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Indigenous protesters defend actions as COP30 talks roll on
Indigenous protesters have defended charging the gates of Brazil's COP30 climate...
Yaala Sparkling breaks through on Amazon Australia
What began as a bold idea to bottle Country is now landing on doorsteps nationwi...
Zak Kirkup 27 May 2025
Peruvian Indigenous leaders fight to protect the Amazon
Indigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon calling for Peru's government to sto...
Giovanni Torre 25 Mar 2025
Preserving cultural knowledge and language using AI
Indigenous languages all over the world are "disappearing", but one Western Aust...
Keira Jenkins 21 Feb 2025
Biden meets with Indigenous leaders in Amazon ahead of G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro
President Joe Biden has visited the Amazon rainforest where he met with Indigeno...
Jarrett Renshaw 18 Nov 2024
Petroecuador to close Amazon oil project after referendum

Ecuador state oil company Petroecuador says it will shut down a large drilling project in the Yasuni ecological reserve in the Amazon rainforest, following a referendum vote to protect the environment...

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Alexandra Valencia Nov 14, 2023
Amazon nations fail to agree on deforestation goal

Eight Amazon nations have agreed to a list of unified environmental policies and measures to bolster regional co-operation at a major rainforest summit in Brazil, but failed to agree on a common goal...

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Jake Spring Aug 9, 2023
Amazon nations meet to forge rainforest rescue policy

Leaders of the eight Amazon rainforest countries are gathering for the first time in 14 years, with plans to reach a broad agreement on fighting deforestation.

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Jake Spring Aug 9, 2023
Brazil's president declares six new indigenous reserves, granting First Peoples exclusive control of their resources

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has declared six new indigenous reserves, banning mining and restricting commercial farming in the areas.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 23, 2023
Brazil's government aims to revive key Amazon alliance to protect the rainforest and its peoples

The Brazilian government has scheduled a meeting for early August to revive the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization. The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, ACTO, brings together the countries...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 11, 2023
President Lula da Silva signals a new dawn for Brazil's Indigenous peoples

New Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has wasted no time reversing the anti-Indigenous agenda of his predecessor, former president Jair Bolsonaro.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 4, 2023
Peru's right-wing uses chaos as cover to attack the rights of Indigenous peoples

Conservatives in Peru are seeking to exploit the chaos caused by the overthrow and arrest of President Pedro Castillo by passing a new law to strip Indigenous people of legal protections and abolish r...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Dec 29, 2022
New series pulling stories of racial injustice in Australia into the spotlight

Please note: This story contains reference to someone who has died. The family of David Dungay Jr is taking the fight for justice to the big screen in a documentary series that elevates the issue of r...

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NIT Nov 9, 2021
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