News Headline
The fight for our ecosystem cannot ignore indigenous tribes and traditions
Source
The Vermilion
Publication Date
2019-10-03
Since the global climate strike earlier this month and the impassioned speech by Greta Thunberg at the 2019 UN climate action summit sparking nationwide conversations, the fate of our planet is on everyone’s mind; and if it isn’t, it ought to be. We’re currently in the middle of a massive global extinction. In the midst of these discussions surrounding how to protect our land, we’ve been ignoring some integral voices that have been advocating for years: indigenous groups. Despite comprising less than 5% of the world's population, indigenous people protect 80% of global biodiversity.