As a candidate, President Jair Bolsonaro compared indigenous communities living in isolated areas to animals in zoos.
Tag: Land Use Policies
NORWAY Dispatch: Where Reindeer Are a Way of Life
The indigenous Sami people have fought for generations to preserve their identity. The latest battles are against Norway’s limits on reindeer herds.
Killing of Indigenous Man in Chile Spurs Criticism of Security Forces
The killing and a cover-up by the police has intensified anger over a government crackdown against groups fighting to reclaim land.
Feature: Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet. Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe.
A decade ago, the U.S. mandated the use of vegetable oil in biofuels, leading to industrial-scale deforestation — and a huge spike in carbon emissions.
Hong Kong Dispatch: A Rural Patch of Hong Kong Where Rare Birds Sing and Developers Circle
A bucolic corner of Hong Kong attracts bird-watchers and bicyclists eager to escape the crowds. But the area is increasingly attractive to developers.
Brazil’s Far-Right Leader Wants to Scale Back Protections for Amazon
“Where there is indigenous land,” newly elected President Jair Bolsonaro has said, “there is wealth underneath it.”