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Training Indigenous Communities in Tech-Based Monitoring Saves Rainforests
The first of a series of blog posts covering tech-based monitoring strategies for combating deforestation, accompanied by a video by If Not Us Then Who?
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Fortress Conservation Hurts Our Planet
Fortress conservation is a standard method of protection for old-growth forests. This practice forbids any and all human interference with the land. Read how this idea, while good on paper, has troubling implications for indigenous populations.
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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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Indigenous Rights Victory in Panama: Arimae Gets its Land Title
On International Human Rights Day, the Arimae people are handed the legal rights to their ancestral homes, thus signaling a new hope for the future of Panama’s rainforests.
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Raposa Serra do Sol Insists Brazil Recognize its Rights at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The people of Raposa Serra do Sol impatiently await justice for the heinous violence that has been committed against them.
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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.
News Releases
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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40% of Environmental Activists Killed in 2014 Were Indigenous People
Activists around the world are being killed in record numbers as they defend their lands against increased competition over natural resources.
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Mass Trial of Indigenous Leaders to Take Place in Peru on May 14
57 indigenous defendants will stand trial for defending their land rights in a series of protests that ended in a clash with police.
