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Indigenous voices shape fight for climate, food sovereignty from COP30 to Sri Lanka
Indigenous protests at the recently concluded COP30 echo global climate-justice demands, calling for territorial rights, forest protection and an end to extractive industries – themes strongly reflected in the discussions at the Nyéléni Global Forum on Food Sovereignty held this August in Sri Lanka.
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COP30: Brazil seeks biofuel boom, but critics query climate impact
At COP30 in Belém, Brazil's plan to quadruple global use of green fuels could have mixed climate impact.
Food & Agriculture
Brazil’s Indigenous battle with a dry Amazon rainforest
As pastures and thirsty crops dry up the Amazon, Indigenous people try to adapt traditional farming methods.
Kuala Lumpur must confront weak local governance, shrinking green spaces and rising urban heat, said the former environment minister. The challenge now is to adapt and manoeuvre wisely, drawing on lessons from a time when Southeast Asian cities were once seamlessly embedded in nature.
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