Issue Feb 25-Mar 03 2026: Recent reports indicate that coltan mining is taking place in certain Colombian departments, such as Guainía, without the required environmental licenses, and in Antioquia and César, where there is not even solid proof that the mineral exists. Lying at the root of such illegal activity are state failure, smuggling operations,

Issue Feb 25-Mar 03 2026: In response to the increase in illegal incursions on the Malinowski River, the Peruvian government is deploying a unified front with the Armed Forces, the National Police, and Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado (SERNANP) to protect park rangers, curb related crimes, and preserve the country’s main

Issue Feb 25-Mar 03 2026: COP30, the UN climate conference held in November 2025 in Belém, represented a milestone for the Indigenous agenda in Brazil. The summit marked the biggest advance in the demarcation of Indigenous lands in the last two decades and was also the stage for new financial commitments aimed at the territorial