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Evo Morales

President of the Plurinational Republic of Bolivia (since 2005).

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Evo Morales’ Speech to the G77 + China at the UN: Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth

by Evo Morales

7 May 2010

United Nations New York 7 May 2010
I have come here to share the conclusions of the First World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, held last April 20th to 22nd in Cochabamba, Bolivia. I convened this Conference because in Copenhagen the voice of the peoples (...)

Op-Ed by Evo Morales : the Rights of Mother Earth

by Evo Morales

Cochabamba (Bolivia) | 22 April 2010

Combating climate change: lessons from the world’s indigenous peoples
When I arrived at the United Nations climate summit in Copenhagen in late last year, the first thing that struck me were environmental activists braving the freezing weather to voice their disappointment at being locked (...)