Delay in land reform fuels new wave of settlers and violence in the Amazon

Delay in land reform fuels new wave of settlers and violence in the Amazon

NOVO PROGRESSO, Brazil — Julia had been sleeping on the ground under a canvas tent, in an encampment surrounded by a dozen armed men. Still, the 26-year-old mother felt it was worth it. “It was worse over there,” she told Mongabay, referring to her hometown in Maranhão state, while looking after her 2-year-old daughter. Julia had sold her few belongings, including some chickens, to pay for the 2,000-kilometer (1,200-mile) trip to Novo Progresso,…

By Daniela Penha – Repórter Brasil In the last two weeks, the federal government began the process of removing invaders from the Kayapó Indigenous Land (TI), in southern Pará. The indigenous territory is the most invaded by illegal mining in the Amazon. The operation to remove the invaders destroyed heavy machinery, such as backhoes, rafts and dredgers, and […]

Many African countries have carried out land reforms since the 1990s, deeply trans-forming rural societies. While the stated objective was to strengthen the land rights of users and ushers, these experiences have increased pressure on territories, made customary lands more marketable and altered relations between the state, traditional leaders and communities (...) Alternatives South - extracts / Sub-Saharan Africa, Agriculture & struggles for l…

The Problem is Not Brazil. The Problem is COP - Legal Planet

Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo, Brazil “Crazy.” That’s how one young Brazilian described what’s happening in Belém to get ready for COP30, the annual UN climate negotiations which will take place in the Amazon this November. We struck up a brief conversation while I was visiting the Museu Afro Brasil in São Paulo, a museum that chronicles the history and culture of Brazil through art and artifacts with a focus on slavery and the African diaspora. …