A bauxite mine run by Chinese corporation Chinalco could begin operating next year, endangering a 280,000-hectare (about 692,000 acres) area of western Suriname inhabited by Indigenous communities. The mine will require refurbishing and expanding infrastructure for a harbor and railroad built in the 1970s, and gives the company “priority right” to use the Corantijn river for dredging. By Maxwell Radwin
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Plans for bauxite mine in Suriname reignite Indigenous land rights debate
Plans for a major mining project in western Suriname have sounded alarms in nearby Indigenous communities, who say that the project will destroy lo...
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The most extensive global assessment of freshwater animals to date has revealed that a quarter of all freshwater animal species on the IUCN Red List are threatened with extinction. The largest number of these threatened species are found in East Africa’s Lake Victoria, South America’s Lake Titicaca, Sri Lanka’s Wet Zone, and India’s Western Ghats mountain range, the new study found. By Kristine Sabillo
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1 in 4 freshwater species worldwide at risk of extinction: Study
The most extensive global assessment of freshwater animals to date has revealed that a quarter of all freshwater animal species on the IUCN Red Lis...
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Indigenous women from Krahô communities in Brazil’s Tocantins state have formed a surveillance group to protect their ancestral territory from invaders. The thirteen Krahô Warriors received training in surveillance and carry out operations for 15 days each month. By Aimee Gabay
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Krahô women lead Indigenous guard to protect territory in Brazil
Across South America, Indigenous communities have often considered territorial protection to be the main responsibility of men, while women typical...
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