CGTN published this video item, entitled “COP28: Indigenous rights and cutting methane emissions as pillars of climate action” – below is their description.
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The plight of indigenous people around the world and methane were not often regarded as the quintessential fronts in combating climate change, but COP28 has demonstrated that these issues must be seen and heard. Deforestation, once rampant in Brazil, has fallen in conjunction with the elevation of the rights of their indigenous people. Brazilian President Lula has started a Ministry for Indigenous Peoples, and we speak to its incumbent minister, Sônia Guajajara. Guajajara explains that by protecting the world’s indigenous people, we also protect the environment. As an indigenous person herself, she says, “Where there is an indigenous presence, there are protected forests, biodiversity, clean water and poison-free food. We are the greatest guardians of the planet. UN data proves that we account for 5 percent of the world’s population and protect 82 percent of the world’s biodiversity.” Likewise, Fred Krupp, president of the U.S. Environmental Defense Fund, also recognizes that deforestation, oil extraction and livestock agriculture are major factors behind methane emissions. Krupp explains that methane emissions trap 83 times more heat than CO2 emissions. However, Krupp takes solace in the fact that China and the U.S. have recognized the incipient threat of methane and have announced agreements on targeting methane emissions. Krupp says, “When both China and the U.S. make a commitment, it sets a good example on all problematic polluting gases.”
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