Tribes Alive

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Imagine yourself in England.
Fill the entire area of England with dense, almost impenetrable rainforest.
Take away all the roads and railways — just *leave* a few dirt tracks that turn to mud when it rains.
Now surround England with land, not sea — land filled with people determined to destroy those trees and take your territory.
Now imagine your population is fewer than 10,000 people.
How would you protect it?
That’s what the Kayapó people of the Brazilian Amazon face every single day.
The Kayapó territory — roughly the size of England — is one of the largest remaining blocks of intact rainforest on Earth.
But it’s under relentless threat from illegal mining, logging, ranching, and deforestation.
Direct funding to Indigenous organisations is ~one of~ the most effective way ~s~ to protect these forests — and the planet’s climate. When Indigenous peoples have the resources to defend their lands, the forest stands. 🌳💚
This is not charity — it’s smart, proven climate action.
📄 About the Report
This report shows how direct funding to Indigenous organisations can be a game-changer for the Amazon. Using the Kayapó people ~Fund~ as an example, it demonstrates that when resources go straight to Indigenous communities, they can protect the forest more effectively, strengthen their governance, and secure their future.
Read full document here:https://tribesalive.org/wp-content/uploads/Direct-Funding.pdf

Jane Goodall was a trailblazer in her studies of chimpanzees - way ahead of her time. A defender of the laws of nature and an inspiration to all. Meeting her during my three month expedition on foot through Tanzania was the highlight of that extraordinary journey. Thank you Jane for Roots and Shoots - such a vital part of your legacy, and for showing the world that the love in an animal’s eyes transcends all. Dr. Goodall — the world is a kinder place because of you. [Photo Credit: Sue Cunningham]

✍️ Written by Marcos Colón .amazonia Read this article. https://lab.org.uk/cop30-climate-summit-or-amazon-carnival/Summary ;
🌍🔥 As the world looks to COP30 in Belém, the Amazon is once again at the center of global climate debate. Will it be a turning point — or just another stage for exclusion, greenwashing, and performance?
From soaring hotel costs that shut out grassroots voices, to fossil fuel expansion hiding behind “green” branding, the Amazon risks being commodified as a backdrop rather than respected as a teacher, a warning, and a mirror.
Dom Phillips reminded us: “Only collective, community thinking, not individual greed, can save the Amazon.”
César Marubo echoes: “The forest is our future. Without a future for our youth, the forest dies too.”
👉 True climate justice means listening to Indigenous Peoples, ending fossil fuel expansion, and rejecting climate colonialism. The Amazon cannot wait.
📚 Read more & support:
🔗 Donate / subscribe to LAB. https://lab.org.uk/support-lab/
🔗 The Amazon in Times of War by Marcos Colón (Oct 2024)
🔗 How to Save the Amazon by Dom Phillips & contributors (2025): [Guardian Bookshop ]. Links in comment.

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Season's Greetings from Sue, Patrick and Emily