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May 2008

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Indian Protest Against UK Mining Company

UK company Vedanta Resources Plc plans to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri hills, India

08.05.2008 Hundreds of members of the remote Dongria Kondh tribe held a protest in India yesterday against plans by a British company, Vedanta, to mine their sacred mountain.

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Related topics/regions: [India] [Indigenous rights]

Image: UK company Vedanta Resources Plc plans to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri hills, India

Alkuper�iskansat haluavat mukaan ilmastoneuvotteluihin

07.05.2008 YK:n alkuper�iskansojen foorumin mielest� alkuper�iskansoilla on kokemusta ja tietoa ilmastonmuutoksen vaikutuksista, mik� tulisi ottaa huomioon my�s kansainv�lisiss� ilmastoneuvotteluissa.

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From: Suomen YK-liitto
Related topics/regions: [Indigenous rights] [Climate change]

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Botswana varaa san-kansan vesil�hteet turisteille

06.05.2008 Botswana suunnittelee Kalaharin autiomaahan turistikohteita, joiden vedenkulutus tulee olemaan merkitt�v�. Samaan aikaan valtio ei anna san-alkuper�iskansalle lupaa k�ytt�� ainoaa vesil�hdett��n.

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From: OneWorld Spain
Related topics/regions: [Botswana] [Indigenous rights] [Water/sanitation]

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Carbon Trading Blasted by Indigenous Groups

06.05.2008 UNITED NATIONS, May 5 (OneWorld) - The United Nations is facing scathing criticism from the world's indigenous communities for its attempts to promote carbon trading as a tool to address climate change concerns.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Indigenous rights] [Forests] [Climate change] [Credit and investment] [Corporations] [Business] [Land]

Image: Amazon rainforest. © WWF International

Biopolttoaineiden viljely uhkaa 60 miljoonan alkuper�iskansoihin kuuluvan maita

02.05.2008 Biopolttoaineiden viljely voi pahimmillaan johtaa ihmisoikeusloukkauksiin, pakolaisuuteen ja koflikteihin, varoittaa YK:n alkuper�iskansojen foorumi uudessa raportissaan. Biopolttoaineiden tarpeen lis��ntyminen uhkaa jopa 60 miljoonan maailman alkuper�iskansoihin kuuluvan maita.

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From: OneWorld UK
Related topics/regions: [Indigenous rights] [Land]

Indigenous Groups Slam Canada at UN

02.05.2008 UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (OneWorld) - The Canadian government has drawn fierce condemnation from the world's indigenous communities for its refusal to sign an international document that recognizes native people's right to self-determination.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Canada] [Governance] [Geopolitics] [Indigenous rights]