The indigenous peoples have largely been forgotten or ignored in the important discussion on climate change and propositions about how to care for our environment. I am a strong advocate (knowing fully well of the inherent political problems, both internal and external to the indigenous populations) of getting the indigenous people to lead environmental care and conservation, or atleast have them at advisory roles.
Kofi Annan, the former General Secretary of the United Nations, advocated the same message at the latest Initiatives of Change conference. Read its press release here.
A lot to discuss and highlight, but suffice to say that:
- I am quite sadly amused with what some of these former heads of state and state-funded organisations actually do say when no longer in office. So much for ethical leadership, when as a supposed leader one is unable to implement leadership due to fear of its stake holders;
- I wonder how much of this is pure and simple reactionary lip service, from Mr. Annan. I know that Initiatives of Change mean business, but Mr. annan has let us down before...
We shall come back to this and look at how the indigenous people can lead the way in environmental care, and what we can do to assist.
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