December 7, 20140Comments

Tribal lands are vital for Amazon forest carbon sink

As land rights of indigenous peoples are increasingly being violated, new research shows that destruction of Amazon rainforest is a major threat not only to cultural identity...

by Earth Tribe Team

Americas

BLOG

December 21, 20130Comments

The true story of Chevron’s Ecuador disaster

Over three decades of oil drilling in the Ecuadorian Amazon, Chevron is reported to have dumped more than 18 billion gallons of toxic wastewater into the rainforest, leaving...

by Earth Tribe Team

NEWS

January 2, 20130Comments

NEWS

Ohio Governor Halts Four More Fracking Wastewater Injection Wells After Yesterday’s Quake The Kasich administration has put a temporary halt to the disposal of toxic...

by Earth Tribe Team

NEWS

August 5, 20120Comments

NEWS

Brazil decree opens tribal lands to mining, dams in ‘national interest’ A directive signed by Brazil’s Solicitor-General could hamper the efforts of indigenous...

by Earth Tribe Team

NEWS

June 29, 20120Comments

NEWS

Amazon tribes protest dam Fracking Industry Enjoyed Privileged Access to Controversial New York DEC Environmental Review Documents obtained by the Environmental Working Group...

by Earth Tribe Team

NEWS

May 26, 20120Comments

NEWS

Brazil’s leader vetoes portions of new Amazon rainforest law Dilma Rousseff sends back parts of congressional bill that loosened country’s protection of forest....

by Earth Tribe Team

CAMPAIGNS

March 3, 20120Comments

The Fight for Amazonia – Raids in the Rainforest

The first film in a three-part Al Jazeera Fight for Amazonia series follows Brazil’s youngest national park director as she declares war on the drug gangs, logging mafia...

by Earth Tribe Team