The Protection of the Amazon and its Indigenous Peoples

This article looks at the protection of the Amazonian Region and its native peoples as a major challenge of our age and time. The author establishes a strong connection between the present crisis associated with climatic change and destruction of ecosystems around the world, and of biodiversity in p...

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Main Author: Hummes, Cláudio 1934-2022 (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: SCM Press [2018]
In: Concilium
Year: 2018, Issue: 5, Pages: 108-112
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Catholic church, Pope (2013- : Franziskus), Verfasserschaft1, Laudato si' / Amazonastiefland / Environmental protection / Indians / Human rights
IxTheo Classification:KBR Latin America
KDB Roman Catholic Church
NCC Social ethics
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
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Summary:This article looks at the protection of the Amazonian Region and its native peoples as a major challenge of our age and time. The author establishes a strong connection between the present crisis associated with climatic change and destruction of ecosystems around the world, and of biodiversity in particular, with the long-lasting historical problem of affirming and defending the basic human rights of the surviving native peoples of the Amazonian Region.
ISSN:0010-5236
Contains:Enthalten in: Concilium