Arara People launch Territorial Protection Plan at ATL 2025 telegram Join our Telegram channel! telegram The document proposes the alignment of territorial protection actions between supervisory bodies and those carried out by the indigenous people themselves to effectively repress and control criminal activities that occur in the region The Territorial Protection Plan was drawn up in response to the successive invasions suffered by the Indigenous Land in recent years as well as illegal livestock farming and fishing “Loggers have invaded the Arara territory in search of high-value timber opening up branches through the forest in the most isolated areas,” the plan states the first assembly was held in Tagagem Village for the territorial protection of the Arara IT with representatives from the National Foundation for Indigenous Peoples (Funai) the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) Unyleya Socio-Environmental and the Territorial and Environmental Protection Plan for the Indigenous Lands of the Middle Xingu (PPTMX) – a condition established in the preliminary license for the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant – with the aim of preparing a detailed map of the threats that occur in the IT Download the Territorial Protection Plan The result was the detailing of territorial protection strategies to face the challenges and threats in the territory and the activities that each governmental and non-governmental partner must carry out The attributions are specified in the document and the actions are classified as Information Prevention and Control with the responsibilities of each partner indicated public bodies such as Funai and Ibama are responsible for mediating conflicts and raising awareness in addition to monitoring the area of ​​protection of Indigenous Lands “The territory is greatly impacted by BR-230 (Trans-Amazonian highway) and we created this document to monitor and protect our home during the Discussion Circle "Mapping Resistance: Indigenous Strategies for Territorial Monitoring" at the ATL A group of Arara indigenous people from the Arara and Cachoeira Seca Indigenous Lands met with representatives from Funai and the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples (MPI) this Monday morning (07/04) The Arara people live in two different TIs: the indigenous people who live in the Arara TI were contacted between 1981 and 1993 located between the Iriri and Xingu Rivers which is why they are known as recently contacted peoples the leaders distributed the Arara TI Territorial Protection Plan and demanded measures regarding the removal of intruders from the Cachoeira Seca TI which has been suffering from accelerated deforestation in recent years due to non-indigenous invaders Funai's Director of Territorial Protection (DPT) met with the indigenous people and explained that the process should take place this year “The TI was approved in 2016 and we need to complete the land regularization process which is the compensation of non-indigenous occupants in good faith because of the improvements made,” he explained we are developing a joint action plan to begin the land procedure this year,” said the director A leader of the women of the Cachoeira Seca IT who did not wish to be identified stated that the eviction process needs to happen soon as the indigenous people feel unsafe in their own homes because we need our territory free from invaders We don’t feel safe with our children in our territory the group was received by representatives of the Secretariat for Indigenous Environmental and Territorial Rights and the Department for Mediation and Conciliation of Indigenous Conflicts The meeting's agenda was the same: request for support for monitoring the Arara IT Territorial Protection Plan and accelerating the de-intrusion of the Cachoeira Seca IT.  who spoke in the Arara language – from the Karib linguistic family – reinforced the urgency of eviction due to the increase in deforestation.  The Arara left the meeting with the MPI's commitment to demand that Norte Energia — the concessionaire of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant — deliver the inspection posts in the IT; find a solution for the resettlement of the traditional peoples who occupy the IT and take action to prevent the continued dissemination of fake news about land regularization in the region According to data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) the Cachoeira Seca IT was one of the most deforested in Brazil in the last six years.  The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office has already received dozens of complaints about invasions Despite the approval and demarcation of Cachoeira Seca in 2016 which benefited the Arara people with permanent possession and exclusive use of the region the government has yet to remove non-indigenous people from the area the Xingu + Network filed a complaint with the following agencies: Federal Public Ministry ICMBio and Ministry of Justice about the advance of deforestation and illegal logging in the Cachoeira Seca Indigenous Land The Xingu+ Network monitors deforestation and other environmental impacts throughout the Xingu Basin through SIRAD X which is the Remote Alert System for Deforestation in the Xingu Basin and also through partners who carry out territorial surveillance the months of August and September 2024 indicated an alarming increase in deforestation in the Cachoeira Seca IT which went from 795 hectares recorded in 2023 to 1.149 ha in 2024 areas of illegal logging were identified in the IT The exploitation hotspots are located along an illegal road in the northwest region and this connection facilitates access to the cities of Rurópolis and Placas The most relevant news for you to form your opinion on the socio-environmental agenda LAST ISSUE '#' : location.hash;window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery = location.search === '' && location.href.slice(0 location.href.length - window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash.length).indexOf('?') !== -1 '?' : location.search;if (window.history && window.history.replaceState) {var ogU = location.pathname + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash;history.replaceState(null "\/liveblog_entry\/man-shot-dead-reportedly-by-cops-during-violent-clash-between-bedouin-crime-gangs-in-negev\/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=Y84zynHkW6mdCvUz1.p0ScthEiIjVbWhUXys7Zzxq.8-1746450930-1.0.1.1-qYUzJvB6O8lWZz_mfw16AVcY6nxcHKehMjfiWhT5N2k" + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash);cpo.onload = function() {history.replaceState(null ogU);}}document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(cpo);}()); Inside the exclusive soirée that kicks off Rio de Janeiro’s caipirinha-fueled Carnival celebrations—before merging with the city’s blocos the streets will flood with bodies in fishnet tights and tiny bikinis In a mansion perched high in the lush hills of Santa Teresa Ben-Gvir Exposes Identity of Cop Involved in Fatal ShootingNational Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir met with the policeman who shot and killed a young man in Arara during what police described as a shootout Catch Kalani Pe‘a’s May Day concert, join the Aloha Bears’ weekend bash and meet a family of queens in Kumu Kahua Theatre’s latest show. 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Join in now! 2025 5:57 p.m.Luis Cassiano is the founder of Teto Verde Favela a nonprofit that teaches favela residents in Rio de Janeiro how to build their own green roofs as a way to beat the heat It was a sunny September morning in Rio de Janeiro’s Parque Arará favela and volunteers were preparing plants to be placed on Reginaldo Gomes da Silva’s roof Students from both the neighborhood elementary school and nearby federal university helped roll up Spanish moss kalanchoe and other tropical succulents in bidim a lightweight polyester geotextile made of recycled drink bottles They tied the small bundles with string and passed them to the 69-year-old radio host to lay in the grooves of the tiles on top of his three-story home Summer was fast approaching — it starts in December in Brazil — and Gomes da Silva was already worried about the heat Even in the dead of the southern hemisphere’s winter reaching almost 104 degrees Fahrenheit toward the end of August “I’m lucky that my house is on a corner that usually gets a good breeze,” he says “But even with that and all the doors and windows open I still need to keep my fan on nonstop.” It was during that same unseasonably hot month that he met fellow Parque Arará resident Luis Cassiano Gomes da Silva had spotted Cassiano in the neighborhood square surrounded by a group of kids They paid close attention as he showed them the best way to care for plants and explained how a special type of garden grown on rooftops could help cool their homes schools and other places they visit on hot days Cassiano is the founder of Teto Verde Favela a nonprofit that teaches favela residents how to build their own green roofs as a way to beat the heat without overloading electrical grids or spending money on fans and air conditioners He came across the concept over a decade ago while researching how to make his own home bearable during a particularly scorching summer in Rio A method that’s been around for thousands of years and that was perfected in Germany in the 1960s and 1970s green roofs weren’t uncommon in more affluent neighborhoods when Cassiano first heard about them But in Rio’s more than 1,000 low-income favelas their high cost and heavy weight meant they weren’t even considered a possibility Jessica Tapre repairs a green roof in a bus stop in Benfica until Cassiano decided to team up with a civil engineer who was looking at green roofs as part of his doctoral thesis to figure out a way to make them both safe and affordable for favela residents his nonprofit was born and green roofs started popping up around the Parque Arará community on everything from homes and day care centers When Gomes da Silva heard the story of Teto Verde Favela he decided then and there that he wanted his home to be the group’s next project but to spread the word to his neighbors about how green roofs could benefit their community and others like it an area without greenery that is more likely to suffer from extreme heat A 2015 study from the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro showed a 36-degree difference in land surface temperatures between the city’s warmest neighborhoods and nearby vegetated areas It also found that land surface temperatures in Rio’s heat islands had increased by 3 degrees over the previous decade That kind of extreme heat can weigh heavily on human health causing increased rates of dehydration and heat stroke; exacerbating chronic health conditions like respiratory disorders; impacting brain function; and less heat is absorbed