Indigenous people seek stronger land rights at COP15 nature talks

MONTREAL, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Negotiations on a deal to protect 30% of the Earth by 2030 are woefully behind in addressing the concerns of native people, whose land holds the majority of the world’s remaining biodiversity, indigenous advocates told Reuters at the U.N. nature summit in Montreal.Indigenous participation is seen as key to reaching that so-called “30-by-30” target within an ambitious new agreement to halt further nature loss and degradation.While indigenous groups account for about 5% of the world’s population, their lands safeguard about 80% of Earth’s remaining plant and animal species, according to the World Bank.At least 40% of the …
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