Young climate activists around the world: why I ’m striking today | Brianna Fruean and others

As young people walk out of classrooms for a global climate strike, a panel of campaigners share their reasons for actionI am from the Central Taiwan Plains Indigenous People. As the indigenous people of Taiwan, we have a particular vulnerability to climate change. Our traditional culture is deeply rooted in the harmony we have with the spirit of nature. We face heartbreaking loss due to increasingly extreme weather events. We urge the Taiwanese government to implement mitigation measures and face up to the vulnerability of indigenous people, halt construction projects in the indigenous traditional realm, and recognise the legal status of Plains Indigenous People, in order to implement environmental protection as a bottom-up approach.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 15, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Brianna Fruean and others Tags: Environmental activism Climate change Science Protest World news Children Society Greta Thunberg Source Type: news