Delegates are arriving in New York this week for the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous peoples. Amid other challenges, the U. S. has made it increasingly difficult for delegates to secure visas to attend.
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Indigenous leaders, traditional communities and researchers are resisting development in the Amazon rainforest that could push its ecosystems past irreversible tipping points.
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