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Trapped in the Greenhouse?
Translated by Awasqa. SOURCE: https://desinformemonos.org/atrapados-en-el-invernadero/ “To address the root causes of environmental and climate injustices, we must confront four centuries of colonial-imperialism, ongoing patriarchal and white supremacist oppression, and today’s extreme neoliberal, globalized, industrial capitalist expansion.” This is how the introduction of “Hoodwinked in the Hothouse” begins, which was prepared as an activist training document…
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Community Journalists Condemn Police Attacks on El Estor Maya Q’eqchi´ People
FGER [Guatemalan Federation of Radio Schools] MAYA K´AT Red de Comunicadoras Indígenas Jun Na’oj. Source: https://www.facebook.com/crfger/posts/3107980039482472 We repudiate the actions of the National Civil Police (PNC) and tear gas attacks against members of Maya Q’eqchi´ communities from the municipality of El Estor, who organized a peaceful resistance to show their disagreement with the operations of…
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Peru Gives Continuity to Mining Policies without Guarantees to Human Rights
FROM THE EDITORS: From Peru, Red Muqui shares an analysis of the Ministry of Energy’s new mining program under Pedro Castillo’s government, which essentially gives continuity to past mining policies. There is great concern about an obvious omission in recent documents of the human and social rights of indigenous and campesino communities, when Castillo had…
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Miskitos and Mayangnas in Nicaragua Demand Sovereignty to Prevent More Violence by Armed Settlers
Nicaragua faces a human rights crisis that is particularly bitter towards indigenous nations. From April 2018 to August 2021, there have been 32 murders of indigenous peoples. According to the Center for Legal Assistance to Indigenous Peoples (CALPI), the most recent incident was the massacre of at least 15 indigenous Miskitos and Mayangnas on August…
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Panama: Outright Rejection to New Mining Projects
According to Radio Temblor, a coalition of over 30 organizations that make up Panama Is Worth More without Mining Movement (MPVMSM, for its acronym in Spanish) has outright rejected the government’s plans to expand mining projects in the country, citing mismanagement and corruption. Members of this coalition gathered in mid-September for a conference to explore…
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Bioregional Plan to Protect the Lungs of the Planet
FROM THE EDITORS: A large alliance representing 30 indigenous nationalities, inhabitants and protectors of 35 million hectares of the Peruvian and Ecuadorian Amazon, published the “Bioregional Plan: Sacred Headwaters 2030” to present a strategic plan for the protection and conservation of forests led by indigenous peoples. The plan includes concrete transition actions towards indigenous self-determination…
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Indigenous Activism Has Helped Lower Greenhouse Gases by 24 Percent
A new report released by the Indigenous Environmental Network and Oil Change International, shows the positive impact indigenous peoples’ fight for the environment has had in lowering greenhouse gas emissions. According to the report, by quantifying the amount of carbon dioxide that has been stopped or delayed in the last decade through indigenous and environmental…
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August 25: Turtle Island and Abya Yala Converge in the Indigenous Struggle for Life
Today is a day of great relevance in the continental struggle of indigenous peoples in defense of their territories and the right to Free, Prior, and Informed Consultation. It is a day when the struggles of the northern and southern hemispheres converge in the recognition of indigenous peoples as subjects of law, as fundamental actors…