A Victory for Indigenous Rights 🇧🇷
young activists sue 32 nations for climate inaction
Dear earthlings,
It has been a big week for the climate in legal systems around the world, with a hearing at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, to six young activists suing 32 nations for climate inaction at the European Court of Human Rights, and a victory for Indigenous Peoples in Brazil's Supreme Court.
🗞️ In Climate News
🇿🇦 South Africa floods: At least 11 people die after Western Cape deluge.
😷 Italy’s Po Valley blighted by air pollution among worst in Europe.
🇬🇧 One in six species at risk of extinction in Great Britain, say wildlife experts.
🇪🇺 Six young activists sue 32 nations for climate inaction at European Court of Human Rights.
🇳🇱 Dutch court rules Chemours liable for environmental damage caused by PFAS.
🇧🇷 Brazil sets up task force for unprecedented drought in Amazon, minister says.
🤝 EU reaches greennwashing deal by banning ‘climate-neutral’ products.
🏝️ Small island nations take high-emitting countries to court to protect the ocean.
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♾️ eco-reflections
🇧🇷 A Victory for Indigenous Rights
Last week, we celebrated the victory of the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil as the voting concluded in the trial of Extraordinary Appeal 1,017,365 in the Brazilian Supreme Court. This trial saw the Marco Temporal thesis rejected nine votes to two, the end of a four year process, which comes after a further 11 years of discussions in the Supreme Court around the constitutional Rights of Indigenous Peoples to their territory. The two votes in favour were given by the magistrates appointed by former president Jair Bolsonaro, a known advocate of the Marco Temporal thesis.
While this victory was a moment to enjoy, the struggle for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil continues in the Federal Senate with the voting on PL 2903, a Bill that removes protections from the Amazon Rainforest by erasing the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
If you read eco-nnect regularly, you will notice that this story — on Marco Temporal and PL 2903 — has been a focus for us since June. It reflects our interest in the Rights of both Indigenous Peoples and of Nature worldwide. While we are based in Europe, we live in a world of interconnected natural systems that maintain this precious existence we call life, and nobody protects our ecosystem more than Indigenous Peoples. So we continue to stand with the Indigenous Peoples of Brazil, and we will be watching when the Federal Senate of Brazil votes on PL 2903.
🌏 The Culture Column
📺 What we’re watching: Fashion Reimagined
📸 Profile of the week: @theboafoundation
📚 What we’re reading: The Book of Wilding: A Practical Guide to Rewilding, Big and Small by Isabella Tree
🤯 Scary fact we learnt this week: 90% of Brazil’s Mata Atlantica (Atlantic Forest) has already been deforested.