Why REDD/REDD+ Is NOT a Solution
Tom B.K. Goldtooth, Indigenous Environmental Network Note: This is an excerpt of one section from the NO REDD READER, A collection of articles written by REDD Monitor, Global Justice Ecology Project, Diego Alejandro Cardona, Tatiana Roa Avendaño, Honduran Garifuna Organization,...
Mother Earth Should Not Be “Owned, Privatised and Exploited”
Aline Jenckel interviews, TOM B.K. GOLDTOOTH, Executive Director of the Indigenous Environmental Network For complete interview visit http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107733 UNITED NATIONS, May 9, 2012 (IPS) – For centuries, indigenous peoples and their rights, resources and lands have been exploited. Yet long...
Honoring the Sacred: Indigenous Wisdom on Rights of Mother Earth
The Following piece was written by Shannon Biggs and Osprey Orielle Lake. ——————————————————————————————- ‘When we speak of ecosystems as ‘resources’ — it is as if we are saying the Earth is in the business of liquidating itself.” – Randy Kapashesit...
IEN Rights of Mother Earth Conference streaming
Join the Rights of Mother Earth Restoring Indigenous Life Ways of Responsibilty and Respect conference through live streaming at www.ienearth.org/blog/. The Conference is being hosted by Indignenous Environmental Network (IEN) at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence KS April 4-6....
Rights of Mother Earth – Restoring Indigenous Life Ways of Responsibility and Respect
International Indigenous Conference APRIL 4 – 6, 2012 at Haskell Indian Nations University, Lawrence Kansas Click here for Conference Details and to Register Conference Agenda Coming Soon! In April 2010, a historical moment occurred. More than 32,000 people, including Indigenous...
UNFCCC COP17 Rights of Nature Highlights in Durban
UN COP17 Climate Change Conference was held in Durban, South Africa Monday, November 28 – December 9, 2011. While key negotiators for member states ended with an agreement that leaves the planet vulnerable to 3 to 5 degree Celsius temperature...
Rights of Nature Press Conference in COP17, Durban
Why do we bring the issue of Rights of Nature to a Climate Change negotiation? This was the question Pablo Solon posed as he spoke at the UN COP 17 Climate Change Press Conference on December 6, 2011 in Durban,...
