Kimberley Brown, Author at Pacific Standard

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Waorani indigenous people march toward the provincial court to demand the non-exploitation of oil in their territory, in Puyo, Ecuador, on April 11th, 2019.

Environment

A Landmark Lawsuit Sets New Precedent for Indigenous Land Rights in the Amazon

The Waorani community in Ecuador won a historic ruling that may create a new guide for other indigenous communities looking to protect their lands from oil interests.

Kimberley Brown

The Cofan guardia on one of their land patrols, watching as mining activities destroy the banks of the river on the other side.

Environment

How Drones and GPS Are Helping Indigenous People in Ecuador Save the Amazon

Maps, long used by colonizers to dispossess native peoples, are becoming a tool for indigenous people to reclaim sovereignty over their lands.

Kimberley Brown

Economics

The Key to Stopping Deforestation May Lie in Reducing Inequality

New research has found that higher levels of inequality lead to more deforestation, whereas better equality leads to better forest protections.

Kimberley Brown

Emissions spew out of a large stack at the coal-fired Morgantown Generating Station in Newburg, Maryland.

Environment

Most Countries Have Environmental Regulations. Very Few Actually Abide by Them.

A new U.N. report finds that, to address climate change, we don't need new laws or regulations, but to get countries to comply with laws that already exist.

Kimberley Brown

Environment

An Illegal Mining ‘Epidemic’ Is Spreading Across the Amazon Rainforest

While illegal mining in the Amazon has been a problem for decades, new data shows levels that are not comparable to any other period of its history.

Kimberley Brown