than with other low-cost roofing materials common in favelas such as asbestos tiles and corrugated steel sheets The sustainable infrastructure also allows for evapotranspiration a process in which plant roots absorb water and release it as vapor through their leaves cooling the air in a similar way as sweating does for humans The plant-covered roofs can also dampen noise pollution prevent flooding by reducing storm water runoff and ease anxiety Summer heat has been known to melt water tanks during the summer in Rio Pictured is the water tank at Luis Cassiano's house a lightweight material conducive for plantings that will keep things cool “Just being able to see the greenery is good for mental health,” says Marcelo Kozmhinsky an agronomic engineer in Recife who specializes in sustainable landscaping “Green roofs have so many positive effects on overall well-being and can be built to so many different specifications But the several layers required for traditional green roofs — each with its own purpose like insulation or drainage — can make them quite heavy “They already consider putting green roofs on new buildings Everything here is old and goes up any way it can.” Without the oversight of engineers or architects and made with everything from wood scraps and daub construction in favelas can’t necessarily bear the weight of all the layers of a conventional green roof Lightweight and conducive to plant growth — the roofs are hydroponic so no soil is needed — it was the perfect material to make green roofs possible in Parque Arará (Cassiano reiterates that safety comes first with any green roof he helps build An engineer or architect is always consulted before Teto Verde Favela starts a project.) Because of the bidim and the vinyl sheets used as waterproof screening (as opposed to the traditional asphalt blanket) Cassiano’s green roofs cost just 5 Brazilian reais A conventional green roof can cost as much as 53 Brazilian reais “It’s about making something that has such important health and social benefits possible for everyone,” says Ananda Stroke an environmental engineering student at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro who volunteers with Teto Verde Favela “Everyone deserves to have access to green roofs especially people who live in heat islands Wide-leafed crawlers make their way along the concrete walls of Gomes da Silva’s home Tangles of leaves topple from baskets of ferns tied to the framing that holds up its roof and pots of every size are scattered across tables and floors — palm trees yellow and purple plants sprouting from their dirt Luis Cassiano outside his green-roofed home in Rio de Janeiro He's the founder of a nonprofit group that promotes green roofs corn and rosemary grow in long rectangular pots He’s lived his entire life in this favela — a word that refers to a native Brazilian shrub — and has been gardening just as long “My mother taught me all about how to take care of plants: when to water them what to do if they start to wilt,” he says She would have loved having them on top of it too.” Greenery is afoot in favelas — on roofs and .. It hasn’t been long since Cassiano and the volunteers helped put the green roof on his house to the green roof-covered moto-taxi stand where he sometimes waits for a ride “It used to be unbearable when it was really hot out,” he says “But now it’s cool enough that I can relax Jill Langlois is an independent journalist based in São Paulo She has been freelancing from the largest city in the western hemisphere since 2010 writing and reporting for publications like National Geographic the environment and the impact of socioeconomic issues on people’s lives Tags: News, Health Stand with OPB and protect independent journalism for everyone Listen to the OPB News live stream (opens new window)Streaming Now They tied the small bundles with string and passed them to the 69-year-old radio host to lay in the grooves of the tiles on top of his three-story home.","type":"text"},{"_id":"622Q532RB5EDHGDXXTYRM2SHPE","additional_properties":{},"content":"Summer was fast approaching — it starts in 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Send her feedback and story ideas at ecureton@opb.org Jonathan Levinson is a multimedia reporter covering policing for Oregon Public Broadcasting By subscribing I accept the terms of use and privacy policy Full Screen1 / 13Previous photoNext photoApolima-Arara Indigenous village is visible next to the Amonia River (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)Reforestation worker Leonilson Silva harvests Inga fruits from a tree at Marechal Thaumaturgo (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)Ashaninka Indigenous family of Wewito Piyako and his wife Auzelina Ashaninka have breakfast at their home in the Apiwtxa village (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)Indigenous youth Yawari Asheninka poses for a picture next to the Amonia River during the annual celebration recognizing the Ashaninka territory in the Apiwtxa village (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)Ashaninka Indigenous maneuver in a boat on the Amonia River (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)Ashaninka indigenous youth Tayriykari inspects acai trees for reforestation in the Apiwtxa village (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)Charles Apolima participates in tug-of-war during the annual celebration recognizing the Ashaninka territory in the Apiwtxa village (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)Ashaninka Indigenous Antonio Piyako participates in a bow and arrow competition during the annual celebration recognizing the Ashaninka territory in the Apiwtxa village judges the work of participants in a face painting contest during the annual celebration recognizing the Ashaninka territory in the Apiwtxa village (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)Ashaninka Indigenous people from Brazil and Peru perform at dawn during the annual celebration recognizing the Ashaninka territory in the Apiwtxa village (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)Ashaninka Indigenous' style fish are prepared for lunch during the annual celebration recognizing the Ashaninka territory in the Apiwtxa village (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)Apolima-Arara Indigenous youth Ozileia Macedo dances during the annual celebration recognizing the Ashaninka territory in the Apiwtxa village (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)Ashaninka Sorita Shen attends a soccer match in the Apiwtxa village (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)Copyright 2024 The Associated Press Apolima-Arara Indigenous village is visible next to the Amonia River APIWTXA VILLAGE – The Ashaninka tribe of Amonia River live in a largely preserved area of Brazil's western Amazon rainforest they have taken back their territory from cattle farmers and loggers replacing pasture with fruit and timber trees the Ashaninka are now working to share their experience with neighbors to protect the whole region from deforestation and overexploitation of its natural resources an Ashaninka was elected mayor of nearby Marechal Thaumaturgo the first Indigenous to achieve this in Western Amazon's Acre state an Ashaninka-led regional organization has secured a $6.8 million grant to improve territory management in neighboring Indigenous territories Brazil's federal government created the Ashaninka territory of Amonia River Loggers and cattle farmers who had hired Indigenous people often having them work in slave-like conditions The Ashaninka transferred their main village to an abandoned pasture in a strategic location for surveillance they started reforestation and pursued self-sufficiency through food production while protecting the territory from loggers and hunters The Piyãko family has led the Ashaninka's transformation That ended the traditional political dominance by rubber barons is the mastermind of a project to share Apiwtxa's experience with neighboring Indigenous territories The Jurua Basin has been severely affected by extreme weather the Amonia River was so warm that for the first time the Ashaninka stopped bathing in its waters historic flooding destroyed crops across the region and swept away a fish farm Amazon communities are again suffering from widespread drought The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations. 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Find AP’s standards for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at AP.org rewritten or redistributed without permission TV Listings Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Closed Captioning / Audio Description Contact Us Careers at WPLG Terms of Use Privacy Policy Public File FCC Applications EEO Report Do Not Sell My Info 1.0 Host Exhibit Copyright © 2025 Local10.com is published by WPLG INC. the Brazilian government of President Dilma Rousseff awarded a large area of land to the last remnants of the Arara Indians whose cultural and physical survival was threatened in the 1970s when the military government then ruling Brazil built a highway through their homeland named the Indigenous Territory of Cachoeira Seca covering 733,688 hectares (2,833 square miles) in the state of Pará in the Brazilian Amazon This could be a belated happy ending to the tragic story of the Arara Indians the Arara traditionally roamed over a large area of forest they occupied shifting agricultural sites in the ‘wet’ season and hunted in the ‘dry’ season living in temporary huts they built in the forest that they had no word for “village” in their language From the mid-1800s on there were regular reports of largely peaceful contacts between the Arara and the small fishing communities that arose along the Xingu and Iriri Rivers not far from what was then the small town of Altamira their lives were turned upside down by the construction of the Transamazonian Highway spanning the Amazon basin from east to west The military government built the road for roughly the same reason the US Interstate highway system was built — out of fear of foreign invasion and so that troops could be moved quickly to meet an attack anywhere in the country Another factor was the government’s mistrust of the Indians and its wish to see the region occupied by poor Brazilians from the northeast part of the country Named the “Highway of National Integration” by the government the Arara redubbed it the “Highway of Disintegration” scattered Arara groups would come together regularly in the dry season at a particular forest location Those meetings offered an important opportunity for social interaction and an affirmation of indigenous identity their meeting place was very close to what was about to become a stretch of Transamazonian Highway joining Altamira and Itaituba The annual Arara meeting was violently disrupted by the arrival of thousands of Brazilian families