Indigenous
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – The government of the Brazilian state of Para in the Amazon will consult Indigenous communities on how they will benefit from the future sale of carbon offset credits that U.S. companies have agreed to buy to try to protect the rainforest. In a statement…
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – A Native American group on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block Rio Tinto (NYSE:) and BHP from gaining access to Arizona land needed to build one of the world’s largest mines, a last-ditch legal move in a long-running case pitting religious rights against…
By Nia Williams (Reuters) – Canada will fund an Indigenous-led study into how oil sands development impacts the health of local communities, the government said on Wednesday, following a tailings water leak from an Imperial Oil (NYSE:) site that heightened pollution concerns. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Ottawa would provide…
