The clouds of tear gas began to dissipate, and the crisp sounds of gunshots punctuating the chaos halted. Someone was lying in the middle of the road.

Rodrigo Tot and his Maya Q’eqchi’ community have been working to secure title to their land and protect it from mining interests. Mongabay contributor Sandra Cuffe reports on his work from the disputed lands in Guatemala.

A Guatemalan judge acquitted the former head of security of a mining project of homicide and assault charges related to attacks against Mayan community residents.

Today was her birthday. Berta Cáceres would have turned 46 years old today, but instead of gathering to celebrate her birthday, people have been gathering to mark the anniversary of her death.

A new Global Witness report examines the involvement of government officials and foreign aid in violent conflicts over mining, hydroelectric, tourism, and palm oil projects in Honduras.

Drawing on case studies from across the region, a new report adds to the mounting evidence that securing and implementing indigenous and community rights to their lands and forests effectively reduces deforestation and bolsters the protection of biodiversity.

On the eve of the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, indigenous leaders and human rights advocates spoke out today to highlight the rising violence against indigenous people and environmental activists in Brazil.

Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, warned of "the risk of ethnocidal effects" after a visit to Brazil last month.

Candelaria residents traveled from community to community along the proposed highway route, forming a united movement opposing the project.

During the pope's recent five-day visit to Mexico, indigenous and community groups from throughout Latin America gathered to discuss land rights issues.

Shot three times outside his home on Nov. 27, Garifuna land defense committee president Vidal Leiva survived and is now recovering from the gunshot wounds to his torso.

Handing forests over to the people who live in them will help keep sea levels from continuing to rise, and it’s a course of action that more than pays for itself, new research shows.

Indigenous organizations and other groups will renew protests over government policies on Wednesday

Indigenous small-scale miners and traditional authorities in western Colombia are facing threats in the wake of a local leader’s murder this spring.

Maya Q’eqchi’ seek justice in Guatemala and Canada

On April 28, a massive contingent of police was sent into the Ixil triangle in Guatemala to evict a road blockade by Mayan communities protesting the Xacbal Delta hydroelectric dam currently under construction.

As Canadian investors gradually take over lands in Honduras’ Trujillo Bay for tourism and real estate projects, Afro-Indigenous Garifuna communities along this stretch of Caribbean coastline are being displaced.

Indigenous communities speak out against oil and gas exploration in Honduras

Groups push to keep US Capital Energy out of Sarstoon Temash National Park

Indigenous communities in Honduras are fighting against new mining projects