Despite restrictions, forest loss continues on Ituna land, home to isolated people

Despite restrictions, forest loss continues on Ituna land, home to isolated people

Illegal invasions in the Ituna/Itatá Indigenous territory in Brazil’s Pará state, home to isolated Igarapé Ipiaçava Indigenous people, has continued despite being protected by one of the latest land use restriction orders, in 2022, according to satellite analysis by Mongabay. This follows a series of protective orders over the years by the country’s Indigenous affairs agency, Funai, which did not halt land invasions. Between 2022 and 2025, data …