Películas
Bugta
Bugta is a message from the Talaandig tribe, Mindanao, Philippines for COP15. The Talaandig community will hold a ritual during the Copenhagen summit, to pray for the leaders to protect the earth, and…
REDD: A New Animal in the Forest (English)
REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), is a climate change mitigation measure that seeks to reduce GHG emissions by preventing or reducing forest loss and forest…
Eyes on the Kampar Peninsula
The Kampar Peninsula is 700,000 hectares of peatland up to 15 metres deep, on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The peat contains more than 2 billion tonnes of carbon. 400,000 hectares of forest…
Canada’s indigenous groups hold nationwide protests
Indigenous groups in Canada are holding nationwide protests while one prominent chief has gone on hunger strike. They want the government to honour long-standing treaties that affect access to…
Indigenous groups take justice into their own hands in Colombia
Tired of being caught in fighting between the Colombian Government and FARC rebels - the Nasa indigenous community is taking matters into its own hands. (Al Jazeera's Alessandro Rampietti, 2012)
Indigenous Peoples: The Guardian of Indonesian Forest
From Papua to Sumatra, representatives of indigenous peoples agree on the importance of forests. They have proven themselves to be the faithful guardians of Indonesian forests. From Papua to Sumatra,…
Native Ecuadorans protest mining projects
Thousands of Ecuadoreans have taken to the streets of the capital Quito in protests over large-scale mining projects. Indigenous people on Thursday expressed anger over the government's decision to…
Sinar Mas Myths and Realities
Sinar Mas, Indonesia's largest palm oil and paper company with arms including APP and Golden Agri Resources, spins a tale about how it protects rainforests and peatlands. But in reality, Sinar Mas…