intent on finding their fortunes in the heart of the Amazon The immigrants largely came from the impoverished where land was in short supply due to the dominance of large sugar plantations The families were given plots of land by the government as part of settlement projects created along Transamazonian Highway feeder roads The federal slogan for this ambitious Amazon resettlement policy was “men without land to the land without men” — a catchphrase that sounded to many Brazilians deliberately racist because it denied the existence of the indigenous people who had lived there for centuries and unintentionally sexist for ignoring the wives and daughters of settler families The Arara who lived north of the highway were cut off from those living to the south of it and the Indians’ traditional forms of social interaction were rapidly destroyed After a series of violent clashes with settlers and loggers Bewildered and suffering from malnutrition sent in its agents to make peaceful contact with the Arara and to try and limit the damage unable to distinguish between white men who wanted to help and those who wanted to drive them violently off their land some progress was made and Sydney Possuelo one of Brazil’s most experienced sertanistas (frontiersmen dedicated to protecting indigenous people) eventually made contact with the last remaining group funds dried up and little was done to stop outsiders particularly loggers in search of mahogany from invading the Indians’ land and riding roughshod over their culture after seeing drunk Arara begging for food beside the Transamazonian Highway a furious Possuelo went to Brasilia and demanded a sea change in indigenous policy Funai should not seek peaceful contact with isolated Indians but must take effective measures to bar outsiders from entering indigenous lands Funai set up the Department of Isolated Indians The cultural damage already done was now about to be compounded by big new infrastructure projects defended by powerful government and corporate interests that would transform the Arara’s part of the Amazon The most harmful of these was the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam a mega-project whose impact on indigenous cultures has been described by a Federal Prosecutor as “a genocidal action” and today they are struggling to rebuild their culture the Arara and the Juruna people were finally given a reserve — the Indigenous Territory of Volta Grande de Xingu Covering just 25,498 hectares (98.4 square miles) it is relatively small and is home to just 236 Arara But one of the condicionantes (conditions for the authorization of the Belo Monte dam) was that the Indians would be given a much larger territory higher up the Iriri River It is this condicionante that led to the creation of the Indigenous Territory of Cachoeira Seca in April So large was the scale of devastation suffered by the Arara over recent decades that reconstruction now will be difficult An indication of the group’s horrific suffering can be gleaned from the fact that in 1998 all of the 56 Arara living in the area that was to become the Indigenous Territory of Cachoeira Seca were descendants of just one woman with the current population standing at 105 it is evident to observers that the Indians urgently need protection and support if they are to rebuild their society One of the first measures they are demanding is the eviction of the settlers illegally living in their reserve there are 1,086 plots occupied by non-indigenous people 72 percent of which belong to peasant families most of whom were not aware that they were settling on land claimed by the Indians When Mongabay spoke to some of these settlers in the small port of Maribel on the Iriri River the settlers all expressed their willingness to leave provided the government found them an equivalent plot of land and paid them compensation for their crops and buildings A trickier problem will be dealing with illegal logging On a trip along a road that cuts through the Cachoeira Seca reserve — a road that should be closed as part of another agreed to Belo Monte condicionante — the driver revealed that on frequent trips through the area he almost always sees trucks bringing out hardwood logs illegally extracted from the reserve analyzed by ISA (Instituto Socioambiental) showed that in 2015 loggers illegally opened 333 kilometers (207 miles) of rough roads inside the reserve the Indians were clearly disturbed and frightened by the proximity of the loggers now working just 12 miles from their homes The taking of this first step in creating the Arara territory is extremely significant While there have been rumblings within the interim Temer government suggesting pushback against indigenous rights it seems unlikely that the administration would dare cancel the measure because of the backlash it would create in the indigenous community What indigenous organizations expect is inaction — with the government doing nothing to ensure that the process of creating the reserve is completed and that effective action is taken on the ground to ensure its boundaries are respected Even so — as long as the federal government can be made to keep its commitments and curbs illegal logging — the creation of the reserve could mark the beginning of a slow and difficult rebuilding of fractured lives and the rebirth of the Arara culture The “fortress conservation” model is under pressure in East Africa as protected areas become battlegrounds over history and global efforts to halt biodiversity loss Mongabay’s Special Issue goes beyond the region’s world-renowned safaris to examine how rural communities and governments are reckoning with conservation’s colonial origins and trying to forge a path forward […] This page was created in 2020 and may contain language which is now outdated *The Arara people of the Cachoeira Seca (Dry Waterfall) territory have been revealed as the tribe with the highest known rate of Covid-19 infection in the Brazilian Amazon According to official statistics 46% of the 121 Arara people living in the reserve have the virus but experts believe it’s highly likely that all the Arara in the territory are now infected The news is potentially devastating for the tribe who were only contacted in 1987 and are particularly vulnerable to outside diseases Experts believe it’s no coincidence that the reserve is one of the most invaded in the entire Amazon ranchers and colonists operating illegally within its borders The Arara’s reserve lies within the Xingu basin, where Covid-19 is now sweeping through dozens of Indigenous communities. Some of the reserves in the area are known to be inhabited by uncontacted tribes An Arara man told Survival: “We’re very worried At the health post [near the village] there is no medicine We wanted a ventilator for that post so we wouldn’t have to go into town We’re asking for protection with these coronavirus cases The number of invaders has increased a lot they’re cutting down a lot of timber The Arara are demanding the immediate eviction of all invaders from their territory and a full health-care response to prevent deaths are lobbying the Brazilian government for urgent action © Leila Burger/SurvivalThe Arara of Cachoeira Seca are now suffering the highest known rate of Covid-19 infection in the Brazilian Amazon COIAB, the Coordinating Body for Indigenous Organizations in the Brazilian Amazon, said recently in a statement: “Since the beginning we’ve been denouncing the advance of coronavirus towards Indigenous lands and the risks of contamination in our territories Covid-19 has now entered and is spreading rapidly but the dismantling of laws; the halting of the demarcation and protection of our territories; the targeting of our lands and our lives; the assassinations of our leaders; the anti-Indigenous legislative measures of the Federal Government.” during the 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council Instituto Maíra and the Indigenous Association of the Arara People of Cachoeira Seca – KOWIT – denounced violations of indigenous rights in Brazil particularly the situation facing the people of the Cachoeira Seca Indigenous Territory.  president of the Kowit Association in Cachoeira Seca Indigenous Territory called for the indigenous people´s land and lives to be respected he said that demarcation of the Arara People´s territory took place in 2016 thirty years after their first contact with non-indigenous people.  we are fighting to remove over 2 thousand invaders the consequence of the installation of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant These impacts mean our territory is among those that most suffer from deforestation in Brazil” The organisations requested the effort of the international community in the deoccupation of the Cachoeira Seca Indigenous Territory Last week, the organisations launched a report “Lives in territories under pressure: the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau, Paiter Suruí and Arara peoples” resistance and protection strategies of the indigenous peoples.  2025 - Conectas Human Rights - Postal Code 47 - São Paulo (SP) Brazil - ZIP: 01032-970 - Phone: +55 (11) 3884-7440 This sold-out series will feature exclusive setlists in person at our Honolulu studio at 738 Kāheka Street. 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As criticism of far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's response to the coronavirus pandemic continues to stack up global Indigenous rights advocates and the Arara people are raising new concerns that the crisis could devastate the recently-contacted tribe in the Xingu basin of the Amazon rainforest "We're very worried," an Arara man told Survival International According to Survival, the Arara people of the Cachoeira Seca (Dry Waterfall) territory have the highest known Covid-19 infection rate in the Brazilian Amazon. The group cited official statistics showing that 46% of the 121 Arara people in the reserve have the virus but said experts believe that everyone in the territory could be infected "At the health post [near the village] there is no medicine no ventilator," the Arara man told Survival "We wanted a ventilator for that post so we wouldn't have to go into town The village is three days away from the city We're asking for protection with these coronavirus cases There are too many invaders in the area." While the Arara tribe was contacted in 1987, Survival noted Friday that "some of the reserves in the area are known to be inhabited by uncontacted tribes the most vulnerable peoples on the planet." Backed by Survival and other allies pressuring the Brazilian government to take action the Arara people are demanding the immediate eviction of the hundreds of colonists and ranchers who illegally operate on their territory as well as an urgent healthcare response from the government to save lives "We're on the brink of disaster."