Impacts of climate change: What will compensation for loss and damage mean for Indigenous Peoples?

BY HELEN BIANGALEN-MAGATA FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS

Indigenous Peoples are among the groups most affected by climate change, not only because of the impacts on their ecosystems and livelihoods, but also because of cultural losses. Facing multi-layered climate injustice which increases their marginalization, the Indigenous Peoples are demanding a fund for loss and damage. Indigenous leaders demand respect for their right to self-determination and have opened the debate on how to compensate retroactive losses, non- economic losses and cultural damages.

Cover photo: Protest of Waorani and A'I Cofán communities in Ecuador (2020). Photo: Amazon Frontlines

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How Indigenous Peoples in Africa are impacted by climate change

BY GIDEON SANAGO FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS

The Indigenous Peoples in Africa are victims of climatic changes generated as result of polluting industry in other parts of the world. At the same time, they are displaced from their lands due to agricultural expansion and top-down conservation policies, the latter often to promote profitable tourism. While suffering from drought and famine, Indigenous pastoralists engage in livestock keeping that protects biodiversity, and they possess vital knowledge for the protection of nature.

Masai of Ngorongoro. Photo: United Nation

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Green colonialism, wind energy and climate justice in Sápmi

BY EVA MARIA FJELLHEIM FOR DEBATES INDÍGENAS

One year after the Norwegian Supreme Court rendered a land-mark decision in favor of Saami reindeer herders against wind energy developer Fosen Vind, the Norwegian government fails to act on its responsibility to safeguard Indigenous Peoples’ rights and ensure a just energy transition.

Cover photo: Øyfjellet Wind Park. Photo: Ole-Henrik Kappfje

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