Articles by Lyric Aquino

Lyric Aquino is a former Grist Indigenous affairs fellow.

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Brazil’s Supreme Court upholds Indigenous rights to reclaim land

The ruling puts up additional road blocks for the mining, logging, and cattle industries.

Lyric Aquino Global Indigenous Affairs Desk
In 2022, a land defender was killed every two days

A new report finds that Indigenous peoples made up more than a third of those deaths.

Lyric Aquino Indigenous Affairs
Exxon says global climate goals are destined to fail

The company’s researchers predict that an expanding population and worldwide economy will drive up energy demand for fossil fuels.

Lyric Aquino Energy
Forests managed by Indigenous nations face a $100 million funding gap

“They are a lifeline line for the tribes living on these lands.”

Lyric Aquino Indigenous Affairs