New UN report shows evidence that Indigenous and Tribal Peoples are the best guardians of the forests of Latin America and the Caribbean

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25 March 2021, Santiago Chile – Deforestation rates in Latin America and the Caribbean are significantly lower in Indigenous and Tribal territories where governments have formally recognized collective land rights, and improving the tenure security of these territories is an efficient and cost-effective way to reduce carbon emissions.

That is among the key findings of a new report – Forest Governance by Indigenous and Tribal Peoples – from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC).

Based on a review of more than 300 studies published in the last two decades, the new report reveals for the first time the extent to which science has shown that Indigenous and Tribal Peoples have generally been much better guardians of their forests when compared to those responsible for the region´s other forests.

Corte de Ecuador niega acción de protección por derrame de petróleo en la Amazonía ayer

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QUITO (Sputnik) — La Corte de la provincia de Orellana, ubicada en el este de Ecuador, negó la apelación interpuesta por comunidades kichwa de la Amazonía y organizaciones de derechos humanos de ese país contra el fallo de un juez que no admitió una acción de protección contra el Estado por un derrame de petróleo.
“Once meses después del derrame del 7 de abril de 2020, que vertió 15.800 barriles de crudo e hidrocarburos en los ríos Coca y Napo (este de Ecuador), la Corte Provincial de Orellana negó la apelación a las comunidades kichwa y organizaciones sociales, eclesiales y de derechos humanos”, dijo la Alianza de Organizaciones por los Derechos Humanos en un comunicado.

In 2020, mining increased by 30% in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory, according to a new report

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A new survey on the expansion of mining in the indigenous territory reveals the proliferation of new invasions in closer proximity to indigenous communities, including groups of isolated indigenous groups, and the opening of new routes into the territory
Roraima, Brazil, March 25, 2021 – From January to December 2020, an area equivalent to 500 football pitches (500 hectares) was devastated by illegal mining activities in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory, in far northern Brazil. The total area of deforestation in the Yanomami Territory measures 2,400 hectares, meaning that in 2020 alone it increased by 30%.