Txai Suruí at the Opening Session of COP26
Walelasoetxeige Suruí, known as Txai Suruí, is a member of the Paiter Suruí people, native of Brazil. Today, she spoke at the opening session of the UN Climate Conference in Glasgow. Here are her words and the ones she exchanged with us.
Indigenous people at COP25: You have to go “beyond the photo and create a space of equality”
The first week of COP25 comes to an end and the voices of indigenous populations stand out. During the side-event “Natured-based solutions, rights-based decisions: Amazon indigenous REDD+ & IPS land defense action”, the General Coordinator of the COICA, José Gregorio Díaz Mirabal, and the President of ANECAP, Fermín Chimatani Tayori, speak, among others, in front of a big audience.
The voice of indigenous peoples in the Social Summit for Climate Change
The Social Summit for Climate Change started on December 6 in Madrid. It is an alternative to the COP25 and takes place from 6 to 13 December where will participate organizations from all the world.
The role of Indigenous women in the fight against climate change
During Gender Day at COP23 a side event was dedicated to the role of indigenous women in the fight against climate change.
Indigenous peoples fight for the future of their new generations
The UN Climate Conference (COP23) is the perfect place for voices to be heard.
Indigenous People and climate change issues
“Indigenous peoples have the right to determine and develop priorities and strategies for the development of their lands or territories and other resources”Art. 32 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
REDD and REDD+ from the perspective of indigenous people
According to the Environmental Research Institute of Amazonia-IPAM, REDD stands for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation.