Friday, March 29, 2024

Indigenous Peoples

Amazon Besieged – by dams, soya, agribusiness and land-grabbing

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The Tapajós River, a major tributary of the Amazon, is renowned for its extraordinary biodiversity and the vitality of its indigenous and riverine communities....

Amazon Besieged

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As LAB prepares to launch its new and powerful book*, co-author Sue Branford issues a stark warning of the implications of a Bolsonaro government...

Chevron, Ecuador and the extractor’s curse – 3

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3. When in doubt, sue the lawyer On July 10 2018, two courts, over 2,800 miles apart, came to diametrically opposite conclusions about one of...

Chevron, Ecuador and the extractor’s curse – 2

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2. The Ecuadorian government: friend or foe? On July 10 2018, two courts, over 2,800 miles apart, came to diametrically opposite conclusions about one of...

Chevron, Ecuador and the extractor’s curse – 1

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1. Lago Agrio – Ecuador’s Chernobyl On July 10 2018, two courts, over 2,800 miles apart, came to diametrically opposite conclusions about one of the...

Brazil’s indigenous cultures: fragile or flexible?

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Film: Ex-Pajé (Ex-shaman) (80 minutes) Directed by Luiz Bolognesi, 2018 With Perpera Suruí, Kabena Cinta Larga, Ubiratan Suruí and Agamenon Suruí… as themselves. Films about Indians deep...

Amazon frontier: The Third Bank of the River

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BOOK REVIEW Chris Feliciano Arnold, The Third Bank of the River. New York: Picador 2018 This book has been classified as ‘travel-writing’, but it is much...

Brazil: the impact of hydroelectric dams

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LAB correspondent Marilene Cardoso Riveiro has made a beautiful short video, entitled 'Costs', about the impact of hydroelectric dams in Brazil on the communities...

Brazil: indigenous lands in São Paulo state under threat

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About 600 indigenous people living in eight villages located in the city of Peruíbe, on the coast of São Paulo state, are at risk...

Phillip Wearne – a tribute

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“The people have spoken – the bastards!” This tribute was first published by Haiti Support Group. These words were muttered by a US Embassy official at...

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