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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

Voting in Brazil's presidential election — Livaldo Sarmento greets villagers from a neighboring community along the Arapiuns River. Many of the ribeirinhos along the river know each other from trips on the boats.

Social Justice

Photos: An 18-Hour Odyssey to Vote in Brazil

Brazilians are registered in their local municipalities, so they must return to those locations on election day—even if it takes them nearly a full day to do so.

Shannon Sims