PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
1395 followers · 14916 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.orgAreas of the #Amazon #rainforest that #IndigenousPeoples #protect absorb thousands of tonnes of airborne #pollution each year. This #saves around $2bn annually in #healthcare #costs for the treatment of #respiratory & #cardiovascular #diseases - according to a #study published on 6 April.
The decade-long study #analysed the #health #impacts of #ForestFures in the #Brazilian Amazon.
The study found that #Indigenous #forests #prevent 15m cases of #disease each year.
#amazon #rainforest #indigenouspeoples #protect #pollution #saves #healthcare #costs #respiratory #cardiovascular #diseases #study #Analysed #health #impacts #forestfures #brazilian #indigenous #forests #prevent #disease
PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
548 followers · 2453 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
#NewReport by the #StandingCommitteeOnTheStatusOfWomen shows #significant #link between #ResourceExtraction & #violence against #Indigenous #women in #Canada 🇨🇦
The report, #analysed #data from a range of sources, including written submissions from #experts & #witnesses who testified at the committee, makes 15 #recommendations , including requiring companies to track reports of #harassment & violence.
#newreport #standingcommitteeonthestatusofwomen #significant #link #resourceextraction #violence #indigenous #women #canada #Analysed #data #experts #witnesses #recommendations #harassment #nativerights #mmiwg #firstnations #humanrights