Indigenous Peoples
Alert: Maasai in Tanzania are being forcefully evicted from their ancestral lands
by Theresa Church | Jun 15, 2022
Alert: Maasai in Tanzania are being forcefully evicted from their ancestral lands ICCA Consortium 12 June 2022 Friday 10 June was a dark day for the Maasai of Loliondo following the forceful evictions of the community from their lands, reportedly to create a game...
KPFK Sojourner Truth Earth Minute: US Court of Appeals dismisses Alaska village claim over greenhouse gas emissions
by freshysites | May 11, 2022
Global Justice Ecology Project teams up with KPFK’s Sojourner Truth show for weekly Earth Minutes every Tuesday and Earth Segment interviews every Thursday.
Looking Back: “Thanksgiving Day” 2019 in Mapuche Territory, Chile
by Theresa Church | Nov 25, 2021
As Thanksgiving Day approaches, also known as the National Day of Mourning, GJEP's co-founders Anne Petermann and Orin Langelle are looking back on their time in Mapuche Territory in 2019 after spending nearly a month in Chile documenting the Peoples’ Uprising. In...
Looking Back: Zapatista Army of National Liberation Formed Nov 17, 1993
by Theresa Church | Nov 17, 2021
Looking Back: Zapatista Army of National Liberation Formed Nov 17, 1993 Caption: Indigenous Boy sits in front of bunker in La Realidad, the headquarters of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), deep in the Lacandon Jungle of Chiapas, Mexico. Photo:...
Marseille Manifesto: A people’s manifesto for the future of conservation
by Theresa Church | Oct 15, 2021
Marseille Manifesto: A people’s manifesto for the future of conservation REDD-Monitor 14 Oct 2021 by Chris Lang Participants at the “Our Land, Our Nature” conference in Marseille, the world’s first conference to decolonise conservation, have release the Marseille...
Barney Bush Presente!
by Anne Petermann | Sep 20, 2021
Shawnee/Cayuga activist and poet Barney Bush gives the keynote speech at the Forest & Climate Convergence in the Shawnee National Forest in October 2019. Barney Bush Poet/Activist/Educator from Global Justice Ecology Project on Vimeo. Barney Bush 1946 – 2021 As...
New Paper Addresses “Nature Based Solutions” and the Biodiversity and Climate Crises
by Anne Petermann | Aug 24, 2021
"Nature-based Solutions" and the Biodiversity and Climate Crises from Third World Network “Nature-based solutions” (NbS) have been defined as “actions to protect, sustainably manage and restore natural or modified ecosystems that address societal challenges…”. The...
IPCC Report is Reality Check; But False Solutions Must be Rejected
by Anne Petermann | Aug 9, 2021
IPCC Report is Reality Check; But False Solutions Must be Rejected By Anne Petermann, Executive Director, GJEP 9 August 2021--Today, on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, the UN Intergovernmental Report on Climate Change (IPCC) released a press...
New Net Zero Briefing From Amazon Watch
by Theresa Church | Jul 23, 2021
The Amazon Rainforest-Sized Loophole in Net Zero Amazon Watch July 2021 Trading forest protection for continued greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) presents a false and dangerous "solution" to the climate crisis. Instead, emissions must be drastically reduced, forests must...
First Nation’s court victory sets precedent for equitable compensation
by Theresa Church | Jul 21, 2021
First Nation’s court victory sets precedent for equitable compensation National Observer 21 July 2021 John Woodside More than 90 years after the Lac Seul First Nation’s reserve land was flooded to build a hydroelectric dam, Chief Clifford Bull says his people may...
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