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Earth’s forests oxygenate the atmosphere and store vast quantities of planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO₂). But research suggests that the health of these vast ecosystems in large part depends on the work of indigenous people.

Indigenous territories and protected areas cover 52% of the Amazon forest and store 58% of its carbon. A recent study found that these areas had the lowest net loss of carbon between 2003 and 2016, with 90% of net emissions coming from outside these protected lands. read more

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are "an occupying foreign army” for Indigenous people in Canada.

Zapotec communities in Oaxaca celebrate a ruling by Mexico's federal court that revokes mining concessions, setting an important national precedent.

The consequences of earthquakes in Oaxaca in 2017 demonstrate the marginalization of Zapotec architectural practices.