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Aug 9, 2020 8 tweets 4 min read Read on X
This #IndigenousPeoplesDay, densely populated urban areas have garnered most of the media attention and public health response. What has been largely ignored is the impact of #COVID19 on Indigenous Peoples, writes WCS's David Wilkie.

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First, Indigenous Peoples are at high risk of dying from the disease should they get it. This is because Indigenous Peoples tend to be:

👉geographically isolated
👉politically marginalized
👉economically insecure
👉neglected by national public health services

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They are particularly vulnerable because most communities have wholly inadequate access to PPE and lack Western medicines and facilities. #IndigenousPeoplesDay

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There is a 2nd threat.
With world focused on pandemic and shattered economies, a growing risk governments & private sector attempt to abrogate rights of Indigenous Peoples to log their forests, mine their lands, and fish their waters.

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We asked some partners in Bolivia about this danger:

Any response to the pandemic must respect the vision and rights of Indigenous Peoples, says Gonzalo Oliver Terrazas, president of La Paz Indigenous People´s Organization in Bolivia. 5/8
From Angel Duran Laura of Lecos Apolo Indigenous People 6/8
Also #IndigenousPeople have knowledge that must be shared and valued as we look to rebuild the relationship between humanity and nature in the months ahead, says Ricardo Clavijo Lipa, Capitan Grande of Lecos Apolo Indigenous People. 7/8
.@TheWCS and other NGOs can and do play vital role.

WCS currently supports the efforts of 205 groups of Indigenous Peoples in 39 countries around the world to protect their lands and waters. We must redouble our efforts in the months ahead. #IndigenousPeoplesDay 8/8 Image

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Sep 29, 2020
COMMENTARY: If we are to minimize species loss and collapse in ecosystem function, we must do all we can to support Indigenous Peoples’ rights & their efforts to protect their lands & waters, write WCS’s David Wilkie, @sslieberman, & @cyclonewatson. 1/10

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Its greatest burden falls on poor rural communities and especially on children in Africa & Asia. #WorldRabiesDay
Since rabid domestic dogs are the cause of 99% of global deaths from rabies in humans, dog vaccination, coupled with education and control of feral dog populations, is the key to fighting this devastating disease. 2/
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Majority of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic—they jump from wildlife to people. Key to addressing this: our interactions, exploitation, and destruction of nature.

NOW: Christian Walzer of @WcsHealth will be speaking at #NatureForLife Hub. Watch live on our Facebook. Image
At WCS, our policy recommends stopping all commercial trade in wildlife for human consumption (particularly of birds and mammals) and closing all such markets.

Read more: bit.ly/32YGaNm #NatureForLife Image
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At 9 am ET, join us live to kick off #NatureForLife Hub as experts talk #NatureForClimate. bit.ly/33V9V0H
Nature-based solutions can provide up to 30% percent of the action needed by 2030 to keep global temperature rise below 2°C. #NatureForLife #ClimateChange Image
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A #Turtle with a Permanent Smile was Brought Back from #Extinction | by @RachelNuwer & @nytimes

“If we didn’t intervene when we did," WCS's Steven G. Platt tells the paper of the Burmese roofed turtle, "this turtle would have just been gone.”

nytimes.com/2020/09/03/sci…
By the mid-20th century, threats like overfishing and overharvesting of eggs had driven the species to the brink. Image
The recovery effort, led by @WCSMyanmar, @TurtleSurvival and Myanmar Forest Department, involves:

👉Monitoring nesting sites
👉Collecting and incubating eggs
👉Head starting hatchlings to give them the best chance of success.
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A lot going on this #WorldElephantDay2020.

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A new infographic from WCS Tanzania team on how they are protecting elephants. @TimRBDavenport, @smarkestz Image
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straitstimes.com/singapore/envi…
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