Munduruku Reclaim Funerary Urns Itig'a SALSA stands in solidarity with a group of 70 Munduruku who, on December 25 2019, peacefully reclaimed 12 Itig'a (funerary urns of their ancestors) that had been held at the Alta Floresta Museum of Natural History in Mato Grosso, Brazil....
Read MoreDenouncement of the Brazilian government for Amazon ecocide Crime against humanity and the planet by Amazon ecocide, causing loss of biodiversity and genocide of indigenous peoples and other traditional communities The International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences and the World Council of Anthropological Associations, which form the...
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A newly released ISA book presents an overview of the main threats to indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation Organized by the Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), the book presents a current overview of the threats to peoples in voluntary isolation, and the fragility of their territories before the...
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Statement by the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) on Amazon Deforestation in Brazil The International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) is a non-governmental scientific organization established in 1989, with affiliated regional societies on all continents, including Latin America. ISEE joins the members and organizations within the global...
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Indigenous rights reversals in Brazil under Bolsonaro We are pleased to publish the papers and presentations resulting from a debate on policy setbacks and indigenous rights reversals in Brazil under Bolsonaro, and how to fight back, which took place during the XII Sesquiannual Conference in Vienna (June 2019). Right wing...
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Open Letter Regarding the Recent Amazon Fires in Brazil Amazon fires' explosion is not natural, and this year’s record-breaking conflagration is not new. Indigenous peoples have managed fire in an ecologically sustainable fashion for millennia. But since Brazil began to encourage agricultural colonization in the region...
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