--COIAB "In the last 40 years the Arara's forests have been decimated and many of them have died from introduced diseases," Survival International research and advocacy director Fiona Watson "President Bolsonaro is now overseeing the destruction both of a once-thriving people and the rainforests they managed and looked after for millennia Brazilian and international solidarity to resist this genocide is desperately needed." Bolsonaro has faced harsh condemnation within and beyond Brazil's borders for both his "pitiful" handling of the ongoing pandemic and his broader agenda targeting environmental protections and Indigenous people that critics have tied to alarming destruction in the Amazon the world's largest rainforest and a global hotspot for biodiversity Brazil on Friday had more than 978,100 confirmed Covid-19 cases and over 47,700 deaths--second in both to only the United States which is home to over 100 million more people than the South American country Indigenous people in multiple Brazilian states have begun complaining that the government has "abandoned" them during the public health crisis In a recent statement translated by Survival the Coordinating Body for Indigenous Organizations in the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB) said that "since the beginning we've been denouncing the advance of coronavirus towards Indigenous lands and the risks of contamination in our territories but the dismantling of laws; the halting of the demarcation and protection of our territories; the targeting of our lands and our lives; the assassinations of our leaders; the anti-Indigenous legislative measures of the federal government," COIAB added "Covid-19 is offering us an opportunity to shift away from life-blind capitalism which seeks infinite economic growth at the expense of the planet's life support systems."--Atossa Soltani In an op-ed for Al Jazeera on Monday Alnoor Ladha and Felipe Viveros wrote that "environmental activists and conservationists are also concerned about what post-Covid-19 economic recovery may mean for the Amazon." Atossa Soltani, founder of Amazon Watch and co-creator of the Amazon Emergency Fund told Ladha and Viveros that "this pandemic is taking a toll on vulnerable populations in the Amazon while illegal looting of the rainforest for timber and other commodities is increasing deforestation We are concerned that in the name of post-Covid-19 recovery Amazon countries are planning to double down on their neoliberal economic policies and extractive industries." "By 2100 we may see up to a billion of our fellow humans die from climate chaos and ecosystem collapse," Soltani said "Covid-19 is offering us an opportunity to shift away from life-blind capitalism which seeks infinite economic growth at the expense of the planet's life support systems Our choice is clear: we must change the way we live and relate to our living planet the future of our species is not guaranteed." Resumption of the traditional diet of the Arara people gives an ancestral taste to school lunches Wàt tynondem (Roasted fish wrapped in banana leaves) and Onatji Magarapa (Baked corn cake) —) These are the names of three traditional dishes of the Arara indigenous people that are now part of the school lunch menu in four schools located on the banks of the Iriri River The inclusion of these foods in the lunch is the result of action research work carried out in the Postgraduate Program in Environment and Rural Development at the University of Brasília (UnB) which was supported by the Instituto Socioambiental (ISA) The research connected the knowledge of older people with the systematization of information by younger people at schools in the Arara Indigenous Land The result was the availability of a high diversity of traditional foods for these educational institutions the inclusion of these foods in food programs and the strengthening of Arara culture A post shared by Instituto Socioambiental (ISA) (@socioambiental) indigenous people delivered a total of 56 varieties of traditional foods within the territory sharing their vast knowledge about collecting fishing and preparing these foods with younger generations and promoting the appreciation of ancestral traditions The connection between research and public food policies was planned from the beginning of the work traditional food will be integrated into school meals at TI Arara through the Food Acquisition Program (PAA) with the expectation of implementation by the National School Meal Program (PNAE) — both from the federal government in partnership with Altamira City Hall The inclusion of traditional and local foods in public purchasing processes is the result of interinstitutional dialogue promoted by the People's Traditional Food Commissions (Catrapovos) The commissions have been issuing opinions and technical notes with the aim of adapting policies and programs to enable access by Indigenous Peoples and Traditional Communities in accordance with their ways of life A Technical note nº 01/2017 of the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) in Amazonas played a fundamental role in ensuring that schools began purchasing products directly from communities and have been connecting government processes to local realities adapted the reality of Amazonas for all traditional peoples and communities in Brazil This action democratizes access to public policies providing opportunities to generate income in rural communities and encouraging the school meals provided to respect the ancestry and culture of indigenous peoples and traditional communities The movement marks a notable advance in relation to the previous scenario which limited traditional food to arriving on the blue plate a typical utensil in kitchens and school cafeterias in Brazil where school meals are served Resuming a healthy diet for the Arara is urgent as there is a progressive increase in chronic diseases resulting from poor diet Schools have been one of the main vectors for the introduction of processed foods into communities.  45 cases of hypertension and diabetes were recorded among the Arara The PAA is a federal government initiative that purchases food directly from family farmers and traditional communities These purchased foods are then destined for social programs daycare centers and social assistance institutions an organization that brings together seven indigenous peoples residents of three Extractive Reserves and family farmers from the Médio Xingu region submitted a R$1,5 project to the PAA notice .90 million reais to allocate locally produced food to the 2.500 municipal schools that serve more than 2024 students in this territory the Arara will provide their traditional foods in their schools during the year XNUMX The expectation is that the other peoples who are part of the Terra do Meio Network will also incorporate their diversity into school meals and researcher who developed the aforementioned research explains that this permission is also a measure of cultural strengthening since young people began to recover the flavor of their own culture “At a time of climate change and erosion of diversity tradition and ways of doing things that can solve future problems The school can teach children that traditional food is good and become a space where the transmission of food knowledge between generations is encouraged and strengthened,” said Moura the project involved young people in recording the traditional food gathering and fishing practices of the Arara people The audiovisual material reveals the variety of foods preparations and traditional knowledge that can be incorporated into school meals in the Arara Indigenous Land Traditional school meals can be integrated with other educational activities at the school as was the case with the delivery of Tybom (Jiju) and Ótpa (Tamoatá) fish who had never before participated in catching fish in the forest or known the catching techniques used by older connoisseurs had the opportunity to follow this activity and learn from it participated in the activity teaching the younger ones the murot - the name of the trap to catch the fish - and was excited about the possibility of passing on this knowledge but a lot of kids don't know it yet and that's why we're teaching it we’re not going to lose our fishing,” said elder Toitji the Arara community organized the Tybombé party coincidentally during the Tybom (Jiju) season something that had not happened for decades It is undeniable that the revival of the traditional practice of capturing Tybom played a fundamental role in strengthening the culture of the Arara people Children learn Murot with the elders in their village | Priscila Tapajowara/ISA “This action was so significant that the capture of Tybom for school feeding generated a dialogue at the school and we want to repeat the activity in the next dry season this time with the school’s more active participation said the director responsible for schools at Polo Arara Having lived a life of struggle from an early age Mobu Odo Arara says that “this is how we live day to day in our village: being persecuted” The situation facing this Indigenous Land is told in “Lives in territories under pressure: the Uru-eu-wau-wau by Conectas in partnership with the Kanindé Ethno-Environmental Defense Association the Jupaú Association and the Kowit Association.  >>>Access the report “Lives in territories under pressure: the Uru-eu-wau-wau, Paiter Suruí and Arara tribes” Data and information were gathered on public health illegal activities by third parties inside the territory impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the political and social organization of three indigenous lands (Cachoeira Seca In addition to exposing the context behind the threats the report also presents the mechanisms of resistance and forest preservation and the traditional knowledge held by the indigenous groups.  