Goldminers Overrun Amazon Indigenous Lands as COVID-19 Surges
Jenny Gonzales – Miners are emboldened by the inflammatory anti-indigenous and anti-environmental rhetoric of the Jair Bolsonaro administration.
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Trans Mountain Pipeline Spills up to 50,000 Gallons of Oil on Indigenous Land in BC
Olivia Rosane – The spill occurred early Saturday morning at the pipeline’s Sumas Pump Station, Trans Mountain told CBC News.
Rapid deforestation of Brazilian Amazon could bring next pandemic: Experts
Thais Borges and Sue Branford – Nearly 25,000 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Brazil, with 1,378 deaths as of April 15, though some experts say this is an underestimate.
Gold Mining Threatens Indigenous Forests in the Brazilian Amazon
John C. Cannon – Mining is one of the most serious threats facing the Amazon and the indigenous people who inhabit it.
Colombia Is Still the Deadliest Place to Be an Environmental Activist, Report Finds
Madison Dapcevich – Colombia was the most dangerous nation in 2019 to be an environmental activist and experts suspect that conditions will only get worse.
Trump’s Border Wall Construction Is Blasting Native American Burial Sites
Olivia Rosane – Native American graves are being blasted to clear the way for President Donald Trump’s border wall.
Trump Admin Finalizes ‘Atrocious’ Plans to Allow Drilling and Mining on Gutted National Monuments
Olia Rosane – The Trump administration finalized plans Thursday to open public lands in Utah to the fossil fuel industry.
Colonizing the Amazon: Brazil to Open Indigenous Reserves to Mining Without Indigenous Consent
Mongabay – The government intends to colonize and integrate the remaining indigenous communities in the Amazon.
Brazil’s ‘Donald Trump’ Threatens Grave Destruction of the Amazon and Genocide for Indigenous Tribes
Alex Pietrowski – This is terrible news for those who love the earth.
A Major Win for Indigenous Rights in Brazil
Vic Bishop – A legal victory as momentous as this is quite rare.
Women Indigenous Rights Defenders Targeted by State & Corporate Terror
Christina Sarich – Being a female defender of human rights is increasingly dangerous.
Indigenous Activists Win Major Court Rulings Against Monsanto in Mexico
Alex Pietrowski– Monsanto must now consult with indigenous communities before they will be granted any permits for GMO soy farming.
Displaced by Dams: The Plight of Indigenous People in Malaysia
Video – Here’s the truth behind the resettlement of indigenous people in Malaysia for the construction of three mega dams.
Report Reveals Indigenous Human Rights Abuses by Corporations, Governments in the Amazon
Jordanna Dulaney, Mongabay Waking Times Regnskogfondet (the Rainforest Foundation of Norway) recently released a 52-page report entitled “Human Rights and Resource Conflicts in the Amazon.” The report took over six months to complete and gives an in-depth account of the conflicts activists and indigenous peoples (IPs) are having with corporations and governmental agencies. It relays …
The Price of Gold: Winners and Losers in Latin America’s Mining Industry
Meghan Walsh, Mongabay Waking Times On a Friday afternoon in June, the Plaza de Armas in Cajamarca is pulsing with life. It’s winter here, and although thick white clouds hover low in the distance, the sun in this northern Peruvian city is warm. Couples sit on benches facing one another. Kids run in the grass …
Dirty Digging: The Unsavoury Truth Behind the Gold on Your Jeweller’s Shelves
Tara Gould, Wake Up World Waking Times Not everyone likes gold, some find it trashy and over stated, while others simply can’t get enough of the stuff. Gold is a massive billion dollar industry, and millions of people globally are dependent on small-scale gold mining to survive. But the majority work in harsh conditions with no …