The coordinator-general of the National Indigenous Organization of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB), Jecinaldo Satere, delivered a document to the heir of the British throne detailing the position of indigenous peoples on environmental issues.
Jecinaldo Satere Mawe met with Prince Charles at 3pm local time on Friday March 13, at the headquarters of the Permaculture Institute of the Amazon (INPA) in Manaus, Brazil. The meeting also assembled representatives of indigenous peoples and traditional communities of the Amazon who constitute the Alliance of Forest Peoples.
“This opportunity will allow COIAB to present the Prince with a document containing a message from the indigenous peoples of the Amazon. We will convey our concerns in regards to environmental conservation, climate change, and the need to be recognized, historically, as the guardians of the forest. Also we propose to continue to defend the principles and values of indigenous peoples and of nature,” said Jecinaldo.
Last year the Prince’s Rainforests Projects, a nongovernmental organization established in 2007 by Prince Charles, created a website to identify problems and find solutions to combat deforestation on the planet.
The site condemns the current patterns of deforestation by showing each square meter of rainforest destroyed on the planet per second, seeks to broaden the understanding of global initiatives to protect these forests, and also serves as a guide to the ways that individuals can contribute to their protection.
For more information contact:
Joseph Mutti
Director of Communications, Amazon Watch
Office: 415-487-9600 x23
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Christian Poirier
Pan Amazon Coordinator, Amazon Watch
Office: 415-487-9600 x 27
Cell: 510-666-7565
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