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Indigenous lands outperform government protected areas

Despite shortfalls in funding, studies show these areas are better at managing biodiversity and carbon storage The post Indigenous lands outperform government protected areas appea...

Indigenous groups protest for land rights in Brazil capital

Thousands of representatives of Indigenous peoples gathered in Brasília on Tuesday to protest threats to their land rights, marching through Three Powers Plaza, home to Brazil’s Su...

In Brazil’s capital, Indigenous leaders rally as land disputes and mining pressures grow

Indigenous people in Brazil have marched in the capital, Brasilia, to protest what they say are violations of their land rights

Brazil: Indigenous marches in Brasília enter third day over land rights

Thousands of Indigenous people marched through Brasília on 9 April 2026 during the 22nd “Free Land Encampment”, urging authorities to recognise ancestral lands ahead of October’s e...

In Brazil’s capital, Indigenous leaders rally as land disputes and mining pressures grow

BRASILIA (AP) — Indigenous people in Brazil have marched in the capital, Brasilia, to protest what they say are violations of their land rights. They accuse large corporations of a...

At the U.N., Indigenous leaders tackle how to enforce global climate court rulings

This story is republished through the Indigenous News Alliance. NEW YORK CITY — Indigenous communities in the Pacific are facing increasingly devastating storms worsened by warming...

Indigenous land defenders are being killed, AI is scraping their knowledge

At the UN, leaders confronted compounding crises of territorial violence and digital extractivism.

Indigenous governance key to protecting Amazon Basin connectivity, experts say

In the southern tip of Colombia’s Cauca department, known as the “boot” for its shoe-like shape, volunteer members of an Indigenous guard patrol their territories in the Andean foo...

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Brazil’s Indigenous Communities Receive $9M in GEF Funding to Protect Lands, Traditions Under Threat

BELÉM, Brazil, May 21 (IPS) - On Brazil’s northeastern coast, the Indigenous community, Tremembé da Barra do Mundaú, lives on a preserved stretch of land shaped by mangroves, dune...

UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York 2026

Mapuche in Chile tell the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York this afternoon that Mapuche women lack a voice to halt the impacts of heavy metals destroying the pe...

Karajarri celebrate Australia’s first ‘Sea Country’ Indigenous Protected Area

In northwestern Australia lies a remote and wildly diverse region called the Kimberley. There, the iron-red soils of the Pindan Country connect forests and the Great Sandy Desert,...

Official marking of land for Brazil’s uncontacted Kawahiva people begins after 27-year wait

Demarcation of 410,000 hectares of territory is intended to protect the Amazonian community from farming, illegal mining and loggingMore than 25 years after the existence of one of...

Why Indigenous Peacebuilding Matters in Today’s World

WASHINGTON DC, April 24 (IPS) - About 132 wars are happening in the world today, displacing 200 million people. 80 percent of these conflicts are happening in sensitive biodiversi...

British Columbia’s government has proposed suspending its Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous…

newsfromstolenland:B.C. faces ‘complete opposition’ after telling First Nations of plan to suspend DRIPABritish Columbia’s government has proposed suspending its Declaration on the...

Nearly two decades after landmark Indigenous rights declaration, countries still aren’t complying

At the U.N., global leaders say governments must stop talking and start implementing protections they adopted.

AI is a double-edged sword for Indigenous land protection, UN experts warn

While AI helps monitor deforestation and illegal mining, data centers powering the technology are claiming water, energy, and minerals from Indigenous lands.

Indigenous health can’t be separated from environmental health, leaders tell UN

At Permanent Forum, leaders connect climate change, mining, and deforestation to mounting health crisis and demand coordinated approach to land rights.

What to Know About ‘Welcome to Country’ Ceremony Used by Indigenous Australians

The tradition, dating back thousands of years, is used by Indigenous Australians to greet visitors to their ancestral lands.

At the UN, Indigenous Leaders Tackle How to Enforce Global Climate Court Rulings

April 21, 2026 | Source: Grist | by Indigenous News Alliance Indigenous communities in the Pacific are facing increasingly devastating storms worsened by warming oceans. Mining op...

Mark Podlasly: First Nations are owners and investors, not obstacles to development

Projects on our territories must include real ownership and governance, not just benefit-sharing agreements negotiated after decisions have already been made

What does $164M buy Big Oil? Inupiat land and a broken promise.

A federal auction undid a hard-won agreement to protect Alaska's North Slope. The Iñupiat community that fought for it is still waiting to be heard.

Esquimalt Nation sues Canada for Hatley Park in Victoria, claims it is excluded from new treaty

The Esquimalt Nation's 384 members are suing Canada's attorney general for treaty rights for Hatley Park, home of Royal Roads University, in a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court,...

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