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piqer for: Climate and Environment
Pamela works as a Press & Communications Manager for an international NGO (IWGIA) defending indigenous peoples' rights. She holds an Erasmus Mundus MA in Journalism, Media & Globalisation from Hamburg and Aarhus University and an MA in Political Science from the University of Buenos Aires. She will be putting the eye on international media coverage of indigenous communities and their demands.
New Zealand: When A River Becomes A Person
Which boundaries do we need to set to be able to fight pollution? Two weeks ago New Zealand put an end to 140 years of negotiations over the protection of its third longest river by granting it the same rights as a human being.
The new law honours and reflects the worldviews of indigenous Māori, who have for more than a century fought to protect it.
"It is not an anti-development, or anti-economic use of the river but to begin with the view that it is a living being, and then consider its future from that central belief.”
Treating the environment as we treat ourselves
Indigenous Māori believe that “I am the river and the river is me”, therefore treating the river as a living entity is not only right but necessary to ensure sustainability.
What would that entail? Basically that the river and the community becomes one. The river will have two protectors, one represented by the government and another by the Whanganui iwi tribe.
A new trend driven by indigenous worldviews to reverse environmental damage? Only time will tell.
