Articles by Astrid Arellano

Astrid Arellano is a Mexican journalist focused on investigative and narrative journalism. She writes about Indigenous peoples, the environment and human rights. Her reporting also focuses on victims of violence and kidnappings in Sonora, in northwestern Mexico, where she was born and currently lives. She won the 2019 National Journalism Award in Reporting and, in 2021, joined the Mongabay Latam team to cover Indigenous peoples and the environment. Follow her on Twitter: @astridarellanoo

“Indigenous people are fighting to protect a natural equilibrium”: Q&A with Patricia Gualinga

by Astrid Arellano 6 May 2022

Patricia Gualinga takes a deep breath and pictures herself inside the rainforest in Sarayaku, Ecuador. “It’s hard to describe the smell of such pure air when you’re in the rainforest”,…

Indigenous Comcáac turtle group saves sea turtles in Mexico’s Gulf of California

by Astrid Arellano 17 February 2022

Mayra Estrella’s father always spoke to her about sea turtles. Growing up, she remembers hearing stories linking a pair of turtles to the very existence of the Comcáac people, the…

Tukupu: The women of the Kariña community, guardians of Venezuela’s forests

by Astrid Arellano 2 February 2022

Cecilia Rivas remembers Tukupu as a place to live freely. The dwellings of the Indigenous Kariña community, spread out under the shade of the trees in the Imataca Forest Reserve,…