A member of Brazil's Association of Satere-Mawe Indigenous Women. Raphael Alves, IMF Photo

Best of Landscape News 2022: People and rights

Our pick of this year’s top stories

This year, the call for action against climate change sounded louder than ever, but the voices of those most affected are still regularly sidelined and silenced. While the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities are making their way into the conversation, 2022 still saw numerous activists, many of whom are from such groups, killed for trying to defend the planet.

Below are some of the top stories from Landscape News that cover the people who are standing up in protection of nature and the threats they face while doing so.

The meaning of “sovereignty” to an African thinker

Writer and intellectual Chika Esiobu on power and authority across the continent

Two South African boys near the village of Nongidi in KwaZulu-Natal Province. Lungisani Mjaji, GLF
Two South African boys near the village of Nongidi in KwaZulu-Natal Province. Lungisani Mjaji, GLF

“We cannot just say this can’t happen anymore.”

A lawyer speaks on the murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips

British journalist Dom Phillips (right) and Brazilian Indigenous expert and activist Bruno Pereira. Illustration by Cristiano Siqueira

Sadhguru speaks: The intersection of life and soil

An interview with the spiritual leader on restoring the universe beneath our feet

Indian environmentalist, spiritual leader and Save Soil campaign founder Sadhguru. Courtesy of Save Soil
Indian environmentalist, spiritual leader and Save Soil campaign founder Sadhguru. Courtesy of Save Soil

Oysters were harvested sustainably for thousands of years by Indigenous peoples, study finds

Could traditional knowledge hold the answers for future oyster fishery management?

An oyster bed in the Pacific Northwest. Toan Chu, Unsplash
An oyster bed in the Pacific Northwest. Toan Chu, Unsplash

“It’s necessary we understand well where our culture is going wrong.”

Indigenous leader Gam Shimray on the fundamentality of rights in ongoing biodiversity proceedings

Rosalina Tuyuc Velásquez, an Indigenous human rights activist in her forest formerly part of a conflict area in Guatemala. Ryan Brown, UN Women
Rosalina Tuyuc Velásquez, an Indigenous human rights activist in her forest formerly part of a conflict area in Guatemala. Ryan Brown, UN Women

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