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There is emerging global concern for the loss of native crop seed diversity. Unfortunately, current efforts by prominent international organizations like the UN and World Bank ignore the role of Indigenous communities and campesinos in the protection…

Dialogue between the Guatemalan Government's Commission on Peace and the National Guatemalan Revolutionary Union has lacked input from representatives from the Mayan community. Disappointed with the lack of progress in the negotiations, the UN issued…

The US government is negotiating with a Canadian indigenous community to construct a permanent nuclear waste dump on the tribe's preserve.

Indigenous groups voice opposition to the Pan-American Highway, a proposed infrastructure project that would facilitate trade between between North and South America due to possible environmental destruction and community displacement.

Indigenous groups from Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia and environmental organizations gathered in Sao Paulo to discuss the potential environmental ramifications of the proposed industrial waterway on the Paraguay and Parana Rivers.

The Organization of American States (OAS) commences an investigation on human rights violations related to oil development on the part of US-based multinational corporations in Ecuador.

Indigenous groups in Mexico held a recent conference to discuss important indigenous issues including autonomy and self-determination.

The Human Genome Diversity Project seeks to collect genetic information from indigenous peoples across the globe. Indigenous communities should be hesitant to comply, given the potential for misuse and exploitation.

Abya Yala News interviews Carmen Irnamberna, President of the Federation of Indigenous People and Campesinos of Imbabura, on challenges, issues, and possible repercussions of the Draft Declaration of Indigenous Rights being prepared by the UN Working…

An indigenous tribe in New Mexico is implementing a sustainable development plan that draws from the tribe's traditional forms of land management.