“Conservation keeps the spirit of our ancestors alive”. Indigenous Awas Tingni abandoned by Nicaraguan state

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Wisconsin, Miskito neighbors of Awas Tingni © Natalia Koper

The problem of logging in indigenous lands

The problem of logging in indigenous lands

In the 1990s the government of Nicaragua went behind Awas Tingni’s back, granting concessions to logging companies, without consulting the community or seeking its consent.

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Francia Sirpi, Miskito neighbors of Awas Tingni © Natalia Koper

The problem of logging in indigenous lands

The problem of logging in indigenous lands

Deforestation for new crops © Natalia Koper

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Santa Clara, Miskito neighbors of Awas Tingni © Natalia Koper

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Santa Clara, Miskito neighbors of Awas Tingni © Natalia Koper

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Graves of two indigenous men who died in the attack of colonos in 2015. Santa Clara, Miskito neighbors of Awas Tingni © Natalia Koper

Rio Wawa

Rio Wawa is an important river for Awas Tingni © Natalia Koper

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Indigenous Awas Tingni

A Government of the North Atlantic Autonomous Region sign © Natalia Koper

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Indigenous Miskito in Wisconsin, next to Awas Tingni village © Natalia Koper

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Wisconsin, Miskito neighbors of Awas Tingni © Natalia Koper

Border between Nicaragua and Honduras

Border between Nicaragua and Honduras

Border between Nicaragua and Honduras. Many flee to Honduras to escape violence © Natalia Koper

Indigenous Awas Tingni

The problem of logging in indigenous lands

Indigenous Awas Tingni

The problem of logging in indigenous lands

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Indigenous Awas Tingni

Border between Nicaragua and Honduras

21 september 2016,

by Editorial staff