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Realizing the Pledge

Ticuna fishermen early morning on the Amazon River. IMAGE CREDIT: Mauricio Velez-Dominguez Increased funding for forest communities can transform global

In San Juan de Miraflores, Romer Coquinche Shihuaongo, apu Arsenio Jota Grefa, and forest patroller Dosmil Grefa Alvarado

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In the Upper Napo of Peru, Kichwa Communities Wall Off the Forest

As our rainforest protection program scales up throughout the region, a chance for exponential gains.

Leaders of Isseneru village stand together at a press conference

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A Push to Enshrine Greater Rights for Guyana’s Indigenous Peoples

Guyana’s indigenous peoples are pushing for revisions to the Amerindian Act, the federal law that outlines their rights. Proposed changes include the right to collective territory, and upholding indigenous groups’ land titling to fight extractive industries.

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Ipetí Win 45 Year Fight for Their Land

Decades ago, private interests drove the Ipetí people off of their ancestral lands. Finally, the Panamanian government recognizes their land rights.

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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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We Stand Behind Maya Leaders as They Peacefully Protect their Lands

Twelve Maya leaders were charged with unlawful imprisonment of a man who was illegally occupying their lands.

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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.

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Simpson Thacher Negotiates $30M Peruvian Remediation Plan

S. Todd Crider—Partner at Simpson Thacher and Vice-chair of Rainforest Foundation US’s Board of Directors—helps secure a commitment from the Peruvian government to improve land titling, environmental remediation, and basic services for indigenous communities in the Amazon rainforest.