A Call for All Life on the Planet
January 13, 2026 By Sara Omi* Indigenous women are on the frontlines of the major impacts affecting our territories. When rivers are polluted, when forests are cleared, when agrochemicals sicken the land and poison our food systems, the violence we experience is physical, territorial, spiritual, cultural, and economic. Even so, we continue to sustain the […]
From COP21 to COP30: the rise of Indigenous solutions in times of climate crisis
January 09, 2026 By Leticia Doormann Indigenous solutions show that land demarcation, traditional knowledge, and territorial care are effective responses to the climate crisis. Ten years have passed since the adoption of the Paris Agreement at COP21. A decade later, Belém, with the smell of rain and the taste of jambu, promised to be a […]
Learning Communities: Where Exchange Becomes a Strategy for Direct Climate Finance
December 15, 2025 By Tamara Lasheras, Knowledge & Communities Officer In a year marked by political tensions, urgent climate goals, and global calls to transform the architecture of climate finance, the coordinated and strategic presence of Indigenous Peoples and local communities stood out powerfully at COP30, the climate summit held in Belém last November. Their […]
Indigenous Defenders for Territorial and Climate Justice
December 12, 2025 By Alejandra Salgado, Learning and Collaboration Program Officer Between 27 and 30 October, Indigenous land and territorial defenders from across Latin America gathered in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, to exchange strategies, strengthen alliances, and advance the development of a common advocacy agenda for international spaces. Indigenous Peoples face increasing threats […]
Raising a (cupuaçu) glass for Belém
November 04, 2025 by Claire Biason, Coalitions & Engagement Program Manager The flood of COP30 summaries these days shows just how much attention the summit in Belém attracted. Yet many of us who poured our energy into this COP feel a lingering fatigue—the outcomes were disappointing, and the gap between “insiders” and “outsiders” in policy‑making […]
Indigenous youth are the seeds of a possible world
November 04, 2025 By Alejandra Salgado, Learning and Collaboration Programme Officer “We are the mountain, the rivers, the living forest. We are the seeds, the trees, the refuge. We are the territory of all life. We are the Amazon, we are resistance.” – Youth of the Yaku Mama Floating Climate Action Caravan. For almost a […]
Preserving Life and Transforming Politics: The Leadership of Indigenous Women Towards COP30
November 04, 2025 by Leticia Doormann, TINTA´s General Coordinator and Co-Founder “Indigenous women are the guardians of the planet for the healing of the Earth.” With this conviction, Indigenous and tropical forest women from Latin America seek to raise their voices at COP30, reaffirming their leading role in the global climate agenda and reminding the […]
Yutzu Group: a strategy and learning group on Amazonian territorial governance
October 28, 2025 By Claire Biason,Coalitions & Engagement Program Manager The Amazon Basin is home to immense cultural and ecological diversity, where Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants, and local communities play a central role in defending territories that are vital for the planet’s future. Recognizing the urgency of strengthening territorial rights and governance in the region, Tenure […]
GroundWork Sessions | Final sprint to COP30
October 18, 2025 By Claire Biason,Coalitions & Engagement Program Manager Final sprint to COP30: Indigenous leadership and the paths to influence As the world prepares for COP30 in Belém, Indigenous Peoples and local communities are making waves. The largest Indigenous delegation in COP history is expected to gather in the Amazon this year, bringing a […]