First World Conference on Indigenous Peoples: Governments pledge action to advance indigenous rights

In Peru, gold mining " a process that involves the use of mercury " is destroying the region"s biodiversity and poisoning rivers such as the Madre de Dios, a tributary of the Amazon, that are a lifeline for many indigenous people. At the World Conference, Governments pledged to consult in good faith with indigenous peoples in order to obtain their free and informed consent prior to the approval of projects that affect their lands and resources
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