Human activity has put nature under intense strain, and close to collapse in many parts of the world. One million plant and animal species are now threatened
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, commemorated annually on August 9, is a day to celebrate the many contributions of the 476 million Indigenous peoples worldwide.As th
RIPÁ, Brazil One muggy morning last December, eight women and their chief drove out of the Indigenous Xavante village of Ripá across a forested savanna in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. After a few miles, the road petered out. They walked on in single file through the knee-high grass. They got little shade […]
An Indigenous Village Works To Save a Brazilian Forest, Seed by Seed. RIPÁ, Brazil The men and women started off with their chief by truck, riding several miles until the road from their small village became too soft for the vehicle’s bald tires. They then kept going.