Indigenous peoples contribute very little to the underlying causes of climate change. Instead they have a lot to offer humanity at this time, because of their sustainable lifestyles, their traditional knowledge, and their deep connection to the forests and the earth. Many have witnessed first hand the unsustainable development of largescale developments destroying their ancestral lands. Many are now being severely impacted by erratic weather, flooding…

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The Kampar Peninsula is 700,000 hectares of peatland up to 15 metres deep, on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The peat contains more than 2 billion tonnes of carbon. 400,000 hectares of forest remain standing, 300,000 hectares have been converted to oil palm and pulp and paper plantations. All eyes are on the Kampar: loggers, carbon traders, and plantation companies including the giant RAPP pulpwood planter. But where does this leave the Akit and…

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There is more carbon stored in the world’s forest ecosystems than there is in the entire atmosphere. REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), is a climate change mitigation measure that seeks to reduce GHG emissions by preventing or reducing forest loss and forest degradation. Indigenous peoples living in these forests have urgent messages about REDD, its potential opportunities, and the risks of failure if indigenous peoples…

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Bugta is a message from the Talaandig tribe, Mindano, Philippines for COP15. The Talaandig community will hold a ritual during the Copenhagen summit, to pray for the leaders to protect the earth, and guarantee justice for all beings. Talaandig / LifeMosaic (1minute)

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