2012 Retrospective: January

ICTMN Staff
December 19, 2012
Take a look back at January 2012's biggest stories from the pages of our weekly magazine, This Week From Indian Country Today ...

Newest Scam on Fringe of Climate Change Involves Land-Grabs in Peruvian Rainforest

Bill Weinberg
March 08, 2012

When the United Nations process on climate change unveiled the program known as

Indigenous Peoples Call Canadian Kyoto Withdrawal Business as Usual

Dina Gilio-Whitaker
December 19, 2011
On the heels of the COP 17 climate talks in Durban, South Africa, the only thing surprising about Canada’s announcement on December 13 that it would no longer be a party to the Kyo...

Merry, Tarry Christmas: Canada Exits Kyoto

ICTMN Staff
December 13, 2011
It's official: Canada will not renew its commitment to the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in 2012 when the existing agreement expires, becoming the first country...

Battle Over the Trees: Indigenous Peoples Denounce REDD+ at COP 17 Talks

Dina Gilio-Whitaker
December 08, 2011
Indigenous peoples came to COP 17 with a simple message: Your Kyoto Protocol isn’t working for us...

Canada Racks Up Fossil Awards in Durban as Rumors of Kyoto Withdrawal Swirl

ICTMN Staff
November 30, 2011
As rumors swirled about Canada's potential withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions, the nation continued its Fossil Award–winning sweep at the COP17 talks in...

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