COP16 & COP29: Global Promises Must Turn Into Urgent Action
Never before has the need for global unity in addressing the climate crisis been more urgent. Predictions have been made with near certainty that 2024 will be the warmest year on record. [1] This year, the Amazon rainforest experienced its worst drought in recent history, accompanied by a record number of fires that blazed across […]
The Falling Sky: Davi Kopenawa’s Warning Reaches the United States
Adapted from a book by Yanomami shaman Davi Kopenawa and anthropologist Bruce Albert, the film intimately portrays the Yanomami’s struggle to protect their land and culture from relentless outsider encroachment.
The B’atz Project: Reflecting on Three Years of Impact in Mexico and Central America
Funded by a $2 million grant from US Agency for International Development (USAID), the B’atz project has worked on multiple fronts over the past three years to enhance the capacity of Indigenous and local community organizations throughout Mexico and Central America.
Fall 2024 Newsletter
Protecting Biodiversity Starts with Recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ Land Rights: A Call to Action at COP16
COP16, the U.N. Biodiversity Conference, is a critical moment for countries to turn biodiversity commitments into action.
10 Organizations Working on Reviving Rainforests (Published by One Green Planet)
Indigenous Women Forge Strategic Alliances to Defend Their Territories and Lives
Earlier this month, around 70 participants, including 50 Indigenous women leaders from across the Peruvian and Ecuadorian Amazon, gathered in Pucallpa, Peru, for “Indigenous Women: Care and Resistance,” a two-day TechCamp aimed at fostering collaboration and addressing the pressing threats to their territories, rights, and communities.
A Rainforest Without Rain: Communities in the Amazon Grapple with the Impacts of Extreme Drought and Fires
This drought is the worst in four decades and is contributing to an alarming number of fires this year raging across multiple regions throughout the Amazon and posing a threat to Indigenous and local communities and some of the world’s most vital ecosystems.
En Pucallpa, Lideresas Indígenas Amazónicas Firman Alianzas Estratégicas para la Defensa de sus Territorios y Vidas
Pucallpa, 25 de septiembre de 2024 – Durante los días 4 y 5 de septiembre, alrededor de 70 participantes, de las cuales 50 son lideresas indígenas de diversas regiones de la Amazonía peruana y de Ecuador se reunieron en Pucallpa (Ucayali) para reflexionar y generar propuestas frente a las múltiples amenazas que afectan sus territorios […]
Mercados de Carbono y Nuestros Derechos: Una Guía para Pueblos Indígenas y Comunidades Locales
El mercado voluntario de carbono está evolucionando rápidamente y se está introduciendo en nuevos territorios, lo que dificulta distinguir quién es quién y cuáles son las implicaciones para las comunidades afectadas. Para apoyar a las comunidades indígenas y locales a comprender mejor los mercados de carbono, Rainforest Foundation US ha lanzado una serie animada de seis partes para desmitificar el mercado y proporcionar a las comunidades la información esencial para proteger sus derechos.
