‘A continuation of colonialism’: indigenous activists say their voices are missing at COP 26

Author: Nina Lakhani

In: The Guardian, 2021

In the aftermath of the 2016 Paris accords, according to the international non-profit Global Witness, one in three of those killed were indigenous people. This article reports on indigenous voices and their exclusion from COP 26.

See also: If Not Us, Then Who?, Climate Week 2019.

https://ifnotusthenwho.me/playlists/climate-week-2019/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw4eaJBhDMARIsANhrQACa1OPlVypyRIzSq4Kk50XsXWbxI50B4Gyk1Vh9GWj_zNxCF0Z_Sp4aAr7VEALw_wcB

Focuses on the role of indigenous and local people in protecting the planet and fighting for climate justice.

Available online at:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/02/cop26-indigenous-activists-climate-crisis

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