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Conviction of businessman who conspired in murder of indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres raises hopes of end to impunity

Pipeline company downplaying major legal and financial risks of crossing unceded First Nations territory in British Columbia

As the UN forum on indigenous issues meets in New York, we, the Munduruku people of Brazil, demand an end to the destruction of our territory

As Pakistan seeks to address its power crisis by mining coal, villagers in the Thar desert are fighting to prevent state acquisition of their ancestral land

The Munduruku Indians are gaining support as they fight the Brazilian government to stop their territory being submerged

EU leaders must vote against a biofuels policy that is increasing world hunger and causing environmental devastationBurning hundreds of millions of tonnes of staple foods to produce biofuels is a crime against humanity...

Funded by British investment, mining brings deforestation, health problems and pollution to Samarinda, part of 'coal's last frontier'Just 30 years ago, Samarinda was a sleepy village surrounded by deep equatorial forest and...

Government reports high levels of barium, lead, chrome and petroleum-related compounds in region that is home to oil fieldPeru has declared an environmental state of emergency in a remote part of its northern Amazon rainforest,...

Residents of Sani Isla have built up an arsenal of weapons to fend of Petroamazonas, in a confrontation which did not take place as expectedAn indigenous community in the Ecuadorian Amazon has won a reprieve after building...

The couple hope to dissuade indigenous Kichwa villagers from accepting the advances of PetroAmazonasAn Ecuadorean shaman and his British wife will embark this week on a house-to-house campaign in their Amazonian village to...

Lowering consumption in the developed world, renewables, ending land grabs, a price for natural resources, private sector investment – what's the answer?How do you ensure access to safe water, energy and land in a way that...

There are good biofuels and bad biofuels and the worst are as filthy as the foulest fossil fuels. But the good biofuels are essential to tackling climate changeThere are good biofuels and bad biofuels: the trick is telling...

The vast Arctic wilderness is the new frontier for industrialists and investors seeking to extract natural resources and maximise profits. See what's happening where with our interactive guide

Oil and mineral deals mean money and jobs, but Inuit leaders are concerned about the lack of a national debate on industrialisation and what it means for the traditional way of life"I certainly have seen the benefits that...

Villagers vow to resist as wildlife vanishes and they are driven from their land to make way for water-thirsty cropsGamba Manyatta village is empty now, weeds already roping around the few skeletal hut frames still standing...