Global Indigenous Affairs Desk

Beautiful landscape of the amazon rainforest, Yasuni National Park, Ecuador.

In the Ecuadorian Amazon, oil threatens decades of Indigenous-led conservation

Ecuador’s Socio Bosque project has been key to safeguarding the rainforest. Now, the country’s state-owned oil company is exploiting its many loopholes.

Aimee Gabay Global Indigenous Affairs Desk

The first Pacific Islander to win a National Book Award talks colonialism, culture, and climate

Craig Santos Perez's visual poetry weaves humor and grief to tell Guam's story.

Anita Hofschneider Culture

Three members of the Mursi tribe in Ethiopia look out at a forest in front of them, their backs to the camera.

The best forest managers? Indigenous peoples, study says.

Scientists suggest that long term, local governance is the best way to save forests.

Maria Parazo Rose Global Indigenous Affairs Desk

A worker sets up in a room a full of empty chairs and microphones ahead of the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Here’s what’s at stake for Indigenous peoples at COP28

Negotiations happen behind closed doors, but for Indigenous peoples, “A lot of work happens in the hallways.”

Anita Hofschneider Global Indigenous Affairs Desk

Mercury is still an environmental threat

The heavy metal is poisoning Indigenous peoples' environment and health, but no one can agree on how or when to get rid of it.

Tristan Ahtone Accountability

Water protectors in Hawaiʻi took on the US military and won

After 93,000 people were exposed to jet fuel-laced water, federal officials are finally cleaning up a leaking petroleum storage facility.

Anita Hofschneider Global Indigenous Affairs Desk

Sámi youth enlist the king of Norway’s help to fight an illegal wind farm

Indigenous organizers and environmental advocates have been fighting to remove a green energy project for years. So far, authorities haven’t helped.

Elisabeth Rasmussen Global Indigenous Affairs Desk

Marco temporal: The anti-Indigenous theory that just won’t die

A recent effort by Brazilian lawmakers would be a disaster for Indigenous land claims and efforts to protect the Amazon rainforest.

Lyric Aquino Global Indigenous Affairs Desk

Study: The best way to restore ecosystems is to listen to Indigenous peoples

However, outdated science and views lead many researchers to ignore traditional knowledge.