International: On World Environment Day, Honoring The First Environmental Stewards

International: On World Environment Day, Honoring The First Environmental Stewards   First Peoples Worldwide Urges Collaboration, Engagement between Indigenous Communities, Corporations, and Governments   Indigenous Peoples inhabit just 22 percent of the world’s land, but within that territory exists 80 percent of the Earth’s biodiversity. To commemorate this year’s World Environment Day—and to protect the Earth’s rapidly dwindling natural resources—governments and corporations must...

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