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Video: Indigenous People in Peru Are Using Satellites And Drones To Fight Deforestation
Vice News follows the indigenous community of Buen Jardín de Callaru as they locate and confront illegal coca growers.
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Peruvian Indigenous Communities Officially Recognized as Forest Guardians
For the first time in the history of Peru, two indigenous communities have been officially accredited as Forest Monitors by the State.
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Nuevo Saposoa and Patria Nueva Obtain Legal Rights to Their Lands
After nine years of struggle, the native Shipibo-Conibo communities of Nuevo Saposoa and Patria Nueva were granted land title expansions. But they still face opposition and violence from coca growers.
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Guyana: Region 7 Land Conference
After a historic meeting of indigenous representatives from across Guyana’s Region 7, the council issues a formal statement about their land rights, addressed to national government.
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Humanitarian Crisis in Peruvian Amazon
The Northern Peruvian Pipeline hemmorhaged oil into Peru’s Marañon River for the fourth time, affecting the indigenous communities that live along its shores.
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Education in the Rainforest
This International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples shines a light on inequalities in indigenous education.
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Getting a Land Title in Peru Almost Impossible for Indigenous Communities
In Peru, it’s much easier for agribusiness and oil companies to obtain land rights than it is for indigenous peoples, with dire consequences for the country’s rainforests.
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Achieving #LandRightsNow!
As the Land Rights Now initiative gains momentum, Rainforest Foundation US offers insight into achieving legal recognition of indigenous peoples’ lands.
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After 10 Years of Struggle, Ashéninka Community of Alto Tamayo-Saweto Gains Title to Ancestral Land
Peru’s indigenous communities face numerous obstacles as they pursue their land rights. This community beat the odds.
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Quechua Communities’ Water is Toxic and Unsuitable for Human Consumption
Reckless oil exploration has tainted the sources of water which indigenous communities rely upon for survival, while the Peruvian government looks on.
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Hunt Oil to Pull Out of a Section of the Amarakaeri Reserve in Peru
The Hunt Oil organization has deemed the indigenous lands in northern Peru oil poor, thus diminishing their interest in the area.
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Illegal Gold Mining Devastates Indigenous Territories in Madre de Dios, Peru
Peru’s Amazon rainforest is the site of a recent boom in gold mining, a critical threat to the region’s indigenous peoples.