Indigenous people in the Amazon have felt ignored on climate solutions. Now, they’re speaking out
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Amazonian marchers wave the Colombian flag (left)and Bolivian Aimara wiphala flag (right) during FOSPA. (Courtesy of Katie Surma/Inside Climate News)
Indigenous communities in the Amazon rainforest are building a grassroots movement to fight deforestation.
Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes speaks with Katie Surma, a reporter from Inside Climate News who recently traveled to Bolivia, to hear about climate change solutions from those who live in the Amazon.
Emilsen Flores (center) and Mari Luz (right), Peruvian Kukama leaders, speak to attendees of the FOSPA conference on June 13 in Bella Altura, Bolivia. (Courtesy of Katie Surma/Inside Climate News)
