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Land is Life Statement of Solidarity with the Adi People in their Campaign to Protect the Siang River and Ancestral Lands from Mega Dam Construction in Arunachal Radesh, Northeast India

  Land is Life stands in solidarity with the Indigenous Adi People of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India, in their ongoing struggle to assert their rights, defend their ancestral land and protect the Siang River from the proposed 11000, MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Hydroelectric Project — set to become the largest

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Asia

In Memoriam Leonard Imbiri

  On November 23, at 1:23 am, our brother Leonard Imbiri passed away. Leo lived his life in a good way, struggling against injustice, working for future generations, and bringing hope to the Indigenous Peoples of Papua. Leo was part of the Land is Life family for over two decades. As Executive

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Asia

Bittersweet Sugar in Papua

Deforestation for sugar projects in Merauke, Source: Yayasan Pusaka   Sugar is often synonymous with sweetness, enhancing and strengthening the flavor of food. But will the same outcome occur in Papua, where the land and its Indigenous Peoples are increasingly being eroded for the interests of the National Sugar and

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BANGLADESH Y SUS PUEBLOS INDÍGENAS

  Puede que Bangladesh sea una estrella en ascenso, pero la voz de sus pueblos indígenas ha caído en oídos sordos. Bangladesh es una estrella en ascenso en el escenario internacional. Las recientes visitas del presidente francés, Emmanuel Macrón y Sergei Lavrov, el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores ruso, son testimonio

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