10 August 2007
Windhoek — THE European Union will continue with its drive to protect indigenous people of the world and their natural resources, the organisation says.
August 9 marked World Indigenous People Day.
"For populations whose relationship to the earth and natural elements is such an integral part of their identity, climate change poses a particular threat," the EU said in statement from Brussels on Wednesday.
Climate change threatened the very survival of indigenous people, it said.
"The EU is in the forefront of international efforts to tackle the challenge of adaptation through more responsible energy use ... awareness and through promoting global commitments to halt climate change," the EU Commissioner of Foreign Relations, Benita Ferrero-Waldner declared.
"As we pursue this course we will ensure that we honour our commitments to protect natural ecosystems, rainforests and the traditional population of these habitats, in particular their food security and traditions.
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