Nature as a subject of rights: the case of the Mosquito River
June 5th, 2026
In the semi-arid region of Minas Gerais, popular mobilization and support from the Ecos Fund are transforming the relationship between communities and the river.
In the semi-arid region of Minas Gerais, popular mobilization and support from the Ecos Fund are transforming the relationship between communities and the river.
The project is expected to directly benefit more than 26 families and contribute to the protection of over 1,6 million hectares of forests and waterways in the region.
Leaders from the Cerrado and Caatinga biomes report on the impacts of training focused on community communication and political advocacy, marketing, and youth mobilization.
The tool integrates information from 2002 to 2023 and pushes for accountability in supply chains.
New tool will allow civil society, researchers, and the press to access and cross-reference data independently.
The meeting aimed to broaden the public debate on the importance of protecting the biome, which has already lost 50% of its native vegetation.
Meeting between leaders from Mato Grosso do Sul and Maranhão promotes exchange of knowledge, articulates resistance, and boosts the recovery of degraded areas in the face of state absence and pressure from agribusiness.
A tool for collective construction consolidates decades of struggle, strengthens quilombola resistance, and demands public policies.
Without their own legal instrument, 28 segments of traditional peoples and communities are pressuring the federal government to guarantee the recognition and protection of their territories.
The law was published on January 7, 2025, but it is still awaiting the decree that will allow its implementation.