Indigenous defenders stand between illegal roads and survival of the Amazon rainforest – elections in Brazil and Peru could be a turning point

Illegal roads have brought deforestation, fire and other environmental damage to the Amazon. Indigenous territory in many areas has blocked them.

David S. Salisbury, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability, University of Richmond • conversation
Sept. 29, 2022 • ~12 min

Satellites over the Amazon capture the choking of the ‘house of God’ by the Belo Monte Dam – they can help find solutions, too

When Indigenous peoples lose their river flow to dams, satellite programs like Landsat can help them fight for their resources.

Shahzaib Khan, Graduate Research Assistant in Computational Hydrology, University of Washington • conversation
May 2, 2022 • ~9 min

Colonialism: why leading climate scientists have finally acknowledged its link with climate change

The IPCC’s latest climate report discusses how colonialism has shaped climate, a breakthrough for the climate justice movement.

Harriet Mercer, Research Associate in Climate History, University of Cambridge • conversation
April 22, 2022 • ~8 min

Our meat obsession is destroying the planet – the solution is to change how we see animals

Learning from Indigenous cultures to treat animals as more than just food sources could help us combat the climate crisis.

Colin Samson, Professor of Sociology and Indigenous Peoples, University of Essex • conversation
Feb. 9, 2022 • ~6 min

The science of sugar: why we're hardwired to love it and what eating too much does to your brain – podcast

Plus, a lawyer explains the legal battle over Canada’s discriminatory First Nations child welfare system. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.

Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
Jan. 20, 2022 • ~6 min

2021 Arctic Report Card reveals a (human) story of cascading disruptions, extreme events and global connections

Sea ice is thinning at an alarming rate. Snow is shifting to rain. And humans worldwide are increasingly feeling the impact of what happens in the seemingly distant Arctic.

Twila Moon, Deputy Lead Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Dec. 14, 2021 • ~9 min

Coronavirus: Europeans introduced devastating novel diseases to the Indigenous Americas – here's what the survivors learned

When colonisers invaded the Americas, they brought with them waves of new diseases. This legacy continues to impact Indigenous communities.

Felice S. Wyndham, Research Affiliate, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, University of Oxford • conversation
April 1, 2020 • ~9 min

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