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7 January 2019
U.S. conservation groups have rallied to protect other at-risk areas
OREGON - One year after U.S. President Donald Trump declared the biggest rollback of public land protection in the country's history, conservation groups have rallied to protect other at-risk places.
In December 2017, Trump…
14 November 2018
Latest legal skirmish in a long battle between activists and the company building the pipeline, which is also behind Keystone XL
Landowners in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin have filed suit against the company building the controversial Bayou Bridge pipeline for trespassing and property damage,…
25 October 2018
Dick Jenkins is a fourth-generation rancher living in Oregon’s most remote county. I wanted to know why he continues living in a rural community, even though life elsewhere might be easier.
“Taking care of [the land] is worth more than all the money in the world,” he told me. “Taking care of the…
Chamada para ativistas de direitos humanos - Bolsa de Estudos Oak Institute for Human Rights 2019 ()
18 October 2018
Temos o prazer de fazer esta chamada para nomeações para a Bolsa de Direitos Humanos Oak de 2019, patrocinada pelo Oak Institute for Human Rights no Colby College em Waterville, Maine, Estados Unidos. A bolsa é uma nomeação de um semestre como ativista-residente. Esta projetada para fornecer…
13 October 2018
Elas parecem estar em toda parte. São pessoas de diversas idades, dormindo sobre papelão ou diretamente no chão, sem teto, debaixo de pontes ou em parques com seus pertences em sacolas plásticas como símbolo de suas vidas em movimento.
Muitos chegaram às ruas recentemente, vítimas da prosperidade…
6 September 2018
A Universidade de Harvard é detentora de 300 mil hectares de terras agrícolas no Piauí e na Bahia, no cerrado brasileiro, o que equivale, aproximadamente, a 300 mil campos de futebol. Para burlar a legislação brasileira a universidade americana, por meio de seu fundo patrimonial, mantém uma cadeia…
3 July 2018
This position requires flexibility to work both independently and collaboratively with regional and thematic teams in a dynamic environment, while ensuring that work is completed within established deadlines. We are looking for a dedicated Intern who will take initiative, demonstrate responsibility…
13 June 2018
"Walls have never solved problems, whether that's in terms of immigration, in terms of militarization"
EL PASO, Texas - To the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Indians, the water of the Rio Grande that divides the United States and Mexico sanctifies religious rites and purifies their hunts.
Indian…
28 August 2017
BRISTOL, R.I. — There’s a lot of history, much of it violent, at the 375-acre property now occupied by the Pokanoket Tribe. In 1675, the mostly wooded site on the edge of Mount Hope Bay saw the first battle of King Philip's War. A year later, Metacom (King Philip) was killed and butchered…
15 August 2017
Guam’s indigenous people have endured centuries of hostilities
HAGATNA, Guam — The threatened missile attack by North Korea on Guam has prompted calls for peace from the island’s indigenous people, who are weary of yet another conflict after enduring centuries of hostilities.
About one-…
7 August 2017
“Us guys, we bust our butts. It’s dangerous work doing what we do, but I love it out here. There’s nothing like it.” So stated Tony Gale, a veteran logger from rural New York, in an interview with Huffington Post. The digital media company recently published a comprehensive piece on the…
5 April 2017
UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz [official website] called [press release] Friday for the US to adopt a consistent approach to indigenous land rights in pipeline projects. The Special Rapporteur was concerned [transcript] about how indigenous peoples…