In the thick of the Olympic frenzy, one voice that was systematically excluded from mainstream narratives is that of Brazil's Indigenous Peoples, writes Lewis Evans, who have fought to survive through centuries of dehumanisation, theft and genocide. And now they face a fresh attack as a proposed constitutional change, PEC 215, threatens a new round of indigenous land theft.
… media's limited attention span. A murderous history This is pretty tragic considering Brazil's murderous history. For over five hundred years now … and land theft, not the inevitable arc of history or unfortunate accidents. Troubling …
The biggest protest in the 260 year history of the British Museum took place at the weekend.
… The biggest protest in the 260 year history of the British Museum took place at … biggest ever protest in the museum’s 260-year history. The action took place to challenge … be a special exhibition on my culture and my history, I was ecstatic because for once, my …
Planet Earth was habitable as early as 4.1 billion years ago - 700 million years earlier than the first fossil. Shame it has to end soon.
… 2018 News Science And Systems Life Natural History dkqnqeg.jpg Planet Earth was habitable … became habitable relatively early on in its history – providing evidence to suggest that … from the first 500 million years of Earth’s history have been found. The crust or its …
Land theft, agribusiness and violence pose an existential threat to Brazil's Guarani people, writes Lewis Evans. They maintain a powerful resolve to regain their historic lands, and even have the law on their side - but the tribe will need international support to prevail against murderous ranchers and farmers, corrupt politicians and a paralysed legal system.
… will die of malnutrition." A dark and bloody history The Guarani have had to endure a lot … their entire conception of themselves. Their history revolves around it, and it is a …
'Window into the past provides context for the ongoing anthropogenic change and how exceptional it is.'
… For the first time, this period of Earth’s history was accurately dated by identifying … it within the context of Earth’s climate history. With more data, it is now possible … For the first time, this period of Earth’s history was accurately dated by identifying …
Academics call on world policy makers to rethink their wildfire policies for the good of the environment and human life.
… process of intercultural exchange. Ecological history Policymakers have a responsibility to … of available knowledge, such as ecological history of ecosystems and the traditional use …
New study overturns 'conventional wisdom' by finding significant tree evolutionary diversity in temperate and tropical dry forests.
… and dry forests have unique evolutionary history that merits far greater conservation … distribution of plant biodiversity through history.” The team included researchers from …
Botswana's war on its indigenous population, the Bushmen of the Kalahari, has reached a new pitch, writes LEWIS EVANS. No longer content to arrest and intimidate them as they engage in subsistence hunting on their own land, the state has begun to shoot them from aircraft. These illegal, genocidal acts must stop!
… of these animals are endangered. A shameful history of state persecution Despite all this …
Climate change will likely shift the distribution of culturally important plants, hampering harvests and putting long Māori traditions and knowledge at risk.
… as medicine, and that are important to the history and identity of the indigenous Māori … by climate change, the human knowledge, history, and use of these plants are.” …
Urban birds need to be smart or fast-breeding, new study shows.
… in the bird collection of the Natural History Museum at Tring, where Dr Sayol spent … curator in charge of birds at the Natural History Museum at Tring said: "This study …
The Kawahiva, an uncontacted tribe in the Amazon rainforest, face extinction unless Brazil's government acts to secure their legal rights to land, security and to remain undisturbed by outsiders, writes Lewis Evans. The decree that would achieve this vital goal has been sitting on the Minister of Justice's desk since 2013. Let's make sure he signs it soon, before it's too late.
… direction that, say, American or Australian history has taken over the past few centuries, … the jungle. We also know that in recent history, as in the colonial past, contact has …
New short film offers visionary perspective on the plastic pollution crisis.
Plastic Song Staff Reporter | 23rd July 2020 News Plastic Pollution Thought Leaders Marine Conservation Filmmaking Steve McPherson New short film offers visionary perspective on the plastic pollution …