International: Indigenous Peoples Insist On Rights-Based Approaches And Respect For Traditional Knowledge And Practices In Rio+20 Outcomes

International: Indigenous Peoples Insist On Rights-Based Approaches And Respect For Traditional Knowledge And Practices In Rio+20 Outcomes   As government representatives start formal negotiations in Brazil to seek agreements on so-called ‘green economy’ policies and to assess progress in fulfilling commitments on environment and development made at the Rio Earth Summit twenty years ago, indigenous peoples from all over the world have come together at the Rio+20 global summit to put...

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