Indigenous Peoples

Families gather to watch television, use their mobiles and cook inside illuminated huts, thanks to newly installed solar panels in the village of Piyulaga.

Society Amazon Rainforest

23. November 2024

Remote Residents in These Countries Now Have Solar Electricity in Their Homes!

Houses in the Amazon regions of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru have been equipped with solar panels, providing residents with clean, cheap, and low-maintenance electricity, and empowering communities.

Environment

Environment Brazil

8. November 2024

Protecting Majestic Trees, Protecting the Rainforest

The most majestic trees in the Amazon rainforest are now well-guarded in Brazil’s State of Pará through the establishment of a State Park hosting some of the lushest biodiverse tropical forests of South America.

Animals

Animals New Zealand

31. October 2024

Doing Whatever It Takes to Save This Iconic Penguin

Drastic measures have been put in place to protect the declining population of New Zealand’s favorite endemic bird, the yellow-eyed penguin, a species revered in Māori culture.

Environment

Environment Canada

18. October 2024

Reviving Ancestral Lands: Indigenous People Are Healing the Environment

A First Nations corporation is hard at work restoring traditional Indigenous homelands in British Colombia, Canada, to wetlands by reclaiming land degraded by oil and gas, mining, and forestry.

Environment

Indigenous people with new land titles in Peru

Environment Peru

11. October 2024

Big Win: Indigenous Peoples Get 37 Pieces of Their Land Protected!

Indigenous peoples just received 37 land titles in the Peruvian Amazon in a record amount of time.

Animals

Waimiri-Atroari Indigenous people weaving one of the bridges that will connect the forest canopy over the highway

Animals Brazil

11. September 2024

Connected Forest Canopy: a Bridge for Animals to Cross Safely

Armed with traditional communities’ deep knowledge of forests and their inhabitants, artificial bridges have been built to connect the forest canopy over a road that crosses Brazil’s states of Amazonas and Roraima, allowing arboreal mammals to cross the road safely from above.

Environment

Environment Canada

4. September 2024

A Wildlife and Indigenous Conservation Boost Is in Place

A new conservation agreement is set to improve the protection of the northeast coast of the Yukon, Canada, a vital part of the Inuvialuit homeland since time immemorial.

Animals

Animals Canada

8. July 2024

This Endangered Animal Gets an Upgrade to Its Fragile Home

Joint efforts from First Nations and governments led to the expansion of a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, to protect the endangered caribou habitat and population permanently.

Environment

Environment USA

5. July 2024

How Indigenous Thinking Helps in Protecting Waters

A recently published study finally supports native aquaculture in Hawai’i, the United States, thus promoting the communication of Indigenous knowledge to support governmental decision-making to heal ecosystems and communities alike.

Society

Gaagwiis (Jason Alsop), president of the Council of the Haida Nation, signs the historic Gaayhllxid/Gíihlagalgang “Rising Tide” Haida Title Lands Agreement in April 2024, with British Columbia premier David Eby, center, and Haida vice president Stephen Grosse, second from left, looking on

Society Canada

15. May 2024

Reconciling with Indigenous Peoples Through Official Recognitions

The government of British Columbia, Canada, officially recognized the Haida Nation as the rightful owner of the Haida Gwaii archipelago. This precedent could positively change Canada’s path to reconciliation with the Natives.