By Suresh Sayanju, Station Manager, Radio Janasanchar 107.9 FM, Nepal
For generations, the Newar Peoples of the Kathmandu Valley have lived closely with nature. But today, beneath the capital city’s growing concrete landscape, a quiet crisis is unfolding. Rapid urbanization, rising temperatures, and unpredictable weather are doing more than harming the environment: they are erasing the centuries-old culture and way of life of the valley’s original inhabitants.
By Angel Ferreira (Payayá, CS Intern)
On June 27, 2026, the Hokkaido Association hosted an event in São Paulo, Brazil, dedicated to Ainu culture. The program featured a panel discussion with Allan Yzumizawa (Ainu), Gabriela Ichii (Ainu), and Umeno Morita (Ainu), followed by a traditional Ainu pattern painting workshop on textiles and garments, as well as a performance of traditional Ainu dance.
By Sin Bolai, Program Officer, Conserve Indigenous Peoples Language Organization
By Sin Bolai, Program Officer, Conserve Indigenous Peoples Language Organization
By Environmental Defender Team (Radio Terra FM), Uganda
A corporate gold rush along the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is taking land from Indigenous communities and polluting vital water sources. Yet, where global corporations expected little resistance, a powerful movement is growing, led by local women demanding accountability and environmental justice.
By Rama Wijaya (Ma’la’bo’)
Before we began broadcasting about mining, we were already witnessing changes around us. The forests in our highlands were slowly being cleared. Trucks passed through village roads more frequently. Rivers that once ran clear began to turn cloudy after heavy rain. Farmers started questioning whether their soil would remain fertile. In Mamasa, environmental change is not an abstract issue. It is something we see, hear, and feel every day.
By Pardo Mwetaminwa, Coordinator, Union of Indigenous Peoples for Peace and Endogenous Development (UPADE)
In the remote villages of the Fizi region in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a quiet but powerful change is taking place. For years, Indigenous communities watched as their ancestral lands and territories were dug up and their rivers turned cloudy by mining companies. Families saw their fields destroyed and did not know how to speak out, or who would listen. That silence has now been broken.
Stand with the A’uwẽ-Xavante Peoples! Sign the petition and help defend Ró, their right to self-determination, and their right to keep dreaming.
By Veronique Wanyema Saleh, Coordinator, Femmes Pymees en Action (FEPA), Radio Kivu, FM Congo
Land Acknowledgement
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