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Wanjohi Kabukuru
Nairobi, Kenya (AP) —The Masai in Tanzania resisted government pressure to leave indigenous homes in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Indigenous land rights to Nairobi negotiators to finalize the proposed UN global biodiversity framework.
Thursday's complaint by the Masai community in Loriand forced many of them to flee to neighboring Kenya following a fierce conflict with security forces in Tanzania two weeks ago.
This week, the East African Court of Justice expected a decision on politically sensitive issues, but the court's notice was until later this year due to "unavoidable circumstances." postponed. ..
"We have been accused by the government of being a destroyer of our environment and have denied the citizenship of Tanzania," the Masai told the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity. I said in the letter. "This is the fourth powerful eviction from our land, and our leaders are suffering from mass detention, 20 of whom have been charged with murder. The media We cannot tell the world of events because we are forbidden to report our story. ”
Abuse, torture, and large-scale peasants, as observed in Tanzania. Cases of eviction continue to be reported. In Tanzania, the Masai community states that they are facing evacuation to create protected areas for hunting.
Masai leaders are approved by civil society stakeholders and other indigenous community leaders, including indigenous land, territory, and ownership within the framework. I called on you to do it. Approved by world leaders when meeting in Montreal, Canada this December.
"The only way this can be a powerful tool is to incorporate and secure strong human rights elements and respect the roles of indigenous peoples and communities," said Lucy, Co-Chair of International Indigenous Peoples.・ Murenkei states. Forum on biodiversity at a press conference on bystanders of negotiations.
The Indigenous Peoples Forum also seeks free, informed consent for land use and sound financial mechanisms for conservation.
"Without a framework to protect nature that truly recognizes and respects the rights of indigenous peoples and communities that actually protect biodiversity, humanity It will be at risk, "said Ramiro Bazin of the Indigenous Forums.
The Global Biodiversity Framework replaces the old Aichi Biodiversity Goals agreed by UN Parties at the 2010 Biodiversity Convention in Aichi, Japan. is. By the time the 2020 deadline had passed, none of the 20 goals of the Aichi Prefecture Agreement had been achieved. The ongoing Nairobi negotiations are a takeover of intensive negotiations after a failure to reach consensus in Geneva in March this year.
Key issues are still controversial, with richer countries sharing interests, removing incentives to harm nature, biotechnology, and developing countries strengthening their national objectives and technologies. There are some disagreements with developing countries on some issues, such as financing. ..
The proposed biodiversity framework is pollution, climate change, and other anthropogenic impacts on nature (illegal trade in wildlife, loss of habitat, overconsumption). We aim to comprehensively address many concerns about the global environment, such as consumption). ..
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, reduced biodiversity and degraded ecosystems exacerbate climate change. The new framework states that "we need to stop the loss of biodiversity by 2030 and aim to achieve recovery by 2050."
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