Native people say COP15 nature talks in Canada should address their concerns as their lands safeguard about 80% of Earth's remaining plant and animal species
Indigenous groups agreedthat any summit deal should deliver more authority to Indigenous people in deciding what happens on their lands.
While Indigenous groups account for about 5 percent of the world's population, their lands safeguard about 80 percent of Earth's remaining plant and animal species, according to the World Bank. While Indigenous groups in many countries have limited authority or recognition over their territories, they often rely on these environments for their livelihoods — through traditional hunting, fishing or harvesting materials from forests such as honey, rubber sap or firewood.
"The states must recognise and protect their rights," said Aquilas Koko Ngomo, spokesperson for the National Alliance for the Support and Promotion of Indigenous and Community Heritage Areas and Territories in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Yet clashes between some First Nations communities and provinces over resource extraction on land these groups want to protect remain obstacles.
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