The impact of the Belo Monte ‘Emergency Plan’
Drawn up without any proper consultation, or local participation, the so-called Emergency Plan was used by the developers to keep Indian people well away...
Defending the rivers of the Amazon
Amazon Watch and International Rivers have teamed up to create a state-of-the-art 10-minute Google Earth 3-D tour and video narrated by actress...
Ecuador: I’m a defender of the forest, which gives us life,...
The struggle of an indigenous Amazonian people in defence of their rights and the land on which they live, in Sarayaku, Ecuador -- against...
Ecuador: ‘Crudo’ – film about the fight against Chevron
Film. Crudo ('Crude oil'). Directed by Joe Berlinger. Red Envelope & Entendre Films. 1hr 44mins. 2009. English subtitles.
Ecuador: the Kichwa people of Sarayaku vs the government and the...
A few years ago, the Ecuadorian government gave an oil company permission to drill for oil on land belonging to the Sarayaku...
Colombia: chocolate of peace
A film by Gwen Burnyeat and Pablo Mejía Trujillo about the Peace Community of San José de Apartadó.
Chocolate of Peace depicts the Peace Community...
Belize: registering Mayan lands
1st successful pilot Project for land registration in Crique Sarco Village, Toledo Belize implemented by SATIIM. Maya Land Registry.
Video: Aurelio Sho. August 2017