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October 31, 2022
The true cost of Argentina's lithium rush
topic: Conservation
by: Cecilia Fernández Castañón
Rising demand for lithium for EV batteries sparked a mining frenzy in Argentina. Indigenous people now warn of the consequences.
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August 09, 2022
Tanzania's indigenous communities fight for their lands
topic: Indigenous people
by: Bob Koigi
The Ujamaa Community Resource Team in conversation with FairPlanet about the fight to secure the land rights of indigenous communities in northern Tanzania.
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June 14, 2022
Where are Bruno and Dom? Another tragedy in the Amazon
topic: Freedom of Expression
by: Ellen Nemitz
The disappearance of Dom Phillips and Bruno Araújo Pereira have spotlighted the dangers that indigenous people and journalists face in Brazil.
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January 04, 2022
Contested policy could help save South Africa's endangered wildlife
topic: Conservation
by: Cyril Zenda
Experts in South Africa deemed wildlife breeding as harmful to biodiversity. Now private sector players are fighting a policy seeking to end the practice.
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November 15, 2021
Give Uganda’s indigenous people back their ancestral land
topic: Indigenous people
by: Bob Koigi
The Bennet people of Uganda have been stripped of their ancestral lands, leaving them homeless in squalid conditions.
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August 10, 2021
Brazil: new Environment Minister, old problems
topic: Conservation
by: Ellen Nemitz
Brazil's new Environment Minister is doing little to protect the country's diverse biomes and indigenous lands.
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July 06, 2021
Will Bolsonaro survive the vaccine corruption scandal?
topic: Transparency and Corruption
by: Ellen Nemitz
President Bolsonaro of Brazil faces rising pressure by opponents following a vaccine corruption scandal and a botched COVID-19 response.
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June 08, 2021
Latin America divided between left and right
topic: Election
by: Ellen Nemitz
The razor-thin margin between the left and right wing candidates in Peru's presidential elections betray a divided continent.
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May 04, 2021
Colombian guerrillas resurge and cross into Venezuela
topic: Human Rights
by: Ellen Nemitz
The escalation of violence committed by Colombian guerillas is threatening civilians on both sides of the Colombia - Venezuela border.
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April 29, 2021
Fresh land grabs in Zimbabwe kick villagers off ancestral lands
topic: Indigenous people
by: Cyril Zenda
The new wave of land seizures in Zimbabwe is dispossessing indigenous villagers of their ancestral lands.
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April 28, 2021
Securing land rights of indigenous communities in Tanzania
topic: Sustainable Agriculture
by: Bob Koigi
FairPlanet spoke to the Ujamaa Community Resource Team - an NGO fighting to secure the land rights of indigenous communities in northern Tanzania.
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March 24, 2021
Extinct, alive & kickin’
topic: Indigenous people
by: Frank Odenthal
FairPlanet spoke to Mark Underhill, an attorney representing the Sinixt people in their legal battle to return to their ancestral land.
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March 10, 2021
Grand Theft Chaco
topic: Deforestation
by: Frank Odenthal
Earthsight, a UK-based NGO, exposed the links between the beef, leather and automobile sectors and the unbridled deforestation of the Chaco in Paraguay.
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February 02, 2021
Study: Bolsonaro intentionally spread coronavirus in Brazil
topic: Health and Sanitation
by: Ellen Nemitz
A new study by the University of Sao Paulo and the NGO Conectas Human Rights shows that Bolsonaro may have intentionally disseminated COVID-19 in Brazil.
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December 11, 2020
Stop the construction of Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota!
topic: Pollution
type: Campaign, Donation
by: Yair Oded
The impending construction of Line 3 pipeline threatens the safety of Minnesota's natural resources and indigenous lands. Here's how you can help stop it.
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December 10, 2020
Nation-wide protests challenge US pipeline projects
topic: Pollution
by: Yair Oded
As gas and oil pipeline construction projects gain steam in the US, so does the resistance of climate and indigenous activists.
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