1/ Mi Nemonte Nenquimo, soy una mujer Waorani, Amazonia del Ecuador. Gracias a la selva vivimos conexion y armonia con la naturaleza y queremos defenderla. Para eso, quiero compartir mi conocimiento
2/ Pero, con la "civilizacion", en la Amazonia vivimos una amenaza grande. La extraccion del petroleo causa la destruccion de nuestro territorio y si yo resisto y comparto mi conocimiento es para mi pueblo pero también para el mundo. Soy una mujer que resiste, una mujer guardiana
3/ La tierra madre no nos ha dado vida y naturaleza solo a nosotros los pueblos indigenas pero a todos!
4/ @IMariashikongo, frontline defender for #SaveTheOkavangoDelta: the beginning of oil exploration of the Okavango Basin got me back to my past: the repetition of colonialism again and the white man telling us what to do.
5/ @IMariashikongo: I am here because I am tired of the narrative that Western countries imposes on us! The Global South built the Global North and knows are to survive and develop. When are we going to talk about justice for all the Global South and indigenous nations instead?
6/ Anoshka Violeta Irey Cameno, indigenous leader of the Peruvian Amazon, council member of FENAMAD, a federation representing the 37 indigenous communities of the Madre de Dios river basin that protects the environment and human rights
7/ Mi pueblo, Harabukt, se encuentra en peligro frente a la explotacion petrolera del lote 66 en Peru. El estado, en lugar de protegernos a nosotros, ha puesto policia para proteger la empresa. Nos quieren desaparecer pero jamas vamos a desaparecer, por mas petroleo que quieran💪🏽
8/ Anoshka: "We don't need that development but solutions to protect our territories."
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The @UN #SummitOfTheFuture2024 is our chance to take decisive action against climate change. 🌍🤝
In a powerful letter, global figures like @DalaiLama, @Yunus_Centre, and @MaryRobinson01 are calling out the dangerous omission of fossil fuels from the @UN #SummitOfTheFuture2024 draft. 🌡️🔥
A bloc of Pacific nation-states is calling for the negotiation of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
They have called for support to manage a just transition to a "Fossil Fuel Free Pacific"
Instead, Australia just approved a new coal mine 😡 #auspol
Last year, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said “One of the ways that we increase our standing in the region, and in particular in the Pacific, is by taking climate change seriously."
Yet in the past 6 weeks, his government has approved 2 new coal mines.
Fossil fuels are the primary cause of the climate crisis, responsible for 86% of emissions in the past decade.
The International Energy Agency & the latest IPCC report have made it clear — to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, no new fossil fuel projects can be opened.
⚠️💀While the #Amazon urgently needs to be considered as a #FossilFuel Free Zone, the Peruvian government 🇵🇪 is giving #oil a new boost by promoting internationally a series of reserves that are home to 435 #indigenous communities.
🛢️Without consulting local populations, @Perupetrosa promoted 31 areas with potential for hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation to international investors meeting in Texas.
👀An investigation from @Ojo_Publico reveals that of the 31 areas, 25 are located in the #Amazon and overlap with 435 indigenous communities in Loreto, Ucayali and Madre de Dios, and two reserves for indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation #PIACI ojo-publico.com/4416/nuevas-ar…
🇨🇴 Colombia's leadership for a world free of fossil fuels and for a just energy transition is important at the national, regional and global levels. The recent commitment of the Ministry of the Environment is an important signal for the region and the world.
Follow the thread 🧵:
At the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, @susanamuhamad, defended that there should be limits to the exploitation of #oil and #gas 👇
@susanamuhamad said that "to reduce emissions on the scale we need and to have a just energy transition, it is necessary to stop the proliferation of fossil fuels, especially oil and gas exploration in climate pillars such as the Arctic and the Amazon."
El liderazgo de #Colombia por un mundo libre de combustibles fósiles y para la transición energética justa es importante a nivel nacional, regional y mundial. El reciente compromiso de @MinAmbienteCo es una señal importante para la región y el mundo. Sigue el 🧵:
En el Foro de Ministros y Ministras de Medio Ambiente de América Latina y el Caribe, la Ministra de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible de Colombia, @susanamuhamad, defendió que se pongan límites en la frontera de la explotación de #petróleo y #gas 👇
@susanamuhamad dijo que "para la reducción de emisiones en la escala que necesitamos y una #TransicionEnergetica#Justa, es necesario frenar la proliferación de combustibles fósiles, sobre todo la exploración de petróleo y gas en pilares climáticos como el Ártico y el Amazonas"
🧵 for info... including how this could impact a #FossilFuelTreaty resolution being considered by the State of California this week.
@SierraClub is the latest to endorse the proposal, joining:
🇻🇺 Vanuatu
🇹🇻 Tuvalu
🇪🇺 European Parliament
🌉 80 cities & subnational governments
🏥 @WHO & hundreds of health institutions
🌍 2,100+ civil society orgs
🪧 Thousands of youth activists
🕊️ 101 Nobel Laureates
Sierra Club’s endorsement of the #FossilFuelTreaty comes just 48 hours ahead of a Senate Hearing in the State of California on a resolution that would see the world's largest subnational government also formally endorse the proposal.