Post by @maugendre@mas.to

2026-06-29 15:57 UTC

"A new report found that environmental defenders are increasingly encountering overlapping networks of government officials, corporations, criminal groups and private security forces." By Katie Surma for Inside Climate News: https://archive.is/KSGQ1 #repression #habitability #activists #ElNiño #Brazil #Colombia #Ecuador #France #Honduras #Guatemala #Mexico #India #Indonesia #Peru #Philippines #Turkey #Somalia #Palestine

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@maugendre@mas.to 2026-06-29 19:04

"The health of Indigenous lands and their ability to store vast quantities of carbon stem from the stewardship of the people who inhabit them." "Respondents from a wide range of countries, including Bolivia, Mexico, and the Philippines, mentioned using community monitoring or patrols to protect their land from outsiders and violations of traditional protocol." "New research […] also reveals a dangerous misconception that has taken hold in global climate discussions: the idea that Indigenous lands are so rich because they are remote or sparsely populated." Sangat et al. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-07434-2 via Joseph Lee @josephvlee.bsky.social #community #conservation #climate #indigenous #whiteness #coloniality #publicSafety #forests #IPCC

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