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![Firefighters and volunteers combat a fire on the Amazonia rainforest in Apui, Brazil, on September 21, 2022.]()
![Firefighters and volunteers combat a fire on the Amazonia rainforest in Apui, Brazil, on September 21, 2022.]()
Want to protect your health? Start by protecting Indigenous land.
Protecting Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon could prevent millions of respiratory diseases and billions in healthcare costs.
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![Activists hold up torches and portraits of slain indigenous peoples and environmental defenders during a rally on November 10, 2022 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines.]()
![Activists hold up torches and portraits of slain indigenous peoples and environmental defenders during a rally on November 10, 2022 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines.]()
2022 was a particularly deadly year for land and environmental activists
Nearly a quarter of the activists murdered were Indigenous.
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Canadian security forces arrest Wet’suwet’en protesters in clash over pipeline construction
“This harassment and intimidation is exactly the kind of violence designed to drive us from our homelands.”
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![Jerrycans, used for storing water, shortly before being disbursed to displaced families by the non-government organization World Vision International in the Kaxareey IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) settlement on October 12, 2022 in Doolow, Somalia. UN figures show over 1.4 million Somalis were displaced by drought and conflict-related issues in 2022. (Photo by Giles Clarke/UNOCHA via Getty Images)]()
![Jerrycans, used for storing water, shortly before being disbursed to displaced families by the non-government organization World Vision International in the Kaxareey IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) settlement on October 12, 2022 in Doolow, Somalia. UN figures show over 1.4 million Somalis were displaced by drought and conflict-related issues in 2022. (Photo by Giles Clarke/UNOCHA via Getty Images)]()
Indigenous leaders demand a seat at international water negotiations
After decades of exclusion, communities most impacted by ongoing drought insist they be heard.
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![a herd of black cattle graze in a golden field with tall trees in the background]()
![a herd of black cattle graze in a golden field with tall trees in the background]()
Oscars goody bags contained ‘unseemly’ gift: certificates for Aboriginal land
Indigenous groups in Australia said they weren't consulted and called the conservation ploy a "money-making scheme."
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![Sámi demonstrators protesting against an illegal wind farm on traditional reindeer grazing lands gather in front of the royal palace in Norway. A young woman holds onto the skull of a reindeer and looks off camera with a stern gaze.]()
![Sámi demonstrators protesting against an illegal wind farm on traditional reindeer grazing lands gather in front of the royal palace in Norway. A young woman holds onto the skull of a reindeer and looks off camera with a stern gaze.]()
Sámi demonstrators end mass protests against illegal wind farm
Norway apologizes for its human rights violations, but intends to keep project operational.
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In Norway, Indigenous-led protests against a wind farm heat up
Sámi land defenders say the windmills must be demolished.
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![Group of Sami activists protesting in front of large red banner]()
![Group of Sami activists protesting in front of large red banner]()
In Finland, Indigenous rights take a backseat. Again.
Despite harsh international criticism, Finland passes on supporting Sámi self-governance.
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![group of climate activists in front of building with protest signs reading]()
![group of climate activists in front of building with protest signs reading]()
Indigenous youth occupy Norwegian energy office to protest illegal wind farm
“We cannot be sacrificed in the name of the green transition.”
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![A man wearing fur clothes stands next to his dog sled on the sea ice with a rocky mountain in the background]()
![A man wearing fur clothes stands next to his dog sled on the sea ice with a rocky mountain in the background]()
The United Nations says Denmark and Greenland must address colonialism
As climate change alters Inuit life, experts call on governments to consult with Indigenous communities before mining.
