Oriximiná: Quilombolas vs the mines 2 — Conservation: double standards
This is the second of a series of four blog-posts, written for Christian Aid and LAB by distinguished journalists João Peres and Moriti Neto
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5. Iriri River folk face eviction ‘to protect environment’
The colonos and beiradeiros live sustainably, but a new ecological station created around them could force these rural people from their lands.
Tapajos under attack 9: Amazon Soy Moratorium: defeating deforestation or greenwash...
In the early 2000s, public outrage over Amazon clear cutting for soy production caused transnational grain companies including Cargill, Bunge and Brazil’s Amaggi,...
Part 2: Santarém
In the second episode of her journey, LAB editor Sue Branford reaches Santarém, a sleepy river-port located precisely where the green water of the Tapajós river flows in to the red, muddier water of the Amazon.
Colombia: an election which may determine the fate of peace
Colombia: an election which will determine the fate of peace
By Thomas Mortensen, Colombia Country Manager, Christian Aid
As Colombians head to the polls on the...
Brazil to build power line across indigenous land
The Brazilian state of Roraima is currently dependent for 70 percent of its power on Venezuela’s Guri hydroelectric dam. But socioeconomic chaos...
Gold Mining in the Amazon: Life in a garimpo
São José is a currutela, a village of gold-panners. Life is precarious but until recently there was some stability and community spirit.
Stepping softly on the earth
A new film from Marcos Colón interviews indigenous leaders from across the Amazon whose thinking could transform our world as modern extraction and exploitation tip us further towards chaos and the destruction of the planet
Central America: The myths and realities of gold mining
A new report from Caritas highlights the four grand myths peddled by gold mining companies in the Isthmus.
Brazil: rural land conflicts are part of a planned project of...
The article was published (in Portuguese) by MST here. Translated and with additional material by Mike Gatehouse, for LAB.
2016 turned out to be the...