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Author: Soňa Sopirová “Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, I knew I couldn’t stay quiet,” Viktoria Maladaeva tells me. For her, silence was never neutral. It meant accepting a system that had long treated Indigenous… Read More »“I Knew I Couldn’t Stay Quiet”: Conversation with Viktoria Maladaeva on War, Colonialism, and Resistance

Authors: Isa van der Wal & Rasika Kulkarni The impacts of climate change extend far beyond environmental degradation; they intersect with social inequalities to shape the lived experiences of women and girls around the world.… Read More »The correlation between the disproportionate effect on women within climate disasters

Authors: Zsófia Raba, Marta Fontana, & Marit Heppe 2025 has witnessed a double-edged mixture of events zooming through Indigenous communities around the world. And their impact has affected all. Stories of progress and breakthroughs have… Read More »Indigenous Recap: 2025 through achievements and struggles

Authors: Marit Heppe, Rosa Jorba Thousands of Indigenous peoples marching and protesting, a record number of fossil fuel lobbyists accredited, and a smoldering fire in the house; COP30 proved to be nothing short of paradoxical.… Read More »COP30: Realities and Losses for Indigenous Peoples

Authors: Marta Fontana, Soňa Sopirová, Zsófia Rába 1. Introduction “We think of our body as our first territory, and we recognise the territory in our bodies: when the places we inhabit are violated, our bodies… Read More »Gender-based violence and embodied resistance: Women’s bodies as tools of resistance 

Author: Isa van der Wal In the shimmering waters of O’ahu, Hawaii, where the tides once carried life, food, and stories, filmmaker Tiare Ribeaux invites us to listen to the water. Their short film, Waters… Read More »When the Waters Speak: Tiare Ribeaux and the Story of Pu’uola

Authors: Marit Heppe, Rosa Jorba In November 2025, the world will be looking at Belém do Pará, Brazil, as it hosts the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30). For the first time in history,… Read More »What to Expect from COP30? Indigenous Peoples at the Forefront

Author: Letícia Rosar Mori “The forest is alive. It will only die if the white people persist in destroying it. If they succeed, the rivers will vanish underground, the ground will crumble, the trees will… Read More »FPIC as a Human Rights Mechanism Against Ecocide: A Brazilian Approach within the Global South Context

Authors: Rasika & Keaobaka Medupe Plastic is well acknowledged as the common enemy, poisoning our land, water and bodies. What if we tell you AI is the same? It is affecting our land, water and… Read More »Is AI The New Plastic?