Expanding Impact in Protecting Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Rainforests

Constitutional Trial Threatens Indigenous Peoples’ Land Rights in Brazil

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The Marco Temporal thesis is the greatest threat to the rights and lives of Indigenous peoples in Brazil today. But the potential impacts are not limited to these communities—they are universal. Our shared future depends on the health of the Amazon, the world’s largest tropical forest and one of the major contributors to the climate’s maintenance. As the primary and best guardians of the Amazon rainforest, Indigenous peoples and their lands play a crucial role in mitigating climate change.

Indigenous Women Uniting to Fight for Their Rights and the Earth

Célia Xakriabá and Sônia Guajajara of ANMIGA elected to Brazilian National Congress

Indigenous women from rainforests around the world are uniting to fight for the health of the planet in their unique and powerful ways. Whether as activists, politicians, or mothers, they are bringing back ancestral knowledge and are determined to fight for their communities and the Earth.

2022 A Year In Review

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As the year comes to a close we’re looking back at all of the amazing things we’ve accomplished in 2022, together! Check out our Year in Review.

Violence Returns to a People Scarred by Genocide

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The Yanomami, an indigenous people in the northern Amazon rainforest, were attacked by illegal gold miners several times in recent weeks, leaving several people wounded and two young children dead. With tens of thousands of miners still illegally occupying their land, the threat of continued violence remains.

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THINK YOU KNOW RAINFORESTS?

How much do you know about the world’s rainforests?

In honor of World Rainforest Day, we’ve put together a quiz to test your knowledge about these vital ecosystems. See how much you really know—and learn a few facts along the way.

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