Peru: 'Between false climate solutions and real alternatives from an indigenous perspective'

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Putumayo Region, Peru (Photo: Diego Perez/SPDA)
Putumayo Region, Peru (Photo: Diego Perez/SPDA)

This article is a scathing critique of the climate policies developed in international negotiations, such as the COPs, which only serve the economic interests of whose who are accelerating destruction on the planet. In the name of such policies, 'carbon biopirates' threaten diverse indigenous communities and their territories throughout the world. “In the face of this daunting landscape, Indigenous Peoples are not only resisting, we are also proposing alternatives,” the article states. What follows is the vibrant account of the energy transition that these people have decided to undertake based on their own values and ancestral knowledge. It is well worth reading. You may access the article here (available in Spanish).