[New post] Is Going Green Hurting Indigenous Communities? Reflection from Participating in the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Yi Yu Lai posted: " Written by Wasiq Silan. Image credit by the author. Is going green hurting Indigenous communities? Not necessarily. However, exclusionary conservation measures create a lose-lose outcome for non-Indigenous and Indigenous communities. Ind" Taiwan Insight Is Going Green Hurting Indigenous Communities? Reflection from Participating in the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues  Yi Yu Lai Jun 19 Written by Wasiq Silan. Is going green hurting Indigenous communities? Not necessarily. However, exclusionary conservation measures create a lose-lose outcome for non-Indigenous and Indigenous communities. Indeed, Indigenous peoples' full and substantial participation is a prerequisite to achieving a sustainable future and halting the rapid loss of global biodiversity. This is true for the Indigenous communities in Taiwan, such as in the case of the solar panel controversy on the Katratripulr Pinuyumayan (Beinan in Mandarin Chinese) people's traditional territory. Drawing from the experience of the Sámi, my recent participation in the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) may shed light on this issue. Read more of this post Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Taiwan Insight. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://taiwaninsight.org/2023/06/19/is-going-green-hurting-indigenous-communities-reflection-from-participating-in-the-united-nations-permanent-forum-on-indigenous-issues/

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