As the world gears up for COP30 in Brazil and the hopefully soon-to-be-announced COP31 in Australia (co-hosted with the Pacific), the urgency of the climate crisis has never been more apparent. Yet, amid the political negotiations and corporate commitments, one critical voice remains marginalised – that of the world’s Indigenous peoples many of whom bear the brunt of the climate crisis. From the Amazon basin to the oceanic ecology of the Pacific, to the multitude of environments that are part of our own island continent in Australia, Indigenous peoples have lived, walked and observed their environment with a shared view and responsibility, that as stewards of these environments with a responsibility for future generations.
The world needs Indigenous voices at COP30 and beyond | Lowy Institute