The goal is to strengthen the participating organizations and expose the issues faced by indigenous peoples and indigenists we didn’t have the opportunity to disseminate our image but today we are finding partners,” said Timbektodem Arara who participated in the launch of the report alongside the other guests Mborep Uru Eu Wau Wau The Cachoeira Seca Indigenous Land is located between the Iriri and Xingu rivers On this Indigenous Land of 734,000 hectares lives the Arara tribe which for years has had to contend with intense conflicts with ruralists Approved as an Indigenous Land in April 2016 the government has still not relocated the more than 1,200 non-indigenous families living inside the territory The construction of the Trans-Amazonian highway and the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam illustrates how the Land has suffered territorial violations for years and even though the environmental and social conditions of the projects required the proper regularization of the territory there is a new threat: the Volta Grande-Belo Sun Project which is projected to be the largest open-pit gold mine in Brazil There are already more than twenty requests for gold mining surveys in the area surrounding the Indigenous Land in addition to the problem of deforestation in the territory. Records from the National Space Research Institute (INPE) show that the rate of loss of the ecosystem in the Cachoeira Seca Indigenous Land is only increasing Among the illegal activities that result in deforestation and other violations the leaders highlighted logging and illegal livestock farming Chief Mobu Odo Arara explained that the lack of adequate resources is one of the main difficulties in dealing with the friction “We don’t have the means to confront the ruralists because they have power and money,” he said referring to the intense lobbying conducted by agribusiness and its representatives “Our territory has turned into the world’s business exhibit Every day that passes we hear more chainsaws chewing up our land […] The Arara people will never abandon their territory Our warriors will not allow our forest to be destroyed Together we will protect our river Iriri,” wrote Mobu Odo Arara and Timbektodem Arara in a passage from the report The Kowit Association is one of the organizations representing the Arara tribe It was created in 2017 and speaks for the Iriri and Awey indigenous villages The organization focuses on guaranteeing territorial rights to shout out to the world that these people are fighting for rights and for respect the Arara tribe published its Protocol for Free written and organized by the indigenous group with guidance on how they want to be consulted in cases of projects and/or initiatives that affect their territories our speech and our construct that is in there but the white man does not respect this protocol,” lamented Timbektodem Arara © John Miles/SurvivalSurvival has been campaigning for the rights of the Arara for decades This page was created in 2016 and may contain language which is now outdated A small group of Amazon Indians has been celebrating success after a 30-year quest to protect their lands from thousands of illegal settlers and loggers Brazil’s president signed the decree establishing the Arara tribe’s reserve earlier this month Survival has campaigned for the Arara tribe since 1993, and legal recognition of the territory was a condition of the controversial Belo Monte dam being built further downstream an Arara leader said: “The fight for the recognition of our land didn’t start today The ratification is not the end [of the process] as now we are waiting for illegal settlers to be moved out But our land is guaranteed for our community.” The battle for recognition of the reserve, now known as Cachoeira Seca (Dry Rapids), began when one group of Arara was first contacted in 1987 At that point they numbered just 30 people Today the group’s population is about 100, but they remain very vulnerable to diseases brought in by the large number of illegal loggers and settlers A larger Arara group were contacted in the 1970s, when the government built the Transamazon Highway through their forest home As colonists started to settle along the highway They were accused of killing construction workers as they tried to defend their forest Survival launched its campaign for Arara land rights in 1993, when the BBC screened a film by journalist George Monbiot Hundreds of Survival supporters lobbied the government and two years later a large sawmill in Cachoeira Seca was closed down But in the last few years Cachoeira Seca has witnessed some of the highest deforestation rates of any Indigenous territory in Brazil. According to FUNAI there are over 1,000 homesteads in the reserve making the Arara a minority on their own land The authorities have said illegal settlers will be slowly removed and rehoused My forest At the table in the auditorium at the Federal University of Pará Ororigó Arara shares with the audience the accounts of suffering that came to her through her mother It's the day of the launch of the Protocol of Consultation of its people a document that details how the Arara should be consulted when non-indigenous people want to do anything that has an impact on their lands Ororigó recalls his mother's teachings: “she told me that whites are bad the loggers wouldn't let us sleep during the day or night,” she says.  The suffering of the Arara is a direct consequence of a work done during the military dictatorship In the section of the Trans-Amazonian Highway the Arara territory was cut in half and brought non-indigenous people to the region The work was done without considering the rights of the Arara people and other indigenous people who lived in the region So that something like this never happens again the Arara launched their consultation protocols.  the indigenous define the rules for consultation in each territory The right of consultation to indigenous and traditional peoples is established by Convention 169 of the International Labor Organization (ILO) This means that no project that has an impact on the ILs can be carried out without first listening to the residents This consultation has to comply with a clear protocol established by the indigenous people.  During the construction of the Transamazônica highway the Arara were forced to change their lives without ever staying in one place for long until the situation became untenable and they decided to make contact with non-indigenous people From a large territory that stretched from the Tapajós River to the Iriri River (see map) the Arara settled in much smaller areas on the edge of the Iriri settled in what is now the Arara Indigenous Land and is considered recent contact; are the Macaws of the Cachoeira Seca TI another work ran over the Arara's fate: the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant The work brought a new wave of non-indigenous people to the region - the karei - and a wave of invasions especially in the Cachoeira Seca TI (see map).  the Arara define themselves as a happy people So they wrote it into their consultation protocol There were days of celebration in both territories during the launch of the documents they danced and sang at the Casa de Cultura and at the Casa dos Homens celebrating this new stage of resistance.  From my territory I get my traditional food Our hunt lasts for several days in the bush it becomes more difficult to get food and maintain the traditional way of life.  “It is from the forest that we get medicine Everything is there inside the forest in our territory “But it's getting harder and harder to hunt we can already see the impact and the animals leaving which we use the seed a lot to treat worms the land grabbers try to illegally enter the neighboring TI Arara Indigenous people have organized to resist Tatji Arara participated in some expeditions into the forest in search of invaders Tatji has already been threatened with death.  Tambyapé has participated in expeditions as well “Last year we found a manual sawmill inside our land Tambyapé says that the protocol is important because non-indigenous people often arrive with their projects ready without asking the indigenous for their opinion Today we live in a situation where many things can only be achieved by document Often whites do not ask how it should be done and the protocol says how we want to be consulted,” he explains.  Another action to protect the territory was to open two new villages on the banks of the Transamazônica since most of the invasions occur through this route This makes it easier to monitor and prevent intruders from entering But the change has consequences: the Arara who live in these villages have difficulty accessing drinking water Another fear is the paving of the Trans-Amazonian highway between Rurópolis and Medicilândia precisely on the stretch adjacent to the Arara territory but so far they have not been contacted by the Dnit (National Department of Infrastructure and Transport).  “We found out that Dnit wanted to pave the BR-230 and so far they haven't come to present any project to us (Learn more on the Xingu+ website: Construction Radar BR 230) the impact is direct: trucks and cars will accelerate even more on the road in front of the village But the impact will be much greater: asphalting tends to value the surrounding lands land speculation and the intensification of invasions.  “Our fear of impact is that land will be more valuable We are very afraid of how much asphalt to subdivide and sell our land to those who are arriving” a young leader from the Iriri village.  Today's main leaders were very small or not even born at the time of contact But the older ones were adults or older children and they remember well when the karei began to invade their lands.  but then the loggers are messing around a lot in our land but I want this land protected for my boys” recalls the first time he had contact with whites The Transamazônica made this escape impossible where are we going to run if there's the Trans-Amazonian highway So we talked among ourselves: how are we going to do with these people?” we didn't take all the white people's stuff Then the whites started screaming and calling us and we argued We left the children aside and went there to karei is of a time of abundance before the arrival of non-indigenous people the Arara had more access to medicinal plants from the forest and therefore suffered less from health problems we used to drink the medicine from the bush Until the whites arrived with violence and started killing their relatives Enjoy Puerto Rican traditional music with Totín Agosto Arará y la Liga Rumbera at the Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center on Sunday After serious health complications in recent years including the difficult period after Hurricane María His life story is one of redemption and resilience giving an appropriate title to his first solo album: “Orgánico y Medicinal” (Organic and Medicinal) This historic album includes 7 original compositions by Totin Agosto and two classics Produced by Discos Omó Ifá (Beto Torrens y Rafael Maya) Orgánico y Medicinal came to fruition after three live recording sessions at Pasillo Sonoro in Río Piedras Puerto Rico with the help of sound engineer Antonio Caraballo Alberto “Beto” Torrens was born in Santurce Puerto Rico and began his musical career with Batucada Baobá Luis Vélez and his mentor and teacher Fernando “Freddy” Díaz He is a founding member of Bayanga (today Calle 13) Beto recorded in the Grammy nominated album “Urbano” by Elvis Crespo and has contributed in recordings with De La Ghetto Monsieur Periné (Colombia) [Grammy winner] He is a member of Henry Cole & The Afrobeat Collective with whom he recorded the critically acclaimed album “Roots Before Branches” released in 2012 with whom he recorded an album titled “Natural Beauty” Beto is very active in the folklore scene in Puerto Rico Bloco Afro Oxalá