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Indigenous · May, 2026

Stories about Indigenous from May, 2026

The seed guardian of Brazil’s Caatinga

Geraldo Gomes has preserved over 200 types of Indigenous seeds in Brazil’s arid caatinga

Written by O Joio E O Trigo

1 week ago

Countless endangered species are making a comeback due to global conservation efforts

A collaborative piece under Global Voices’ May 2026 Spotlight ‘Global crisis, local solutions’

Written by Estefanía Salazar, Sydney Allen, Anastasia Pestova, Nurbek Bekmurzaev

1 week ago

Songs of resistance: Nepal’s Indigenous communities fight to preserve their musical heritage

The pilru is a bird-shaped terracotta instrument with great cultural significance for some of Nepal’s Indigenous communities

Written by Sanjib Chaudhary

2 weeks ago

Rosa Pachurí Paraba: How Monkox indigenous women are leading Bolivia’s response to wildfires

Indigenous resilience and ancestral knowledge guide recovery from Bolivia’s devastating 2024 wildfire crisis response efforts

Written by Muy Waso

Translated by Gabriela Mesones Rojo

2 weeks ago

How nature-based solutions can help vulnerable and marginalized communities overcome climate injustice

NbS plays a crucial role in mitigating flood impacts and safeguard vital ecosystem services

Written by Biswash Chepang

3 weeks ago

How one Kenyan community is building a new future on reclaimed ground

Postcolonial land rights remain deeply contested across Kenya, particularly where formal title conflicts with long-standing occupation.

Written by Sydney Leigh Smith

3 weeks ago

Can the Great Nicobar Islands survive India’s development aspirations?

Demographic change instigated by the project could gradually reshape the region’s ecological and cultural balance

Written by Karuna kumari Kandregula

4 weeks ago

Archiving Nepal’s medicinal plants and Indigenous knowledge for future generations

Nepalese activist Sanjib Chaudhary documents Tharu ecological knowledge, ensuring consent, care, and ethical reuse

Written by Subhashish Panigrahi

10 May 2026

From blooms to bytes: Will Kenya’s data center boom repeat the ‘Greenhouse Effect’?

There is a parallel between the polythene greenhouses of the 1980s and the high-tech server farms of today

Written by Guest Contributor

8 May 2026

Pakistan’s Indigenous Torwali people are fighting to save the Swat River

Upper Swat communities oppose hydropower projects amid ongoing concerns over river impact

Written by Zubair Torwali

8 May 2026

Buea, Cameroon is facing recurring floods despite a lack of rain

Lahars occur when loose volcanic material washes down after prolonged periods of dryness

Written by Sandra Tuombouh

7 May 2026

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