Environmental Justice
Community-Based Human Rights Impact Assessment of Canadian Mine in Oaxaca
ORIGINAL SOURCE: Educa Oaxaca. San José mining project. Report on the violation of human rights in the communities of Ocotlán, Ejutla and Tlacolula, Oaxaca Executive Summary This report assesses ...
Bolivia: The Hostile Takeover of Indigenous Organizations
State-affiliated leaders and organizations have created severe divisions and tensions among indigenous communities.
Ecuador: Two Executive Orders Threatening the Amazon
The oil and mining policies of Ecuador's government continue to affect indigenous populations and go against all recommendations to mitigate climate change.
Court in Mexico Blocks Federal Mandate that Declared Infrastructure Projects of “Public Interest” and “National Security”
In Mexico, as in many neoliberal and authoritarian governments, the discourse of national security has been used again and again as a pretext for developmentalist extractivist projects. The National I...
Peru Mining Breaks the Environmental Balance in Fishing Harbor
The mining project in Puerto Huarmey, located in the Ancash Region of Peru, has profoundly impacted the life of fishermen, indigenous, and peasants who still inhabit the region. Local residents have b...
Land Evictions Leave Thousands Homeless in Paraguay
Radio Fe y Alegría about the current situation in Paraguay of evictions and criminalization of peasant and indigenous communities.
The dangers of more “green” mining in the Americas for the energy transition in the North
The myths of “green,” “sustainable” and “climate smart” mining are gaining traction across the world. Companies are marketing these mines as “green,” and present them as the solution to the climate cr...
Bolivia: The March for the Earth, the territory and for identity, returns home
After close to 100 days of resistance in Bolivia’s lowlands, indigenous representatives of the newly created PNIAOC decided to return home without the hoped dialogue with Luis Arce’s government
Looking Forward from COP26: An Interview with Andrés Tapia from Lanceros Digitales and CONFENIAE
Interview with Andres Tapia, community communicator for Lanceros Digitales and CONFENIAE on the participation of indigenous peoples in the COP26 summit.