and La Liga Rumbera; as well as being a member of the groups Desde Cero Los Majaderos de Cachete Maldonado and Grupo Carabalí WSLR/Fogartyville Community Media & Arts Center525 Kumquat Court Sarasota Photo from WSLR/Fogartyville Community Media & Arts Center Florida's Gulf Coast source for local area business news © 2025 Suncoast Post | Web Design by Sande Caplin & Associates | Sitemap | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Please press and hold the button until it turns completely green If you believe this is an error, please contact our support team 147.45.197.102 : 99c83304-62e8-4190-90a3-e3c521e7 At least 46% of the Arara people on the Cachoeira Seca territory are infected The coronavirus is ravaging indigenous tribes living in the Amazon rainforest as it sweeps across Brazil there were more than 980 coronavirus cases and 125 COVID-19 related deaths in Brazil's indigenous populations according to numbers from the advocacy group Articulation of the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil Related: 13 coronavirus myths busted by science One tribe, the Arara people of the Cachoeira Seca territory, have been particularly hard-hit, with 46% of its 121 people living in the reserve infected, according to Survival International an organization that advocates for and defends indigenous rights "We're very worried," an Arara man told Survival International At the health post that's near their village no ventilator." The village itself is located three days away from the city and the nearest hospital The Arara tribe was first contacted in 1987 which makes them particularly vulnerable to outside diseases "We're asking for protection with these coronavirus cases," the Arara man told Survival international.  Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox Originally published on Live Science or 45% off the standard price for the first three months Her work has appeared in Scientific American She has a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Connecticut and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California 1 in 22 COVID survivors develop debilitating chronic syndrome Older adults should get 2 doses of the updated COVID shot World's first computer that combines human brain with silicon now available Even in this era of “alternative facts,” the letter to the New York Times from Norte Energy (the company responsible for Brazil’s Belo Monte Dam) will surely be remembered as a classic The letter opens by claiming that “From the beginning the deployment of the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant in the Brazilian state of Pará has been guided by respect for the local Indigenous populations and by laws ratified protocols and conventions.” News of Norte Energia’s letter reached the local Indigenous populations A response from the Arara People (Figure 1) is translated below The Arara People will never abandon our territories Timbektodem Arara – President of the Arara People’s Association – KOWIT These require consultation of affected Indigenous people to obtain their free Note that the operative word is “affected,” not “submerged.” The claim was that the Indigenous people did not need to be consulted because they were not under water The Norte Energia letter asserts: “The plant has a valid operating license and generates energy for millions of Brazilians grounded in the principles of environmental responsibility and social justice in deference to the culture of the local Indigenous populations.” and tapping the country’s enormous wind and solar potential You've doubtless seen those little LEDs that can be fastened to a bicycle's spokes that create a ring of light when the wheel is spinning While they do make the bike much more visible at night they're one more thing that needs batteries Created by Siberian physicist Semyon Filippov each Arara light contains an LED and a capacitor that repeatedly passes by a set of neodymium magnets mounted beside the wheel that capacitor retains a charge via magnetic induction And while there's no physical contact between the magnets and the light and will work at temperatures down to -15 ºF (-26 ºC) They'll be available in six colors – two or four lights go on each wheel depending on how bright the rider wants to make things they will be the subject of an Indiegogo campaign that's scheduled to begin on Feb production should start in the fourth quarter of this year Filippov tells us that estimated retail pricing is US$85 for four lights with magnets or $190 for eight – although early subscribers who register their interest via the link below (before the 13th) will get a 20 percent discount The lights are demonstrated in the following video Source: Arara resulting in previously unseen health issues like hypertension and diabetes in this corner of the Amazon jungle leading to their initial interactions with outsiders they received significant compensation for a massive new hydroelectric dam located in the municipality of Vitoria do Xingu For the first time, the Arara tasted cookies, coffee and pasta, as well as salt and sugar. The impact was severe, causing radical dietary changes that quickly turned into health problems. In the last decade, doctors treating the 400 remaining Arara have recorded 45 cases of hypertension and diabetes Leonardo de Moura, the Social-Environmental Institute’s technical advisor for this project, says the national school meal program is a crucial instrument to combat hunger and improve nutrition in Brazil but the current design “is inappropriate for Indigenous people.” The school meal program was one of the main gateways for processed food to reach Indigenous villages because it stretches into the most remote corners of the nation the menu usually doesn’t include perishable foods like fruit — nothing green or fresh.” Since processed foods came to the Arara through the school meal program it’s now the main mechanism for reversing the trend kids have been eating new meals at school that include traditional dishes like wàt tynondem (baked fish wrapped in banana leaves) karak’ kuréum (the edible leaves of a non-toxic variety of elephant ear plant) These are foods their grandparents used to eat but that became less popular due to competition from strange The case of the Arara demonstrates the significant impact caused by a hydroelectric dam that provides 9% of Brazil’s electricity. Belo Monte, a controversial project that ultimately forced Marina Silva to resign as Minister of the Environment in 2008 (a position she now occupies again) continues to be highly contentious because of its ongoing environmental impact the Arara people used to use and consume the fruit of eight different types of palm trees because they settled and began to cultivate crops the current generation of Arara children has lost the knowledge of these palm trees and their various uses They are also unfamiliar with many of the wild fruits their grandparents consumed daily we’re usually just talking about gene mapping.” Meanwhile ancient knowledge is disappearing every time an Indigenous elder dies but we must figure out how to make it work in a way that also helps them preserve and strengthen their culture.” De Moura says this project has helped Arara children rediscover wild fruits and palm trees The idea is to develop and implement a pilot project with the potential for replication in other villages Rather than sourcing school meal products from the city the authorities would instead purchase raw ingredients from Indigenous communities and have them prepare the meals This symbiotic relationship would foster healthier eating habits and safeguard the traditional knowledge that is rapidly fading away Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get more English-language news coverage from EL PAÍS USA Edition ¿Quieres añadir otro usuario a tu suscripción ¿Por qué estás viendo esto? cambia tu suscripción a la modalidad Premium Cada uno accederá con su propia cuenta de email lo que os permitirá personalizar vuestra experiencia en EL PAÍS ¿Tienes una suscripción de empresa? 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Comments are automatically closed one year after article publication Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Low-income urban communities like these tend to lack greenery and are more likely to face extreme heat than their wealthier or more rural counterparts Visual: AF Rodrigues/Brazil Photos/LightRocket via Getty Images After learning about Germany’s green roofs from a friend Parque Arará resident Luis Cassiano decided to build one himself “I started to imagine the whole favela with green roofs,” he said he knew he couldn’t depend on Brazil’s government to create better living conditions for his neighbors “To make this all viable on a large scale,” installing green roofs on all the favelas “there would need to be sponsorship from companies or help from the government.” Her work has appeared in The New York Times Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" Want to add a bit more visibility to your bike without having to deal with charging or replacing batteries That’s exactly what the Filippov brothers are hoping to do with their battery free Arara lights the Arara light system should be far more visible than reflectors at certain angles and you’ll never have to charge them or change the battery… Rather than using traditional batteries or even a dynamo hub the Arara system relies on the principles of magnetic induction two neodymium magnet units are mounted to the bike one on the fork and the other on the chainstay but on models with widely placed chainstays or fork legs (like fat bikes) there may not be a way to get the magnet close enough to the light for it to work properly Then the light itself is attached to the spoke with two to four lights per wheel the generated electric energy is stored in capacitors inside the light body the system claims to have almost imperceptible amounts of drag lighting either takes a few seconds with the A5 The trade off is that once the A200 is charged it will stay lit for much longer once you start pedaling you could run two A5s and two A200 on one wheel for the best of both worlds Offered in six colors, the lights straddle the line between fun and safety (what kid wouldn’t want colorful lights on their wheels?). Each light weighs in at 25g, and they are water and dust resistant. They’ve also been designed in tested in Siberia down to -31°C though they’re guaranteed to work down to -25° Available through a pre-order on indiegogo it’s important to note that Arara lights probably won’t ship until at least January of 2019 If you’re ok with waiting in order to save 10% the kits are available starting at $76 for four A5 lights and two magnets indiegogo.com Zach Overholt is the Editor in Chief of Bikerumor He has been writing about what’s new in the bicycle world for 12+ years Zach spent many years in the back of