the unbearable notice is; that you've to make up your mind to be the difference and not the other way round else people will misjudge you even though you're not that person.
Here’s why defending the land rights of Indigenous Peoples protects our planet.
Although Mendes later directed the removal of the proposal to permit mining from the commission’s discussions, Indigenous representatives including Maurício Terena from APIB expressed concern that this was not a definitive victory but a possible tactic to wear down opposition, fearing the issue could return.
Still, the fight continues.
Groups like COIAB and APIB are pushing back, building strong national and international alliances.
Dinaman Tuxa, APIB Coordinator, stated, “COP30 will be a unique moment, because we will be able to project our messages onto the international stage.
“We want the government to commit to a demarcation policy and to confront these issues more decisively in defense of Indigenous peoples’ rights.”
He added…
And there are victories too after 37 years of legal struggle, the Guarani Mbya people in São Paulo finally won recognition of part of their ancestral land a reminder that persistence and tireless advocacy can deliver justice.
Why This Matters to Everyone!
The Amazon absorbs up to 2 billion tons of CO₂ annually about 5% of global emissions.
But when Indigenous land is taken, deforestation accelerates and carbon storage collapses.
Losing the Amazon would release massive amounts of greenhouse gases, trigger feedback loops, disrupt rainfall patterns across continents, and jeopardize global food systems.
The consequences extend far beyond South America.
Biodiversity is also at risk.
The Amazon is home to 1 in 10 known species on Earth, many of which exist nowhere else.
Destroying these ecosystems risks losing cures for diseases and vital ecological balance.
The Amazon is a global treasure.
But without the Indigenous Peoples and local communities who have protected it for millennia, it will not survive.
The fight for Indigenous land rights is not just about justice it’s about the fate of Indigenous Peoples and the rest of the planet period.
The COP28 climate summit in Dubai, November 2023. Here’s what you should know.
Many countries had their representatives at the COP28, and still yet are with less or zero knowledge about what really went down well, here’s a brief recap if you fall into this category just a two minute read.
Flooding in India, Cameroon, and Libya. Extreme heat across the US, Europe, and Asia.
A cyclone in Myanmar. A tropical storm hitting Japan, Guam, the Philippines, and Taiwan. The list goes on.
This is not exactly the kind of sentence you’d expect from a qualified climate expert, a group that prefers the more austere language of hard facts.
Yet, these days, “climate scientists are struggling for words,” writes climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe.
Instead, she’s started replying to questions about the latest extreme weather event or report about how dire things are with: “I am running out of original things to say.”
This year’s COP is a significant milestone: the first assessment of how countries are faring against emissions cutting commitments made at Paris in 2015 (known as the Paris agreement).
When the Paris agreement was signed in 2015, it was agreed that every five years countries would return with more ambitious plans to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and tackle global warming.
The #COVID19 pandemic caused COP to be canceled in 2020, making COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2021, one of the “big COPs.”
The “small COPs,” held in the intervening years, tend to focus on laying the groundwork for negotiations.
COPs usually open with a ceremonial opening meeting.
This is then followed by days of world leaders on stage talking about climate change, generally concentrating either on what their countries intend to do about it or on the dire consequences they are experiencing.
The remaining days have themes such as finance and energy and see politicians and business leaders stepping up to announce various new promises, pledges, coalitions, and projects.
But outside the doors, activists usually rage against superficial commitments and rally against political inaction.
This time, there’s been significant outrage after it was leaked to the Guardian that the UAE’s state oil company has been able to read emails to and from the COP28 climate summit office and was consulted on how to respond to a media inquiry.
Remind me, what was agreed at Paris?
Under the landmark Paris agreement at COP21 in 2015, nations committed to holding global heating to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre industrial levels, and preferably limiting warming to 1.5 degrees.
Though the deal is legally binding, the commitments that countries have made to cut their emissions are not, unless they are enshrined into national or regional legislation.
INSIDERNOTES
Who takes part?
The attendees at COP are dignitaries and Heads of State and Government as well as tens of thousands of government delegates and representatives of civil society, intergovernmental organizations, NGOs, and the media.
There are 197 parties which are broadly organized in five regional groups: Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Western Europe and Other States (including Australia, Canada, and the US).
At the cluster of COP side events, climate change leaders, experts, and influencers gather to share their stories and solutions at panel discussions, exhibits, cultural events, and more.
What happened at COP27?
After two weeks of fraught negotiations, a “historic pact” was struck at COP27 in which developed countries, which are historically responsible for the climate emergency, agreed to provide climate finance to help poorer countries experiencing climate-related disasters, known as a loss and damage fund.
Alok Sharma, the UK President of COP26, was more scathing about how the conference fared.
“I said in Glasgow that the pulse of 1.5 degrees was weak. Unfortunately, it remains on life support,” he said.
What do we want to happen at COP28?
An End to Fossil Fuels
That means support for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty from world leaders to ensure a Just Transition away from fossil fuels, an end to fossil fuel subsidies, and robust taxing of remaining fossil fuel production.
Cough Up the Climate Finance
Now isn’t the time for baby steps, it’s time to go big: fund a Just Transition in all countries, help countries adapt to climate change, and fund loss and damage.
Protect Climate Activists and Environmental Defenders
Almost 2,000 environmental activists have been killed over the past decade.
We need a human rights approach to all aspects of climate action.
Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Shine Ya Eye finalist, Liquorose attended a public function with the mother of her lover in the house, Emmanuel.
Liquorose got special attention at the event. She appeared in a beautiful green gown as she exchanged pleasantries with other guests at the party.
A couple of fans have reacted to the video with some of them suggesting that Liquorose was mingling with her future mother-in-law. Legit.ng captured some of their reactions below:
Wizzidayo Balogun popularly known as Starboy CEO, #starboyrecords.
Has shown on social media in real complex of truly what a star is, and to his best understanding about the African lifestyle and entertainment.
The Fuji plus Aftobeats singer had on Saturday, 4th of October, expressed his gratitude towards the executioning of another trill in the music industry and the #naijaentertainmentworld as well.
And to this event, we saw the artist holding on to a portrait of the exact similitude of every feature. And next to him was the female vocalist Temilade Openiyi but, popularly known as ‘Tems’ “the future bride of africablacksmiths Tusayan.”
“Starboy #wizzy and #tems celebrate having a platinum record. Congrats to them both.”
WAHALAROOM
Everything special to him; From the streets of Ojuelegba to the world, Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Wizkid has continued to thrill his fans with his music, as well as his sense of style.
And ever since he, had his astonishing performance with one of the world most dangerous rappers ‘DRAKE’ the Canadian rapster who’s educational music has rendered the world useless with the words and language of the trampoline pecarí, he became ‘abnorm’ to the society and to the African child trail of existence.
As he now depicts of the readjustable cocktail to the independent, basement and even as well as the floor members of the indigenous people of Aftica.
“He has earned and also received so many medals in and during the flipside of crossing the threshold into proper adulthood.”
TristanJamesJr.
The video below shows everything that happened to start from the moment of presentation up to the vote of thanks.⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇
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