Thanks to @cantwell.senate.gov and @gallego.senate.gov for supporting our wild forests by cosponsoring the #RoadlessAreaConservationAct. Our roadless forests protect wildlife, provide clean water and are great for hiking, camping, climbing and more. #SaveRoadless
Finally, advocates say the world must recognize why their protection matters. Beyond #HumanRights, these communities play an outsized role in stabilizing the global #climate.
“With the world under pressure from #ClimateChange, we will sink or swim together,” Bhattacharjee said.
#law […]
First, governments must formally recognize & enforce #IndigenousTerritories, making them off-limits to extractive industries.
Mapping is crucial, Bhattacharjee said, because identifying the approximate territories of #UncontactedIndigenous peoples allows governments to protect those areas from […]
…Protecting uncontacted #IndigenousPeoples, experts say, will require both stronger laws & a shift in how the world views them — not as relics of the past, but as citizens of the planet whose survival affects everyone’s future.
Advocates have several recommendations.
#Law #InternationalLaw […]
“They don’t need anything from us. They’re happy in the forest. They have incredible knowledge & they help keep these very valuable forests standing—essential to all humanity in the fight against #ClimateChange,” Watson said.
Survival’s research shows that >95% of the world’s uncontacted […]
A new report by #SurvivalInternational, a London-based #IndigenousRights organization, attempts one of the broadest tallies yet, identifying at least 196 #UncontactedIndigenous groups in 10 countries, primarily in the South American nations sharing the #AmazonRainforest. Released Sunday, the […]
#UncontactedIndigenous peoples & efforts to protect them
From the depths of Brazil’s Amazon to Indonesia’s rainforests, some of the world’s most isolated peoples are being squeezed by #roads, miners & drug traffickers—a crisis unfolding far from public view or effective state protection […]
Burgum also announced that the #Interior Dept had finalized a deal that would allow a contentious gravel #road to be built through the #Izembek National #WildlifeRefuge in SW #Alaska. And he reiterated that the agency would greenlight an #industrial road that would cut through pristine […]
“This land should & will be supporting responsible #oil & #gas leasing,” #Interior Secy #DougBurgum said during an “Alaska Day” event at the Interior Dept’s HQ, which came even as many Interior employees were furloughed during the ongoing govt #shutdown.
#Trump #law #EnvironmentalLaw […]
#Trump Opens Pristine #Alaska #Wilderness to #Drilling in Long-Running Feud
The #Interior Department also said it would allow a contentious #road to be built through the #Izembek National #WildlifeRefuge in southwestern Alaska.
#law #EnvironmentalLaw #SaveRoadless #ProtectTheArctic […]
The comment period to defend the #RoadlessRule closes Friday, Sept 19 at 11:59 PM ET.
Submit your comment: regulations.gov/commenton/FS-2025-0001-0001
#ProtectOurForests #CleanWater #PublicLands #ClimateAction #WildlifeConservation #USForests #SaveRoadless #ProtectForests #KeepItPublic
For more information on the Roadless Rule protections, check out my commentary in the Alaskan Beacon alaskabeacon.com/2025/09/08/t...
#savethetongass #peopleoverprofit #saveroadless #roadlessforests #roadlessrule #lingítaní #juneaualaska
The #RoadlessRule has helped to safeguard some of America’s last remaining wild and intact forests. These protected areas offer abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation and provide essential wildlife habitat. @SecRollins wants to open them up for logging. #SaveRoadless
#ProtectTheTongass #SaveRoadless #ClimateForests #WorthMoreStanding #IndigenousRights #StopTheSellOff
The #RoadlessRule has helped to safeguard some of America’s last remaining wild and intact forests that offer abundant opportunities for outdoor recreation and provide essential wildlife habitat. @SecRollins wants to open them up for logging. #SaveRoadless earthjustice.org/action/prote...
Hikers walk through a forested meadow of wildflowers and ancient trees in Oregon's Lookout Mountain Inventoried Roadless Area.
Thank you @salinas.house.gov @repdexteror.bsky.social and @repbonamici.bsky.social for standing up for wild intact ecosystems, our drinking watersheds, and backcountry outdoor recreation in our roadless wildlands. #RoadlessRule #SaveRoadless #RoadlessForests
Thank you to the almost 40 members of the house who for spoke up for the value of our protected roadless forests. Americans including anglers and hunters, hikers, tribal communities and more value our wild forests. #SaveRoadless #RoadlessForests #RoadlessRule
24 years ago, 1.6 million people asked USDA to protect 58 million acres of #RoadlessForests. On June 23, Secretary Rollins announced plans to remove those protections. Wildlife need intact forests and people need these forests for recreation. #SaveRoadless #RoadlessRule
Get the facts. There’s no benefit to logging the Tongass. None.
At a certain point it appears MAGA just wants to destroy stuff because they can.
#SaveRoadless #ProtectTheTongass
#akleg #akgov