a bicycle shop building and repairing nearly every type of bike while figuring out how to (occasionally) ride them Zach is now slowly introducing a new generation to cycling and still trying to figure out how to fit the most rides into a busy schedule as a new dad This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed Great idea and possibly swap the system around to have a charging device for a gps device as they may create some significant centrifugal force which could slow the cyclist down and affect steering I am not wild about that metal band clamp holding it on; It could really chew up some paint if it moves around or if a person is not careful on the install but then no hideous magnet on a mast clamped to your frame I commend the people who designed these that they do not make any unsubstantiated claims about safety and that their page warns in the FAQ that these lights are not street legal in every country I think I would try to fit the magnet on the inside of the frame and stick it on there with Sugru Peak Performance expands on their MTB specific clothing with new pants Apparently that’s an option when you’re designing products for the GOAT We spotted Cofidis racing an all-new prototype wireless 13-speed Campagnolo Super Record 13 WRL SC road groupset Canyon Bicycles is now selling select models directly through Amazon.com Want wireless shifting but don’t want to have to buy a whole new drivetrain Be protected from the sun with the new UV Hooded Trail Shirt… OrNot The new Van Nicholas Astraeus is a beautiful titanium road bike that’s limited to just 50 frames Etna in Sicily will host the first Everesting World Championships in Fall 2025 where individuals & teams attempt to summit by bike This is how the activist Ivaneide Bandeira describes the report “Lives in territories under pressure: the Uru-eu-wau-wau the Jupaú Association and the Kowit Association The data and information compiled in the document echo the voices of the Uru-eu-wau-wau Sete de Setembro and Cachoeira Seca Indigenous Territories political and social organization and illegal activities by third parties inside the territories When talking about having received constant threats the leaders also highlighted the resistance and the ancestral wisdom of traditional peoples Coordinator of the Defense of Socioenvironmental Rights program at Conectas notes that the purpose of the document is to “share experiences strengthen the organizations and raise the visibility of the indigenous peoples the idea is to continue this process of exchanging ideas our work involves strategies to protect rights – human more than just ‘partners’,” said Neidinha Surui who participated in the launch of the report alongside Mborep Uru Eu Wau Wau “An ally is someone who understands us and defends us And this is how we view this project,” added Neidinha referring to the collective construction of the report.  The Uru-eu-wau-wau Indigenous Land covers an area of approximately 1.8 million hectares across 12 municipalities in the state of Rondônia who live in 10 different villages; there are also four groups of isolated indigenous tribes (one is still awaiting confirmation).  the Sete de Setembro Indigenous Land stretches from the center-east of Rondônia to the northwest of Mato Grosso They live in 30 different villages and there are four distinct clans (Gameb as part of an organizational system called the Paiter Suruí Parliament Although they are separate indigenous lands Sete de Setembro is located in the “arc of deforestation” and Uru-eu-wau-wau was one of the 30 indigenous lands most impacted by environmental crimes logging and threats against the lives of indigenous people and indigenists.  “The greatest pressure falls on women and children There are no policies for indigenous children and adolescents It’s as if indigenous people were born adults,” said Neidinha a Karipuna indigenous girl who was brutally raped and murdered in September 2023 A recent case in Uru-eu-wau-wau concerns what is known as Barrier II This is one of the main places that intruders use to enter the territory where an indigenous surveillance team has been maintained with staff from the National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) Neidinha warned that the organization does not have enough resources to keep them there the Paiter Suruí indigenous people created the Metareilá Association of the Suruí Indigenous People to combat and remove loggers from their land They also developed a reforestation project to restore deforested areas Another way of protecting the forest was identified by a group of young Paiter Surui indians they can view areas of their land that have been invaded or deforested photograph them and note the geographic coordinates to forward complaints to the proper authorities.   has set up a group of Forest Guardians to monitor and expel intruders from their land reporting violations to the appropriate bodies the environmental watchdog IBAMA and the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).  strengthening the indigenous cause is accessible to everyone I believe that we make a difference when we come together It doesn’t mean that we have to agree on everything we just need to understand that we can walk together” the page you were looking for could not be found The most comprehensive sci-tech news coverage on the web 2023What was done to us has not been done to anyone else It was the total erasure of everything we ever had on the floor of the tent they erected this week Salman Alghol has a look in his eyes that bespeaks despair After years of having served as a senior communications practitioner I’ve learned that the most important attribute of any effective communicator is being able to look at yourself – your people and brands – through the lens of your most important stakeholders When we do that we can ask ourselves: what do I need to be doing to instil trust Communications is essential to do all of these things –more so during times of uncertainty communicators need to intimately understand how perceptions and expectations of their organisations and brands have changed – accelerated by fear and all the uncertainty that comes with physical distancing and a future that for many is on hold or ill-defined Through our own experience at Standard Chartered and by watching how other organisations have navigated the pandemic we believe the current crisis is heralding a new era of communications underpinned by an ever more relentless focus on the alignment between the needs and interests of our clients But more than simply re-aligning what we do and what we say we need to adjust the lens through which we think about communications – and re-think what makes us relevant in these uncertain times This means being more sensitive – to clients partners and employees – more transparent in communicating why we’re doing what we’re doing being more authentic and human in how we talk to our stakeholders Communications as a lasting facilitator of trust Communicators and marketers serve as the main driver of a corporation’s messaging and play an instrumental role in fortifying existing and potential brand-client relationships This role was further amplified amid growing concerns surrounding the pandemic as consumers attempted to navigate a ‘new normal’  The pandemic beckoned a fundamental shift in the way brands communicated with consumers wherein emphasis was placed on establishing and maintaining trust in brands and what they stand for we’ve adapted to the ‘new normal’ by inviting clients many who are deeply concerned about their finances and their ability to manage them through the pandemic to take advantage of our wide array of digital services and have marketed these as an efficient method for consumers to conduct their day-to-day banking needs we’re continuing to share regular updates on the status of our operations across our various markets branch closures and our timely transition back to the office we have seen the digital adoption rate for mobile fixed income products has increased dramatically since then we introduced wealth management solutions on our digital bank platforms this year the average growth rate was 43 per cent in April The diversification of digital product offerings in investments has given clients the option to choose where to invest based on market volatility during the Covid-19 situation customers still care for an experienced professional who will translate and explain the strategies proposed by the systems while offering support in the decision-making process Without the luxury of face-to-face meetings Standard Chartered has conducted 30 webinars reaching over 17,500 wealth management clients in AME during Covid-19 The webinars were conducted by the Bank’s economists and investments specialists since April 2020 to keep clients abreast of market developments and investment strategies without the need to meet face to face we’ve shifted our focus to deliver our suite of external engagement activities through digital platforms Across our various markets in the Africa and Middle East (AME) region we’ve hosted virtual roundtables and panel discussions that engage our full range of clientele and facilitate interactions between our industry experts and consumer base This shift in our external strategy was also mirrored in our internal communications efforts as during uncertain times employees will rightfully look for guidance reassurance and information from senior leadership on ongoing developments Ensuring that employees receive valuable information while mitigating against panic and misconception across the wider corporation is absolutely essential Leaders that practice frequent and transparent communications with employees through words of encouragement and reassurance are able to instil faith and provide comfort under unclear conditions we’ve adopted a communications strategy that facilitates robust two-way engagement between employees and the wider team during a time where a staggering 90 per cent of our personnel were working remotely We’ve been able to share important messages through digital channels and mobile applications while organising internal sessions that congregate the wider corporation through accessible platforms where we hosted a regional Townhall with over 3,000 participants across Africa and the Middle East We’ve also prioritised the creation and dissemination of content that’s of interest while conforming to physical barriers imposed by the pandemic to ensure our employees are continuously engaged with the bank’s ongoing activities the bank was able to connect thousands of employees through content that drives our key messaging further inciting confidence in our wider strategy Future of communications is underlined by the Covid era brands will be obliged to navigate a post-Covid consumer-brand dynamic that is underpinned by an emphasis on greater credibility and awareness The pandemic has uncovered a series of consumer-driven considerations that will undoubtedly decipher how brands communicate with their consumers hereafter that consumers are looking to engage with brands that move beyond virtue-signalling and take meaningful action in support of the communities in which they operate Studies have shown that consumers across the globe are responding increasingly well to acts of kindness and generosity undertaken by their brands of choice which directly translates to increased engagement According to a recent survey, over 40 per cent of millennial participants believe brands play an important role at this time. What’s more, one in four millennials surveyed believes brands may be as impactful in addressing societal needs as the government.[1] This is equally true for the approach a brand takes to its communications wherein these acts of kindness and genuine community support must be shared in a manner that is sensitive The current crisis has further accelerated the need for corporations to evaluate which messages continue to bolster their value propositions and which messages impede their ability to practice impactful communications with consumers The unprecedented challenges incited by the pandemic have placed corporations under a microscope wherein their communicative efforts and ability to support consumers is heavily scrutinised Open and continuous communication is more important than ever not only for our customers but for employees Never has communication had a more important role in businesses than today [1] https://berlincameron.com/newevent-all/2020/4/1/millennials-want-brands-to-communicate-more-during-covid-19-crisis-study-finds Site developed by     Copyright © Yedioth Internet Kumbi mungayanja kuŵerenga nkhani iyi mu %% Feliks Makhammadiyev ndi Aleksey Miretskiy Gayle Manchin mura wa mu wupu wa USCIRF wangukamba kuti: boma la Russia lichita “vinthu vambula urunji ukongwa.” Arara akutuliya ku Europe ndi United States alutirizga kususka vo boma la Russia lichita pakutombozga Akaboni aku Yehova Pa 27 October 2020 Gayle Manchin wangukamba kuti: “Wupu wa USCIRF wakwaskika ndi vo boma la Russia lichitiya Dennis Christensen Vichita kuwoneke limu kuti boma ili litinkha munthu wambula kunanga ndipu wachita vinthu mwachimangu vakukwaskana ndi chisopa chaki Mumalu mwakumuchitiya lisungu boma litimuchitiya vinthu nge kuti ntchigaŵenga chakofya Kuchita viyo nkhuchita vinthu mwambula urunji.” Wupu wa USCIRF ungususka so boma la Russia chifukwa chakukana kuti Mubali Christensen watuzgiki liŵi mujeri Wupu wa USCIRF ungukamba kuti Mubali Christensen “wangupaskika mwaŵi wakuti watuwi liŵi mujeri pa 23 June [2020,] kweni loya wa boma wangupanga apilu cheruzgu chenichi Mubali Christensen angumupusikiziya kuti waswa marangu ngaku jeri ndipu angumuŵika mukachipinda kakutombozgiyamu ŵanthu.” Wupu wa USCIRF ungumaliza ndi fundu yo ye mu Lipoti la Pachaka la 2020 Lipoti ili lingususka boma la Russia “chifukwa chakulutirizga kuchitiya nkhaza ndipuso kuswa wanangwa wakusopa” ndipu linguwonga boma la U.S pakupereka chilangu ku boma la Russia mwakukamba kuti “charu ichi chituswa marangu nga wanangwa wakusopa.” Mwakuyana waka, arara 8 wo akusankhika ndi wupu wa United Nations Human Rights Council angulembe kalata wupu wa Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Mukalata yo arara angukonkhoska kuti anguzizwa ukongwa kuwona kuti “boma la Russia lilutilirizga kutombozga Akaboni aku Yehova Petersburg ndipuso likukaniza ntchitu za Akaboni aku Yehova zo zagwirikanga mu maofesi ngawu 395 mu charu chenichi.” Arara angususka so boma la Russia chifukwa chakukana kuvwiya vo mawupu pacharu chosi ngangukamba kuti lileki kutombozga Akaboni aku Yehova Arara a mu wupu wa UN angukamba so kuti marangu ngambula kuvwika nga boma la Russia ngakukwaskana ndi kuchita vinthu vakofya “ngagwira ntchitu kuti akanizi Akaboni aku Yehova kuchita vinthu vakukwaskana ndi kusopa kwawu aswi wanangwa wawu wakuja ndi vinthu vachisisi kuziya mwa apolisi kweniso kufufuza munyumba zawu kuto anyaki ndi chilatu chakuti akaŵafumbi mafumbu kweniso anyaki kuti aŵasaniyi ndi mulandu ndi kuŵajariya mujeri.” Arara ŵenaŵa angukamba so kuti “Dangu la nambala 18 (1) la marangu nga ICCPR,” * litiŵapaska wanangwa Akaboni aku Yehova wakuchita vinthu vakukwaskana ndi kusopa kwawu arara angupempha boma la Russia kuti “liwonesesi kuti marangu nga boma la Russia ngakukwaskana ndi kuchita vinthu vakofya nga mu 2002 ngaleki kuswa wanangwa wa ŵanthu wa kulongoro,wanangwa wa njuŵi yawu wanangwa wakusopa pamwenga wa vo agomezga.” Kalata iyi yingukamba so vakukwaskana ndi nkhaza zo abali ŵidu akumana nazu kalata iyi yingukamba kuti pa 6 February 2020 Akaboni ankhondi akutuliya ku Saratov angupumika ukongwa Yingukamba so kuti: “Akaboni aku Yehova asuzgika ukongwa mujeri chifukwa atiŵaŵika mu malu ngaheni atiŵachitiya nkhaza ndipu anyaki asuzgika maŵanaŵanu chifukwa chakuti atombozgeka chifukwa cha vo agomezga.” Kalata yeniyi yingukamba so va mo Boma la Russia lingutombozge Mubali Vadim Kutsenko pa 10 February 2020 Arara a boma la Russia angukana kuti angutombozga Mubali Kutsenko Arara a mu wupu wa UN “angukwaskika ndi vo boma la Russia lichita pakutombozga Akaboni aku Yehova ndipu litiŵamba mulandu pavakuchita vawu va chimangu vakukwaskana ndi kusopa.” chifukwa chakukanizika kwa ntchitu yawu Akaboni aku Yehova amangika atombozgeka kweniso aŵikika mujeri chifukwa chakuchita mwachimangu vo agomezga.” Kuti venivi vileki so kuchitika, wupu uwu ukhumba kuti boma la Russia liwoni so umampha “marangu ngakukwaskana ndi kuchita vinthu vakofya chifukwa venivi ndivu vichitiska kuti ntchitu ya Akaboni aku Yehova yikanizgiki kweniso yiwu amangikengi.” Kusazgiyapu yapa boma la Russia likhumbika “kuzomerezga kuti Akaboni aku Yehova ayambi so kusopa mwawanangwa ndipuso limalisi milandu ya Akaboni wo akuŵasaniya ndi mulandu chifukwa chakuchita mwachimangu vinthu vo agomezga.” Mu 2021 wupu wenuwu wazamuwona asani boma la Russia lichitengepu kanthu abali ndi azichi ŵidu akujumpha 400 ku Russia ndi Crimea akuŵapusikiziya kuti achitanga vinthu vakofya Akaboni akujumpha 210 akuŵikikapu mujeri mumatawuni ngakujumpha 70 mu charu cha Russia “Tidaniya pa zina laku Yehova Chiuta widu” kuti walutirizgi kuwovya abali ndi azichi ŵidu kukunthiyapu mwakuzizipizga.—Salimo 20:2, 7 ^ ndimi 12 Wupu wa International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ^ ndimi 16 Wupu wa Committee of Ministers uwonere vo khoti la European Court of Human Rights layeruzga When the sad news came that we’d be farewelling Queen Street gin joint The Flour Factory with multi-level venue ARARA set to open next month there will be a sprawling collection of spaces to get spicy – whether you’re enjoying the rooftop patio colourful laneway gardens or hitting up the 60-person restaurant TUPí boisterous and colourful venue that brings something entirely new to the Perth scene,” said Sneakers & Jeans CEO Andy Freeman “This multi-level offering is designed as a venue for everyone from a midweek dinner to an all-out celebration all accompanied with a Caipirinha or Pisco Sour The venue will be spearheaded by Brazilian-born Head Chef Diego Machado de Mello previously at the Brisbane Hotel and Santini “The menu showcases a plethora of unique memories and intimate family recipes such as my take on the Picanha and my grandmother’s beloved Torta de Banana dish It is good food cooked with real passion,” said Mello starting with snacks like prawn-stuffed acarajé and Brazilian crab cakes to more substantial offerings like short ribs served with cassava and watergrass pork belly with black beans or beef rump cap with bacon-studded farofa “Our menu is designed to share and enjoy with friends It’s South American conversational dining that’s created to be enjoyed by all – all while being surrounded by the eclectic and energetic ambiance of ARARA.” ARARA is scheduled to open in May, with an official public opening party dropping on Friday, May 19 – keep an eye on the ARARA Instagram for updates Charlie ParkerPublished: Invalid Date, AN isolated Brazilian tribe hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest has vowed to "take up bows and arrows" against government forces threatening their territory with deforestation. The Arara clan in the Para area of the forest warned "there could be deaths" if Brazil's president Jair Bolsonaro refuses to stop hacking down trees for trade. Bolsonaro, a far-right champion of tree felling and a climate change sceptic, has said he wouldn't give up "one centimetre more" of land to indigenous communities. Since he came to power in January, illegal logging on Arara lands - which cover an area the size of 264,000 football pitches - has intensified, according to outraged natives. Tribe chief Tatji Arara, 41, told reporters: "Every day, we find new trees cut down. I've never seen anything like this. "Bolsonaro is poisoning the spirit of the people. Lots of people think he will take our land, but we won't let him. "If the illegal extraction of wood continues, our warriors will take up their bows and arrows. There could be deaths." He added that indigenous people set fire to a truck used to illegally carry timber in February. According to Para-based conservation group Imazon, deforestation in the Amazon increased by 54 per cent in January compared with a year earlier. The Arara territory, home to around 300 indigenous people, has been under government protection since 1991. In February, Arara leaders wrote to the authorities warning that tribal elders were considering evoking an ancestral ritual of making a traditional flute "with the skulls of the invaders". Hundreds of representatives of indigenous groups left the forest to travel to the nation's capital Brasilia yesterday for a three-day lobbying mission to bolster their land rights. Some 110,000 people live in the municipality of Altamira, which is larger than all of Portugal and includes Arara lands. The Arara live in single-storey wooden houses, many of them painted blue, that form an arc around a well-used grass football pitch. Roosters and hens roam freely around the homes. Residents are fiercely attached to their traditional culture, with some decorating their faces and bodies with motifs inspired by local plants or animals using pigments from jenipapo fruit. Everyone can speak their ancestral language, and many elders refuse to use Portuguese, the mother tongue of Brazil's colonisers. For food Arara men hunt wild animals, including pigs and monkeys with bows and arrows and catch fish in the river for their wives to cook. told reporters: "We are witnessing an escalation of tensions and indigenous people are often forced to fulfil the role of federal law enforcement "It's very disturbing to see the Indians playing the role of the police because they are often crushed in this kind of conflict." Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. 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