This year, the call for action against climate change sounded louder than ever, but the voices of those most affected are still regularly sidelined and silenced. While the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities are making their way into the conversation, 2022 still saw numerous activists, many of whom are from such groups, killed for trying to defend the planet.
Below are some of the top stories from Landscape News that cover the people who are standing up in protection of nature and the threats they face while doing so.
The meaning of “sovereignty” to an African thinker
Writer and intellectual Chika Esiobu on power and authority across the continent
“We cannot just say this can’t happen anymore.”
A lawyer speaks on the murders of Bruno Pereira and Dom Phillips
Sadhguru speaks: The intersection of life and soil
An interview with the spiritual leader on restoring the universe beneath our feet
Oysters were harvested sustainably for thousands of years by Indigenous peoples, study finds
Could traditional knowledge hold the answers for future oyster fishery management?
“It’s necessary we understand well where our culture is going wrong.”
Indigenous leader Gam Shimray on the fundamentality of rights in ongoing biodiversity proceedings
