by Gary Chandler | Jun 1, 2019 | Indigenous Land
Battle Over Natural Resources The Waorani people won a historic ruling in Ecuadorian court protecting half a million acres of their territory in the Amazon rainforest from being earmarked for oil drilling. The decision by the three-judge panel of the Pastaza...
by Gary Chandler | Dec 17, 2014 | Indigenous Land
Indigenous Leader Killed Protecting Forests By Alexander Zaitchik At the latest climate change talks, indigenous tribes showed again that they’re frontline allies in the fight against deforestation and global warming. So why aren’t we protecting them?...
by Gary Chandler | Aug 14, 2014 | Indigenous Land
Indigenous Communities Protect Forests By Harriet Alexander, The Telegraph A second group of Amazonian Indians who have never before had contact with the outside world have emerged near the border with Brazil and Peru, heightening fears that...
by Gary Chandler | Dec 11, 2013 | Indigenous Land
Rainforest Critical To Cultures, Biodiversity Indigenous rights groups are circulating a petition asking the Indonesian government to immediately implement a court ruling that would take management of million of hectares of customary forest out of the hands...
by Gary Chandler | May 17, 2013 | Indigenous Land
Indigenous Land Rights Save Forests In 1999 a new law was brought into effect in Indonesia which saw vast swathes of forest taken into state ownership. That law was overruled yesterday by the Constitutional Court and following its judicial review, the land ownership...
by Gary Chandler | Feb 7, 2008 | Indigenous Land
Indigenous Groups Conserve Forests The first time I heard about Charlie Taylor was the day he died. A friend rang to say that ranchers had attacked a group of Mayangna Indians in a forest near Musawas in Nicaragua, killing one of the Indians and injuring several...