On Tuesday, the Indigenous peoples of the Jujuy province were excluded from the first meeting of the “Water Table,” in which local authorities presented details of the 2024 Agreement with the Israeli consulting firm Mekorot. RELATED: Argentina: Indigenous Peoples Protest in Front of Supreme Court Social organizations, water consortia, and neighborhood centers also did not […]

On Tuesday, the Ecuadorian National Mining Company (ENAMI) announced a commercial agreement with the Canadian company Solaris Resources to explore 39,734 hectares in the Amazon jungle where it estimates that there is “great mining potential.” RELATED: UNICEF One of Every Two Children Ecuador Are Abused “The mining sector is moving and we are trying to […]

On Wednesday, the leader of the Yanomami Indigenous people, Davi Kopenawa, met with Pope Francis and asked him to support Brazilian President Lula da Silva’s actions in favor of protecting the Indigenous territories at the Amazon basin. RELATED:  Brazil Condemns Murder of World Central Kitchen Workers in Gaza “The Pope wanted to know my people’s […]

Leonidas Iza, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) denounced the economic interests of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa in the social conflict between the indigenous populations of Cotopaxi and the mining firms that are operating in the region. RELATED: Ecuador To Create a Force for Investigation Against Extortion “The president of the […]

On Tuesday, Gen. Domingo Hernandez, the commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB), reported on the eviction of 491 people who were carrying out artisanal mining operations in a national water reserve located in the Gran Sabana municipality in the Amazon. RELATED:  Venezuela Fights Illegal Mining in the Bolivar & Amazon States Previously, he […]

On Sunday, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) confirmed that Venezuelan soldiers destroyed eight illegal mines and captured 28 people in the Yapacana National Park, in the state of Amazonas. RELATED: Venezuelan Armed Forces Ratify Commitment to Democratic Process “These clandestine mines were depredating the environment,” FANB Commander Domingo Hernandez said regarding the facilities that had […]

Geneviève Grossi Ors, a federal judge from Belo Horizonte, granted Vale company a court authorization to prevent the burial of Merong Kamakã, a leader of the Kamakã indigenous community that is part of the Pataxó Hã-hã-hãe people. RELATED: Brazilian Indigenous Leader Merong Kamaka Found Dead At the request of this mining company, Judge Grossi Ors […]

On Monday, Merong Kamakã, the leader of the recovered Kamakã Mongoio territory, was found dead in the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region. RELATED:  Bolsonaro Knew About The Coup Attempt, Gen. Freire Gomes Admits  Although the first police reports indicate that the cause of his death was suicide, the Minas Gerais Civil Police continues to investigate the […]

On Thursday, the Shuar Arutam, an Indigenous people living in the Ecuadorian Amazon, filed a complaint against the Solaris Resources company before the British Columbia Securities Commission. RELATED:  Mexico: AMLO Inaugurates Work of Aqueduct to Yaqui People The complainants specify that the company has not provided information to shareholders regarding Warintza, a copper-gold mining project […]

On Monday, Rwanda and the European Union (EU) signed an agreement aimed at boosting Rwanda’s mining sector and contributing to the transition toward a greener, more sustainable global economy. RELATED: Red Eye Disease Alert in Rwanda EU Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen signed the agreement with Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation […]