Indianenstammen bijeen voor klimaatverandering

"More than 50 American Indian tribes from around the country will gather Tuesday  in Yuma County to begin the first conference held on global warming dedicated to native peoples.

The Tribal Lands Climate Conference will run for two days, collecting firsthand reports on the effects of global warming and reporting what some tribes are doing to help protect their lands.

The event's agenda originally included appearances by former Vice President Al Gore and Arizona's Sen. John McCain, but both dignitaries recently canceled, stating conflicts with their schedules.

The conference is hosted by the Cocopah Tribe and the Virginia-based National Wildlife Federation (NWF).

Leaders with the latter organization stressed that American Indians provide a unique and invaluable view of environmental changes because tribes possess long-standing historical experiences with the planet's cycles and were among the first people to document "devastating impacts" on climate change."

Bron: www.yumasun.com