Cultural Survival’s Statement to the 17th Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

My name is Edson Krenak, from Krenak Peoples in Brazil. We are at a pivotal moment, where the change to renewable resource innovations is quickly needed to deal with environment adjustment. Nevertheless, this transition needs to be just and fair, ensuring it does not continue the same systems of exploitation and deterioration that have actually ravaged Indigenous Peoples and biodiversity. We ask for a power change that focuses the legal rights of Aboriginal Peoples, as detailed in the Statement

EMRIP Thing 5: Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Chair of the UNPFII and the Board of Trustees of the UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples and members of the United Nations Treaty Bodies on UNDRIP execution

We contact states to make binding dedications to make certain that Aboriginal Peoples’ right to self-reliance and FPIC are respected in any type of circumstance where a state or firm is seeking to participate in any kind of extractive task, and we call on companies, banks, and investors to promote these criteria in their plans and techniques. Allow us guarantee that the energy change does not recreate the systems of exploitation it has the potential to replace. Together, we can develop environment services that place Indigenous Peoples and the environment initially, cultivating a future where all can thrive in harmony with nature.

Lucas Quilombola, my pal from the Jequitinhonha Valley, where lithium removal is expanding states: “We can not speak concerning solidarity with the world or a tidy power change if its building and construction devastates our areas. If the State satisfied its role, we would have our requirements fulfilled with regard to health and wellness, education, roads, water, and region.

Today, the demand for battery steels like cobalt, lithium, and others is escalating, driven by the international change in the direction of electrical cars and renewable resource. Yet, we have to challenge an extreme fact: steel mining is just one of the globe’s dirtiest sectors.