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A bandage for biodiversity protection
The 15th UN Conference on Biodiversity has ended with a historic deal but much work left to do.
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COP15 recognises Indigenous Peoples’ work, but won’t disarm the threat of mass extinction
“Corporate schemes like nature-based solutions and offsets leeched on to the UN biodiversity talks from start to finish. These are false solutions that may prove to be costly mistakes. The scandals and greenwashing you see in carbon offsetting today are what’s on the menu for biodiversity tomorrow.”
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Stripped down COP15 biodiversity framework draft would leave biodiversity unprotected
The Chinese presidency put forward text that acknowledges the necessary rights, roles, territories and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples but leaves targets wide open for industry to continue biodiversity-destroying activities.
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Indigenous Rights is a red line at COP15
Indigenous leaders sent a clear message to governments inside the COP15 UN biodiversity talks today - Indigenous Rights is a red line.
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No money on the table for biodiversity at COP15: Greenpeace calls on the Global North to deliver
At COP15, wealthy countries have not delivered funding that is key to unlock an ambitious deal.
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Images reveal illegal road threatening isolated Indigenous People in Yanomami Land in Brazil
Images from a flyover reveal a 150-kilometre-long illegal road within the Yanomami Indigenous Territory connecting several areas where illegal mining occurs, and is less than 15km from the village of the voluntarily isolated People Moxihatëtëma.
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An address from an Indigenous Namblong woman to COP15 Executive Secretary
Orpha Novita Yoshua is a young Indigenous Namblong woman from the Grime Nawa Valley in West Papua, Indonesia attending the Biodiversity COP15 in Montreal, Canada.
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Greenpeace calls for real biodiversity protections in final week of COP15
As government officials arrive for the final week of negotiations at COP15, Greenpeace calls for the final agreement to ensure that Indigenous Rights are protected and respected.
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What is wrong with “Nature Positive”?
“Nature Positive” is more focused on saving a failed economic model than on protecting biodiversity.