Climate Global Indigenous Affairs Desk
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![A collage of many young people's headshots on a green and yellow striped background]()
From Australia to the Arctic, young Indigenous changemakers speak out
"When we listen to the land, the land will listen to us. It's a language. Climate change is creating a language barrier."
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![a colorful island with bright orange mining quarry]()
Indigenous advocates at the UN say the green transition is neither clean nor just
Their message isn't new, but it is gaining urgency as funding for green energy projects grows.
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![A group of people in Gaktis and with fists held high yell together as part of a chanting growd]()
![A group of people in Gaktis and with fists held high yell together as part of a chanting growd]()
Indigenous peoples rush to stop ‘false climate solutions’ ahead of next international climate meeting
COP29 could make carbon markets permanent. Indigenous leaders are calling for a moratorium before it's too late.
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![A sign with graffiti says protect Tohono O'odham]()
![A sign with graffiti says protect Tohono O'odham]()
A gigantic green energy transmission project will cut through Indigenous lands in the Southwest
After a federal court rejected their lawsuit, tribes are turning to the U.N. for help.
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![A group of people in front of a building. Many of the people are in traditional Indigenous outfits.]()
![A group of people in front of a building. Many of the people are in traditional Indigenous outfits.]()
At UN conference, Indigenous peoples say little has changed after promises made a decade ago
Now, climate change is adding urgency to those pledges.
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![A person in a red baseball cap and draped in a red traditional Maasai cloth walks in the middle of a city street as white clouds of gas billow around him]()
![A person in a red baseball cap and draped in a red traditional Maasai cloth walks in the middle of a city street as white clouds of gas billow around him]()
UN puts spotlight on attacks against Indigenous land defenders
Indigenous peoples around the world are harassed and killed at alarming rates. Will the world act?
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Your guide to the 2024 UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
This year’s gathering of global Indigenous leaders, activists, and policymakers puts a spotlight on youth.
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![International flags fly on poles in front of United Nations building.]()
IPLC: The acronym that is keeping Indigenous advocates up at night
Native leaders say equating "Indigenous peoples" and "local communities" threatens hard-won treaty rights.
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![Greenery and trees frame a river leading to a mountain.]()
New report slams carbon offset project in Cambodia for violating Indigenous rights
Human Rights Watch alleges Indigenous peoples were thrown off their land in name of conservation.
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Ignoring Indigenous rights is making the green transition more expensive
“If you’re going to develop energy in the U.S. you’ve got to do it with the support of tribal communities."
