Indigenous people at COP21

Indigenous activists

Indigenous activists

Indigenous people want the world to discover their reality ©Andrea Barolini

Indigenous activists

Indigenous activists

Joseph Itongwa Mukumo comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo ©Andrea Barolini

Indigenous people at COP21

Indigenous people at COP21

The representatives of indigenous people arrived at COP21 in Paris ©Andrea Barolini

Diana Rios Peru

Diana Rios Peru

Diana Rios in her village on the border between Peru and Brazil ©Paul Redman/If Not Us Then Who?

Deforestation along the Peru-Brazil border

Deforestation along the Peru-Brazil border

Deforestation ©Paul Redman/If Not Us Then Who?

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Cop 21 popoli indigeni3

According to experts and scientists, forests significantly contribute to fight climate change ©Andrea Barolini

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Cop 21 popoli indigeni7

Many governments incentivise timber exploitation, affecting local populations ©Andrea Barolini

Ashéninka

Candido Mezua Salazar comes from Embera, Panama. His banana business has been affected by climate change. We met him at COP21 © Andrea Barolini

Indigenous activists

Indigenous activists

Indigenous people call for their rights to be recognised © Andrea Barolini

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Cop 21 popoli indigeni6

Joseph Itongwa Mukumo, Secretary General of the Network for the sustainable management of forest ecosystems in Central Africa, is now at COP21 in Parigi ©Andrea Barolini

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Cop 21 popoli indigeni16

Diana Rios is the daughter of an activist killed in 2014 ©Andrea Barolini

Indigenous activists

Indigenous activists

A map shows how forests contribute to fight climate change © Andrea Barolini

Indigenous activists

Indigenous activists

Indigenous people at COP21

Diana Rios Peru

Deforestation along the Peru-Brazil border

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Indigenous activists

Cop 21 popoli indigeni6

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Indigenous activists

2 december 2015,

by Editorial staff