Tapajós under attack 5: Greenwash in the Tapajós
The Tapajós River Basin lies at the heart of the Amazon, and at the heart of an exploding controversy: whether to build 40+ large...
6. Iriri families fight for their homelands
The extraordinary story of Doña Zefa's fight to remain on her land in the face of an over-literal interpretation of conservation law which may see her evicted.
Ecuador: Covid stalks the highlands
This article was prepared by the author on April 22 2020. While the counts of cases and deaths from Covid-19 have changed (see Postscript...
Brazil: MST occupy farms of elite land-owners
This article was originally published by Mongabay on 28 July 2017.
This week, Brazil’s internationally recognized Landless Workers Movement (MST) launched a coordinated protest...
Brazil: Amazon’s Indians and rainforest under attack
Main image: Gamela indigenous people talk to police after the brutal attack by farmers in Maranhão state, Brazil. Photo: Ana Mendes/Indigenous Missionary Congress (CIMI)
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El Salvador: ALBA support for farm co-operatives
A video prepared by a UK support group shows how ALBA is supporting farm co-operatives.
Belo Horizonte gets a Land Reform Farmers Market
Authorities, representatives of social and cultural movements, and an appreciative audience gathered in Belo Horizonte for the opening of the Farmers' Market Shop, another...
Tapajos under attack 14: Amazon’s fate hangs on outcome of war...
The battle for the Amazon is being fought over two opposing viewpoints: the first, mostly held by indigenous and traditional people and their...
Tapajos under attack 10: All crime and no punishment — Amazon...
Land grabbing and illegal ranching (even on public lands) has long been, and still is, big business in the Brazilian Amazon. Last year...
2: Terra do Meio: Famílias sob risco de expulsão na Estação...
Publicado originalmente em 14 de março de 2016.
Na segunda de seis postagens, Sue Branford fala de uma área onde a criação de uma unidade...