Why are Brazil’s Indigenous Lands at Risk?

Find out how an indigenous land trial is putting hundreds of communities and the biodiversity they protect at risk.

What to know:

• A Brazilian land trial is threatening to strip land rights from hundreds of Indigenous groups.
• Indigenous peoples play a crucial role in the fight against the climate crisis and have a right to protection of their lands.
• Take the quiz to understand what is happening and how you can get involved.

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In Brazil, the "Temporal Framework" or "Marco Temporal" aims to limit Indigenous land rights to areas occupied in 1988. This threatens the rights and lives of 266 Indigenous communities who have protected these lands for generations. Brazil’s forests, the lungs of our planet, are also at risk. Indigenous lands are sanctuaries for biodiversity, with only 1.6% of deforestation in the last 30 years occurring in these sacred spaces.

If the "Temporal Framework" becomes law, it could open the floodgates to exploitation, putting both the survival of Indigenous peoples and the health of our planet at risk. The Amazon, a vital shield against the climate crisis, could release vast amounts of carbon, triggering more extreme weather worldwide.

This proposal jeopardizes the preservation of forests and the lives of Indigenous peoples. Understanding what’s at stake is the first step in standing up for justice.

Take the quiz to find out how you can join the fight to protect these irreplaceable forests and the hundreds of communities who call them home.