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'Opening a UN forum on the global impact of climate change on indigenous peoples, [Evo] Morales said that capitalism should be scrapped if the planet is to be saved from the effects of climate change. "If we want to save our planet earth, we have a duty to put an end to the capitalist system," he said. Bolivia's president said unbridled industrial development was responsible for the pillaging of natural resources.'

On March 18, 2008, three Indigenous Elders and Spiritual Leaders from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia,  took part in a presentation at the Poder forum in Miami, FL to discuss their land reclamation, restoration, and protection efforts. This is a video of that presentation.

Leaders of hundreds of indigenous groups in 11 Latin American countries sought consensus on a conservation plan for tropical forests like the Amazon.

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