Indigenous peoples bear the brunt of climate change — and get almost none of the money to fight it

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By Anita HofschneiderApr 29, 2026, 4:30 am57 ptsTrending
Billions of dollars have been pledged to fight the climate crisis, but almost none is reaching Indigenous peoples, even as world leaders credit them as essential to solving it. “From the Amazon to Australia, and Africa to the Arctic, you are the great guardians of nature, a living library of biodiversity…

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