Ecuador: Indigenous women on the frontline
In response to the Covid-19 crisis, and the risks it entails for Amazonian communities, Osprey Orielle Lake of the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network, based in California, hosted two ‘Indigenous Women on the Frontlines’ webinars with Indigenous women speakers from North and South America.
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...
The Peace Agreement three years on – Afro-Colombian and Indigenous perspectives
Three years ago, the Colombian government and its armed
opponents of fifty years signed a peace agreement that offered a framework for
ending violent conflict and...
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
Peru: Stand with Máxima
A classic David-and-Goliath story, MAXIMA follows the efforts of an indigenous Peruvian farmer and activist, Máxima Acuña, in her battle to protect her land, water and dignity.
Amazonia in 5 minutes
the first episode of a weekly podcast, “Amazonia in Five Minutes,” presented by Jessica Carey-Webb. The podcast highlights publications from Amazonia Latitude’s magazine as well as cultural tips, in a dynamic and melodic format, to the tune of local rhythms.
Brazil: Indigenous people take their fight to Brasilia
Brazil's indigenous peoples took their struggle to Brasilia, to protest against PL 490, a law being debated in congress, which would further weaken their rights and accelerate the land theft which has stripped them of their lands
Brazil: Remembering the Eldorado massacre
Telling the story of a collective act of creativity -- to create a monument in memory of the 19 landless farmers killed on 17...
Peru: why #cosechadeagua is a trending topic
On Sunday, thousands of Peruvians flocked to social media to debate the validity of the Spanish language term 'cosecha de agua' (water harvesting). This...
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...