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Hope for the Kitubulu Forest: Uganda halts plans to clear protected reserve
A forest near Lake Victoria was slated for offices and a mall. After civil society pressure, Uganda's president has canceled all Kitubulu land titles.
Hundreds of Indigenous women protesting Xingu River gold mine
Brazilian authorities and the government must revoke Belo Sun’s mining permits and protect the people living along the Xingu River.
Brazil: turning ‘green deserts’ into fertile farmland and forest
The authorities in Brazil must implement the court ruling on the land rights of the MLT smallholders in Baixa Verde, Bahia.
World Bank project canceled, but villagers still face violence
A World Bank project was meant to boost tourism in Tanzania – but instead it brought suffering to local communities. Now villagers are pushing back.
Malaysia: company faces Indigenous justice for illegal logging
Junan Wood has been found to have illegally felled trees in the Dayak forest. The company is now being brought to justice under Indigenous law.
President strengthens forest protection – but police arrest forest defenders
In Nigeria, rainforest defender Martins Egot has been arrested. Although timber exports have recently been banned, deforestation continues unabated.
SLAPP lawsuits: dragging democracy into the dock
Activists are being intimidated, threatened, and sued simply for speaking out. A new study on SLAPP lawsuits shows that the danger is growing
Roots of Freedom: documenting communities resisting the palm oil industry
From southern Mexico to Honduras, communities poisoned, displaced and criminalized by oil palm companies speak out. “Roots of Freedom” is their story.
Projects of our partners on the ground
Working to benefit gorillas and local communities
Will the fossil fuel industry soon threaten the Congo Basin? Our partner, Réseau CREF, is working closely with local communities to mobilize resistance.
Risking their freedom for nature and democracy
Mother Nature Cambodia reaches millions of people with its creative and fearless campaigns, often at the cost of the activists’ own freedom.
The Ka’apor people: defending the Amazon rainforest
Armed with bows, arrows, and determination, the Indigenous Ka’apor people are holding the line against mining, logging, and cattle barons.