Local Effects of Global Forest Conservation Policy: On Zapotec Resistance against a Protected Natural Area
This article looks at the controversial issue of forest conservation in the Southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.
This article looks at the controversial issue of forest conservation in the Southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.
The article shows how the Sami of northern Norway are creating new openings and opportunities for more localized management systems based on local environmental knowledge.
This film documents the effect of chemical and pesticide residuals on the Inuit community of Greenland, where they are carried by oceans and snow. It also examines the situations of those around the globe who must use these pesticides to survive.
This film gives voice to people affected by the development of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in the Brazilian Amazon, and details the devastating environmental and social consequences of the project.
This film reports on the eviction of villages near Mubende by the Ugandan army to clear land for a coffee plantation.
This episode of a four-part documentary series reveals the struggles of indigenous Ethiopians and the Q’eros people of the Peruvian Andes against the pressures of religious conflicts and climate change.
This episode of a four-part documentary series reveals the struggles of indigenous Hawaiians and Australian Aboriginals to protect their sacred areas from modern and industrial encroachment.
The Tundra Book provides a rare and poetic glimpse into a man determined to preserve his people’s ancient culture, beliefs, and traditions.
This award-winning film portrays Canada’s indigenous Inuit community and its dependence on eider down, in the face of dwindling eider duck populations as a result of man-made development.
The film tells the story of two cotton farming villages in East Africa: one organic, one heavily industrialized.