A Climate Scientist’s View of COP 28
Research team in the Arctic. Professor Tjernström is standing on the left.…
Panama celebrates court order to cancel mine even as business is hit
For more than a month, protests against Central America’s largest open-pit copper…
Australia: Reconciliation Back to Square One?
Credit: Jenny Evans/Getty Images Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Monday, November…
Brazil: A Step Forward for Indigenous Peoples Rights
Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Inter Press…
Mexico Turns to Military Entrepreneurs
Sara López (C) and other members of the Regional Indigenous and Popular…
Climate displacement threatens Indigenous Guna people in Panama: HRW
As climate change and rising sea levels threaten the island of Gardi…
Brazil Back on the Green Track
Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay) Monday, July 24, 2023 Inter Press…
Mandela Day Reminder to Stand Witness to Human Rights Defenders
by Joyce Chimbi (nairobi) Tuesday, July 18, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Jul…
Healthy Homes – A Right of Rural Families in Peru
Martina Santa Cruz, a peasant farmer from the village of Sacllo in…
A 1904 Massacre Could Help Save the Future of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil
Indigenous representatives like Raoni Metuktire, an internationally recognized Kaiapó leader, followed the…
Chile: New Constitution in the Hands of the Far Right
Credit: Martín Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images Opinion by Ines M Pousadela (montevideo, uruguay)…
Indigenous leader from Brazil wins top environmental prize
Alessandra Korap is one of six recipients of the 2023 Goldman Environmental…
The Sami People’s Fight Against Norwegian Windmills
The Sami people protested in the centre of Oslo against the Fosen…
Racist Political System Thwarts Candidacy of Mayan Woman in Guatemala
Thelma Cabrera and Jordán Rodas launch their candidacy for the presidency and…