CLIMATE CHANGE | Fight for survival on Serua Island

CLIMATE CHANGE | Fight for survival on Serua Island

We have heard it before: climate change is the defining issue of our time. And absolutely, it is. But so much has changed since world leaders adopted the Paris Agreement in 2015. Back then, the standard-bearer of democracy — the United States of America —was a leading voice in the fight for a cleaner, greener planet. Today’s state of affairs is a far cry from those days of diplomacy and dialogue. President Donald Trump’s isolationist policies ha…

Although they represent only 6 percent of the global population, indigenous peoples protect 80 percent of the planet’s remaining biodiversity. Yet they receive less than 1 percent of international climate finance. This imbalance is highlighted in a new report released this week at the 24th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Rio […]

UNITED NATIONS – As the planet warms up and the momentum towards decarbonization gains momentum, indigenous peoples have long been among the world’s most effective environmental advocates, once again falling behind, revealing a new UN report. The “State of the Peoples” Report This article Indigenous peoples are marginalized in the global climate struggle was originally published in IPS News Agency