News stories by Juan Carlos Jintiach

  1. Protecting the Climate Means Protecting Territorial Rights

    - Inter Press Service

    ANTALYA, Türkiye, November 12 (IPS) - The world cannot claim to protect the climate and nature while opening Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ territories to industrial activities that threaten their rights, livelihoods and ways of life. Yet governments increasingly recognize these communities’ contributions to climate and biodiversity protection while authorizing mining, oil drilling, industrial agriculture and infrastructure projects that can undermine the very territories they safeguard.

  2. The World’s Forests Cannot Wait: Why COP30 Must Center Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ Leadership

    - Inter Press Service

    NAPO, Amazonia, Ecuador / NEW YORK, November 6 (IPS) - As world leaders prepare to gather in Brazil for COP30 next week, they will convene in the heart of the Amazon — a fitting location for what must become a turning point in how the world addresses the intertwined crises of climate change and biodiversity loss.

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