Indigenous peoples play a critical role in protecting nature and stemming biodiversity loss worldwide, yet their perspectives and knowledge remain underrepresented in national and international media coverage of environmental issues. While this gap is evident in environmental reporting, it reflects a broader structural issue across mainstream media and society at large. In response, Mongabay established an Indigenous Desk to expand journalism that centers diverse Indigenous perspectives. The desk addresses long-standing shortcomings in environmental reporting by engaging Indigenous peoples as both sources and journalists, producing original coverage on, with and for Indigenous communities worldwide. Representatives of the Awyu and Moi Indigenous Peoples from West Papua visit the Supreme Court building in traditional dress, where they will hold prayers, rituals, as well as perform traditional dances. They also bring a piece of their customary land as a symbol to be handed over to the Supreme Court. Their demonstration will call on the Supreme Court to revoke the permits of two palm oil companies in Boven Digoel and Sorong which threaten customary forests, which in total cover more than half of Jakarta province. Papuan students and other civil society groups will also be present to support the struggle of the Awyu and Moi peoples. Image courtesy of © Jurnasyanto Sukarno / Greenpeace. The Indigenous Campaign project started at the Terra Livre camp, a mass mobilization event advocating for Indigenous rights that takes place in Brasília every year. The 2022 event saw more than 7,000 Indigenous people gather from all over Brazil. Image courtesy…This article was originally published on Mongabay

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