June 20 marked the beginning of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20).
Thousands of leaders and policymakers gathered to discuss climate change, poverty and sustainability. But just outside the conference's walls, our partners - in addition to Indigenous and environmental activists worldwide - mobilized to make their voices heard.
Now, as the damaging effects of climate change threaten communities worldwide, it is crucial that world leaders hear from Indigenous women.
To learn more, check out our list of resources below.
MADRE Resources
Indigenous Women Leaders at Rio+20 Available for Interviews
Additional Resources
MADRE Partner Mirna Cunningham discusses the vital importance of making Indigenous women's voices heard at Rio +20.
The Future Women Want: Why Reproductive Rights Matter at Rio +20, Huffington Post (June 19, 2012)
Q&A: Women Must Be at the Forefront of Rio+20, and Beyond, IPS (June 13, 2012)
Rio+20 : Opening Statement of the Farmers Major Group, Campesina (June 20, 2012)
Fighting the Greed Economy at Rio+20 Earth Summit, AlterNet (June 12, 2012)
Nigerian Activist Nnimmo Bassey: Rio+20 Summit Will Not Get Us Out of Environmental Crisis, Democracy Now! (June 21, 2012)
Indigenous Message to Rio+20: Leave Everything Beneath Mother Earth, IPS (June 12, 2012)
Infographic: Twenty years after the first Earth Summit, greenhouse gas concentrations continue to spiral upwards, Al Jazeera (June 17, 2012)
