By Rama Wajiya, Staff Reporter, ORARI Mamasa, a community radio station

By CS Staff

Since 1974, a network of biosphere reserves has been established on Earth within the framework of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Program. These lands are a tool for biodiversity conservation and scientific testing grounds for studying and finding solutions for a balanced interaction between nature and humans.

By Xiting Tong (CS Intern)

“Resisting the ‘avalanche’-like encroachment of the lithium mining industry is not only a collective fight in the community, but most importantly, it is a fight in one’s own heart and mind,” says one of the participants of the agricultural projects in Girau.

Cliver Ccahuanihancco (quechua, equipo de CS)

November, 2024 | COP29, Baku, Azerbaijan
Statement delivered by Sheelah Bearfoot. 

Madam. President and Parties.

Indigenous Peoples from the seven socio-cultural regions wish to condemn the unethical methods and even more unethical outcomes this COP has produced. There is nothing to celebrate here today. As Peoples, as Sovereign Nations, we join the several other Nations that have voiced their vehement objections to these unacceptable decisions that are continuing to destroy our planet.

By Edson Krenak (Krenak, CS Staff) in collaboration with APIB

Indigenous Peoples have long participated in international gatherings, often bearing witness to how the lack of leadership, vision, and decisive action perpetuates injustices and exacerbates the multiple crises facing the world. The G20 Summit is no exception.

While climate change will center around carbon markets and technological and investment solutions, the CBD COP16 made clear emphasis on the central role of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in the implementation of the Kunming Montreal Biodiversity Framework. 

By Reynaldo A. Morales, PhD

Comunicado de Prensa del Foro Internacional Indígena sobre Biodiversidad (FIIB)

Por Felix Diaz