٠٠:٠٢:٠٧Indigenous organisations launched an international coalition to defend the biodiversity in the Amazon and the rights of indigenous people during the UN Biodiversity Conference COP16 in Cali on Saturday.
Footage shows a group of protesters marching, chanting and holding banners and placards reading 'Suriname, the so-called greenest country is tainted red,' 'Amazon free of oil and gas' and 'Protection of Indigenous peoples and territories is defending biodiversity.'
National Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon (OPIAC) president Oswaldo Muca claimed that the G9 group which was created in August aims to the 'territorial defenсe of biodiversity and against climate change.'
"This is essential and important not only for Indigenous communities but also for all people around the world. We are inviting everyone to join us at the world level, the global level to take real and effective action to solve the problems we face today on a planetary scale," he continued.
The group was created during the joint three-day meeting between organisations and communities of the Amazon region called by the OPIAC in Bogota to discuss their position ahead of COP16, according to media reports. The coalition includes communities from Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Surinam, Guiana and French Guiana.
The coalition's objectives centre around protecting the Amazon and include biodiversity conservation, defence of territorial rights, facilitating direct financing mechanisms for Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon region, and protection of Indigenous Peoples in Isolation.
The UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) is scheduled to take place in Cali from October 21 to November 1 involving leaders, observer organisations, indigenous communities, and businesses from over 190 countries. The conference aims to discuss biodiversity plans as well as national biodiversity strategies and action plans.
'Essential and important' - Indigenous groups launch coalition to defend Amazon at UN Biodiversity Conference
Indigenous organisations launched an international coalition to defend the biodiversity in the Amazon and the rights of indigenous people during the UN Biodiversity Conference COP16 in Cali on Saturday.
Footage shows a group of protesters marching, chanting and holding banners and placards reading 'Suriname, the so-called greenest country is tainted red,' 'Amazon free of oil and gas' and 'Protection of Indigenous peoples and territories is defending biodiversity.'
National Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon (OPIAC) president Oswaldo Muca claimed that the G9 group which was created in August aims to the 'territorial defenсe of biodiversity and against climate change.'
"This is essential and important not only for Indigenous communities but also for all people around the world. We are inviting everyone to join us at the world level, the global level to take real and effective action to solve the problems we face today on a planetary scale," he continued.
The group was created during the joint three-day meeting between organisations and communities of the Amazon region called by the OPIAC in Bogota to discuss their position ahead of COP16, according to media reports. The coalition includes communities from Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Surinam, Guiana and French Guiana.
The coalition's objectives centre around protecting the Amazon and include biodiversity conservation, defence of territorial rights, facilitating direct financing mechanisms for Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon region, and protection of Indigenous Peoples in Isolation.
The UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) is scheduled to take place in Cali from October 21 to November 1 involving leaders, observer organisations, indigenous communities, and businesses from over 190 countries. The conference aims to discuss biodiversity plans as well as national biodiversity strategies and action plans.
Indigenous organisations launched an international coalition to defend the biodiversity in the Amazon and the rights of indigenous people during the UN Biodiversity Conference COP16 in Cali on Saturday.
Footage shows a group of protesters marching, chanting and holding banners and placards reading 'Suriname, the so-called greenest country is tainted red,' 'Amazon free of oil and gas' and 'Protection of Indigenous peoples and territories is defending biodiversity.'
National Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon (OPIAC) president Oswaldo Muca claimed that the G9 group which was created in August aims to the 'territorial defenсe of biodiversity and against climate change.'
"This is essential and important not only for Indigenous communities but also for all people around the world. We are inviting everyone to join us at the world level, the global level to take real and effective action to solve the problems we face today on a planetary scale," he continued.
The group was created during the joint three-day meeting between organisations and communities of the Amazon region called by the OPIAC in Bogota to discuss their position ahead of COP16, according to media reports. The coalition includes communities from Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Surinam, Guiana and French Guiana.
The coalition's objectives centre around protecting the Amazon and include biodiversity conservation, defence of territorial rights, facilitating direct financing mechanisms for Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon region, and protection of Indigenous Peoples in Isolation.
The UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16) is scheduled to take place in Cali from October 21 to November 1 involving leaders, observer organisations, indigenous communities, and businesses from over 190 countries. The conference aims to discuss biodiversity plans as well as national biodiversity strategies and action plans.