Analysis: Is Lula Bored of the Climate Crisis Already?
Joana Ramiro
The Brazilian president stood on a platform of environmental and Indigenous rights, but now seems to be losing interest in domestic politics, writes Joana Ramiro.
Tag: indigenous rights
Analysis: Cop26: Climate Justice Visions From the Global South
Connor Woodman
As vaccine apartheid and the UK’s borders stop many from accessing Cop26, five thinkers and organisers from the Global South counter-pose their struggles for climate justice to the vacuous summit in Glasgow.
Opinion: Bogus ‘Nature Based Solutions’ Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis
Kirtana Chandrasekaran
'Nature-based solutions’ to the climate crisis are the talk of the town at Cop26. But while they’re an intoxicating idea, they’re really a wolf in sheep’s clothing, argues Kirtana Chandrasekaran.
Planet B: Julian Brave NoiseCat on Apocalypse and Resistance
The activist and journalist explains why land rights and Indigenous knowledge are crucial to efforts to stop climate breakdown.
Long Read: Arctic Turbulence: Why Indigenous Communities Are Fighting Wind Farms
S Reid-Collins
Construction is continuing on the Øyfjellet Wind Park, which is set to become Norway's largest onshore wind farm. But the site runs right through the Jillen-Njaarke reindeer herding district, leading the Indigenous South Saami people to enter a battle for existence.
Novara Docs: Under Threat: the Sengwer Minority
Kenyan authorities and the EU are now negotiating the resumption of a controversial forest conservation project suspended in 2018 due to serious human rights concerns. The Sengwer, one of Kenya’s marginalised minorities, face eviction from their ancestral land. Despite a moratorium on evictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and huge pressure from human rights groups, […]
COP23 Is Over. What Did It Really Mean for Indigenous People?
Suzanne Dhaliwal and Jade Begay
Many have hailed COP23 as a milestone in terms of its inclusion of indigenous people in negotiations. However, grassroots indigenous groups see it very differently.