Ancient Kalash People in Remote Pakistan Hit by Climate Change, Deforestation

Peer Muhammad, Climate News
3/28/16
The culture, rituals and existence of the small Kalash community —living in three remote valleys of Chitral district in the foothills of the Hindu Kush mountain range in northwest ...

Science Blows Up Big Lies: Pre-Columbian Peoples Skilled Farmers, and Many Millions Killed by Invasion

Steve Russell
8/24/15
We call it the European Invasion but modern academics have a more anodyne term, “Columbian Encounter.” Whatever you call it, the civilizations invaded or encountered left physical ...

Partnering for Conservation Benefits Tacana People, Bolivian Park

Barbara Fraser
3/4/15
Kneeling in a small clearing amid tropical trees, Baldemar Mazaro skillfully arranges a circle of sticks and a noose of cord in the community of San Miguel de Bala...

Indigenous Territories Play Dual Role As Homelands and Protected Areas

Barbara Fraser
2/19/15
Indigenous communities claim—and scientific evidence increasingly shows—that indigenous forested territories are as well protected as, or better protected than, government-designat...

Highest Deforestation Rates Affecting Paraguay’s Uncontacted Natives

Terri Hansen
2/5/14
Agro-industrial development is putting intense pressure on the Chaco woodlands of Bolivia, Argentina, and especially, Paraguay...

Indigenous Ritual Fires Reduce Deforestation in Central Brazil

Rick Kearns
12/26/13
The indigenous people of Brazil known as the Xavante are reducing deforestation through controlled burning in their hunting rituals; that is the finding of a study conducted by the...

Algonquins of Barriere Lake Take Up Logging Fight Again as Timber Co. Returns

Gale Courey Toensing
12/11/13
In August 2012, after weeks of direct action by ABL members protesting Resolute Forest Products' logging activities on their territory, the Quebec government agreed to a major conc...

6 Questions With Chief Raoni of Brazil During His Last Visit to Paris

Dominique Godrèche
1/27/13
Chief Raoni Metuktire recognized by his labret, an ornamental disk worn by warriors on their lower lip showing they are ready to die for their land, has become synonymous with the ...

Multiple Causes Cited for Mayan Demise Including Climate Change

ICTMN Staff
8/24/12
Two recently published studies delve into what caused the collapse of the Mayan empire, a question many archaeologists have tried answering...

An Economist Explores the Unintended Consequences of Man's Quest for Short-Term Gains from 1493 to Today

ICTMN Staff
6/20/12
In a column today on globalresearch.ca, Biodiversity and the Environment: Silent Spring For Us? , Dr...

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