1. Indigenous Lands, Protected Areas, and Slowing Climate Change

WASHINGTON, DC, March 16, 2010 – A new study involving scientists from 13 different organizations, universities and research institutions states that forest protection offers one of the most effective, practical, and immediate strategies to c...

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2. POWERFUL EL NINO CAUSING HAVOC IN PACIFIC

Weather phenomenon strongest in decade PAPE�TE, Tahiti (Tahitipresse, Feb. 19, 2010) - The current El Nino causing havoc with weather conditions worldwide has been labeled "the strongest in a decade." And that takes i...

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3. UNFCCC- First round of formal UN climate change negotiations to take place in April 2010 in Germany

(Bonn, 23 February 2010) – The next round of formal UN climate change negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is scheduled to take place in April in Bonn, Germany. The meeting will be held from F...

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4. Indonesia: Government proposes 21 million hectares of plantations to meet climate targets

There are two realities in the forestry sector in Indonesia. In one, the forests continue to be destroyed, peatswamps are drained, forests are logged, burned and replaced by industrial tree plantations. Indigenous Peoples' and local communities' ri...

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5. Jokkmokk Winter Conference 2010

Jokkmokk Winter Conference 2010 �1-4 February The annual International Forum at the Arctic Circle in Sweden for Students, Researchers, Young Decision Makers and Opinion Builders. http://www.winterconference.se/ ...

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6. Indigenous leader kidnapped and forced at gunpoint to surrender carbon rights for REDD in PNG

1/13/10-� Carbon Markets Violate Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Threaten Cultural Survival Indigenous leader kidnapped and forced at gunpoint to surrender carbon rights for REDD in Papua New Guinea New York, USA --- As carbon traders h...

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7. My View: The Asia-Pacific Climate Change Video Contest

The Asian Development Bank is pleased to announce a new video competition - My View: The Asia-Pacific Climate Change Video Contest to promote awareness of climate change, stimulate debate, and encourage climate change solutions following the 2009 U...

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8. Goldtooth: Raising the bar after Copenhagen

By Tom B.K. Goldtooth The Indigenous Environmental Network took a delegation of 12 Native people from the United States and Canada to the 15th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change held in Copen...

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9. The Copenhagen Discord, or divide and rule in climate change

Bernarditas C. Muller, Geneva, 20 December 2009: The conspiracy began in Bali, where, after a two-year long-term dialogue for cooperative action which was agreed not to result in negotiations, the Bali Action Plan was hatched by a selected group of...

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10. North American Indigenous Peoples Call for Strong Climate Action in Copenhagen

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 7, 2009 Contact: The Indigenous Environmental Network Media Team Mobile Number: +45 526 85596 E-mail: indigenous.environmental.network@gmail.com Copenhagen, Denmark - A multi-generational deleg...

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11. Tuvalu at Copenhagen: 'The Fate Of My Country Rests In Your Hands'

oUyZOgcHn-Q Tuvalu at Copenhagen: 'The Fate Of My Country Rests In Your Hands'

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12. World: IIPFCC High Level Statement

December 18, 2009 Dear Excellencies. As Indigenous Peoples from all regions of the world, we have advocated that all climate policies and actions, from mitigation and adaptation, to emissions reduction targets, to finance mechanisms and capacity ...

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13. World: Indigenous Peoples Achieve Major Gains in Climate Change Negotiations

14 December, Copenhagen (IIPFCC Media Team) – Indigenous Peoples have achieved major gains in the ongoing climate negotiations here in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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14. Maori asked to stand with the Pacific @ COP 15

Grass roots organisations from around the world today strongly condemned negotiators at the Copenhagen climate summit for removing key content from a draft agreement aimed at protecting the world’s rainforests, and downgrading language pr...

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15. Fighting for influence

� In Copenhagen, the world's indigenous people ended up outside the UN climate negotiations. But representatives of indigenous people are still in place and trying to influence the negotiations in other ways. �

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