The decree authorized the government to assess the concession of waterways to private operators, including the responsibility for maintenance, dredging and vessel‑traffic management. The decision ...

Bolivia's largest labor union federation launched a nationwide strike as teachers, farmers and Indigenous organizations ...

A coalition of land councils has staged a second protest against proposed changes to Crown Lands legislation in New South Wales, ahead of a meeting with the Minister this week.

BRASILIA — Thousands of Indigenous people marched in Brazil’s capital on Tuesday to protest what they say are violations of their land rights by large corporations advancing farming, logging and ...

Thousands of Indigenous protesters in Brazil, UN human rights experts, and advocacy groups have raised alarms over escalating threats to Indigenous leaders, territories, and rights. Demonstrations at ...

Demonstrators taking part in a protest in Halifax against the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation say there are parallels between what's happening in the United States and ...

SAO PAULO — The Brazilian government said Monday it would revoke a decree signed by leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that allowed private concessions for waterways, following 33 days of ...