Indigenous people seek stronger land rights at COP15 nature talks
Montreal, CanadaReuters Negotiations on a deal to protect 30 per cent of the Earth by 2030 are woefully behind in addressing the concerns of native people, whose land holds the majority of the world’s remaining biodiversity, Indigenous advocates told Reuters at the UN nature summit in Montreal. Indigenous participation is seen as key to reaching […]
Indigenous protestors seek Norwegian ‘asylum’ for Brazilian tree
Brasilia, BrazilReuters Indigenous activists delivered a Jatoba tree to Norway’s embassy in Brasilia on Tuesday, seeking “refugee” status for it in a symbolic protest against the destruction of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest. The protest coincided with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at the United Nations General Assembly defending what he described as his government’s fight against deforestation […]