The world won't succeed in halting biodiversity loss without Indigenous participation and leadership, according to leaders attending a major United Nations conference in Montreal. Jennifer Corpuz, an Indigenous lawyer from the Philippines, said Indigenous people around the world have long been the best guardians of nature.
The world won't succeed in halting biodiversity loss without Indigenous participation and leadership, according to leaders attending a major United Nations conference in Montreal.
She says the working text of the international biodiversity framework does include language on Indigenous rights. "Indigenous territories have been in existence for thousands of years, they've been effective, so why not just recognize them?" Corpuz said. Quebec allows logging in some protected areas, he said, and often disagrees with Indigenous people over which land qualifies for protection.
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