24 April 2025 - As the planet heats up and the push to decarbonise gathers pace, Indigenous Peoples ¨C long among the world¡¯s most effective environmental stewards ¨C are once again being left behind, a new UN report reveals.
Launched on Thursday, exposes a stark imbalance: while Indigenous Peoples make up just six per cent of the global population, they safeguard 80 per cent of the planet¡¯s remaining biodiversity ¨C yet receive less than one per cent of international climate funding.
The report offers a sobering assessment of climate action that is not only lacking in urgency, but in fairness. From green energy projects imposed without consent to policy decisions made in rooms where Indigenous voices are absent, these communities are too often excluded from climate solutions, displaced by them, and denied the resources to lead the way.
¡°Although we are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis, Indigenous Peoples are not victims,¡± writes Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Chair of the , in the report¡¯s foreword.
¡°We are custodians of the natural world who are committed to maintaining the natural equilibrium of the planet for the generations to come.¡±
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