A civil court in Peru has issued a landmark ruling recognizing the territorial rights of the Kichwa people within a protected ...

Colombia has taken a major step in Indigenous rights by formally recognizing Indigenous councils as local governments across ...

Colombia this week took a leading position in Latin America for Indigenous rights and forest protection by formalizing ...

Homero Mutumbajoy is the human rights and peace coordinator for OPIAC, the national organization for Colombia’s Amazon peoples. See All Key Ideas This is the second of three interviews with ...

However, 2024 saw a 35% surge, fueled by an uptick in the Amazon region. Colombia’s environment ministry had not responded to a request for comment on the report by the time of publication.

Colombia this week took a leading position in Latin America for Indigenous rights and forest protection by formalizing Indigenous local governments across swaths of the Amazon, raising hopes that ...