The National Policy on Integrated Fire Management is the topic of the third episode of ISPN Comments, with geographer and technical advisor Lívia Carvalho. It seems contradictory to imagine that fire – the kind that consumes several hectares of Cerrado, Pantanal, and Amazon – can cause serious fires.
A project involving 14 rural families in the municipality of Amapá do Maranhão is a successful example of beekeeping and honey production. The combined efforts are transforming the lives of several rural communities in the municipality of Amapá do Maranhão.
"Charting Paths to Well-being" was proposed by a collective of Indigenous women to strengthen territorial and environmental protection in Eastern Amazonia.
The cooperative markets products from more than 40 community organizations in nine Brazilian states. Jatobá flour, babaçu oil, pequi nuts, non-GMO corn flakes, macaúba coconut soap, and baru nuts are some of the items.
ISPN is participating in the event in Montreal, Canada, to contribute to the debate in favor of the socio-biodiversity economy and the conservation of all Brazilian biomes. "Make no mistake, the biodiversity crisis is also a climate crisis," stated the...
Pilot program in Brazil and traditional communities show that it is possible to reduce areas burned by fires with prevention activities, video highlights. The month of September has arrived and, with it, the critical period for fires in Brazil, which...
We express our immense concern regarding the disappearance of indigenous rights activist Bruno Araújo Pereira and journalist Dom Phillips in the Javari Valley. We offer our full solidarity to their families and close friends. Pereira and Phillips have dedicated themselves for years to work in defense of indigenous rights.
Until February 28th, interested indigenous associations can submit proposals to compete for R$ 25; projects must be completed by October 2022. Vale and the Institute for Society, Population and Nature (ISPN) are launching a public call for indigenous organizations.
Municipalities in Amazonas that incorporate family-based agricultural production into school meals set an example of sovereignty, health, and respect for traditional cultures, and serve as a reference for the rest of the country. By practicing their ways of life, indigenous peoples fed a large part of the population.
More than 60 organizations, including ISPN, sent a letter to the president of the Senate, Davi Alcolumbre, asking him to suspend voting on controversial matters that have impacts on the environment, the economy, and society as a whole.
