International Day of Indigenous Peoples: Free Nahuelbuta
Today is the United Nations (UN) International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, in recognition of the more than 370 million Indigenous people whose dive...
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Chile’s River Protector Network Rejects Alto Maipo Complex
Water scarcity has become a mounting crisis in Chile. The country has been ranked as one of the most prone to water stress in the Western Hemisphere. Despite it...
Indigenous Lands in Canada & Colombia on World Heritage List
Two parks separated by about 4,000 miles— one a coniferous forest, the other a tropical jungle—but both significant homelands of Indigenous Peoples, have be...
Conservation and Community in Laguna San Ignacio
NRDC has a long history in Laguna San Ignacio, one of the last unspoiled nurseries for Pacific gray whales in Baja California Sur, Mexico. NRDC’s President, R...
World Water Day: Chile’s New Wave of River Protectors
Today is World Water Day, in celebration of a common good that human societies have long understood as synonymous with life. Despite their vital importance for ...
Chilean Courts Protect Patagonia’s Puelo and Cuervo Rivers
Local residents and environmentalists in Chile are enjoying a prolonged New Year’s celebration thanks to two major legal decisions that will protect the count...