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Fighting for inclusion and justice in Brazil’s Amazonas capital
At the meeting point of the Rio Negro and the Amazon lies Manaus, capital of Brazil’s Amazonas state, people are connecting younger generations with their roots to help counter the alienation they feel in the modern world.
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The true meaning of economy – the art of taking care of our common home
Brazil’s semi-arid region has dry-forests with immense biodiversity, but suffers from water scarcity, making it a hostile climate, long associated with environmental degradation, extreme poverty, drought and predatory landowning elites.
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The Yanomami People are facing a humanitarian crisis in Brazil
In the last four years, the expansion of illegal mining in the Amazon has caused hundreds of deaths in the largest Indigenous Land in Brazil.
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People Power: COP15 highlights
At COP15, Indigenous Peoples made their voices heard and showed the impact people power can have.
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A bandage for biodiversity protection
The 15th UN Conference on Biodiversity has ended with a historic deal but much work left to do.
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COP15 recognises Indigenous Peoples’ work, but won’t disarm the threat of mass extinction
“Corporate schemes like nature-based solutions and offsets leeched on to the UN biodiversity talks from start to finish. These are false solutions that may prove to be costly mistakes. The scandals and greenwashing you see in carbon offsetting today are what’s on the menu for biodiversity tomorrow.”
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Stripped down COP15 biodiversity framework draft would leave biodiversity unprotected
The Chinese presidency put forward text that acknowledges the necessary rights, roles, territories and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples but leaves targets wide open for industry to continue biodiversity-destroying activities.
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Indigenous Rights is a red line at COP15
Indigenous leaders sent a clear message to governments inside the COP15 UN biodiversity talks today - Indigenous Rights is a red line.
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No money on the table for biodiversity at COP15: Greenpeace calls on the Global North to deliver
At COP15, wealthy countries have not delivered funding that is key to unlock an ambitious deal.