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Mesoamerica

Strengthening Indigenous Rights and Sustainability through Indigenous Tourism

By: Ricardo Campos, Executive DirectorIndigenous Tourism Network of Mexico (RITA) In Mexico, approximately 23.2 million people are Indigenous, which accounts for 19.4% of the total population of the country (INEGI, 2020). In 2001, after two centuries of invisibility and integrationist policies, the Mexican state officially recognized us as historical communities

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Free, Prior and Informed Consent

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OPPOSE PANAMA MINE

All projects that affect them must count on their Free, Prior, and Informed Consent The protests in Panama have been  wide ranging and involve many issues and actors.  But one thing is clear, the ‘Cobre Panama’ mine, in the country’s Colón Province, is having a major environmental impact on areas

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