Articles

A samaúma tree in the Javari Valley Indigenous Territory in Brazil

February 10, 2023

Brazil-U.S. Cooperation is Key for Global Forest Conservation

John Reid and Paulo Moutinho

*This article was originally published on Mongabay.com. Brazilian President Lula and US President Biden are set to discuss topics including the US joining the Amazon Fund, aimed at fighting deforestation in Brazil. Read on for commentary.

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Fora Garimpo 16x9

February 8, 2023

Yanomami Face a Humanitarian Crisis in the Amazon

Daniela Lerda

In recent weeks, one of the most serious humanitarian crises of our time has finally gained public attention in Brazil and around the world. Learn more about the situation and ways you can support the Yanomami.

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Jennifer (Jing) Tauli Corpuz. Photo by Matthew Omilianowski.

December 23, 2022

Q&A with Jennifer (Jing) Tauli Corpuz on COP15 Goals and Outcomes

Nancy Kelsey and Jennifer (Jing) Tauli Corpuz

We reflect on the outcomes of COP15, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, with Jennifer (Jing) Tauli Corpuz (Kankana-ey Igorot), Nia Tero Managing Director of Policy.

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Valerie Courtois

December 9, 2022

Will The World Join Indigenous Peoples In Relationship With Nature at COP-15? (commentary)

Jennifer Tauli Corpuz and Valérie Courtois

At COP15, Jennifer Tauli Corpuz and Valérie Courtois share: "We are peoples of place — our relationship with our lands and waters have sustained us for millennia. What happens to one species or ecosystem has immeasurable impacts on our way of life."

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Jing portrait arms crossed 16x9

December 8, 2022

We Indigenous Peoples are Rights-Holders, not Stakeholders

By Jennifer Tauli Corpuz and Stanley Kimaren Ole Riamit

At COP15, Jennifer Tauli Corpuz (Kankana-ey Igorot) and Stanley Kimaren Ole Riamit (Maasai) share: “In the UN negotiations, Indigenous Peoples are not just stakeholders. Instead, we are rights holders.

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Loren Waters (Cherokee/Kiowa) in attendance at 4th World Media Lab Summit 2022

October 14, 2022

Indigenous Storytelling as a Way to Connect to and Protect Land – Reflections from Camden International Film Festival 2022

Loren Waters (Cherokee/Kiowa)

Hear from Loren Waters (Loren Waters (Cherokee/Kiowa) as she reflects on time spent at Camden International Film Festival (CIFF) 2022 with 4th World Media Lab Summit.

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