‘A continuation of colonialism’: indigenous activists say their voices are missing at Cop26

Activists in Glasgow reject ‘big business’ approach to climate crisis as they commemorate murdered land defenders

As world leaders inside the Cop26 conference centre in Glasgow boasted about pledges to slash greenhouse gas emissions and end deforestation, indigenous delegates gathered across the river Clyde to commemorate activists killed for trying to protect the planet from corporate greed and government inaction.

At least 1,005 environmental and land rights defenders have been murdered since the Paris accords were signed six years ago, according to the international non-profit Global Witness. One in three of those killed were indigenous people.

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