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June 22, 2012

Civil Society, Indigenous Groups Protest at Rio+20 
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Protests continue at the Rio+20 U.N. Conference on Sustainable
Development in Brazil. On Thursday, civil society delegates staged a
walk-out of the talks to call for bold action against global warming.
Meanwhile, hundreds of indigenous activists marched through the streets
of Rio de Janeiro to deliver a petition demanding fairer treatment over
land and other rights.

Tom Goldtooth: "What we are concerned about is that Mother Earth is not
for sale; Mother Earth is not a commodity to be traded in a trading
system; the trees are not for sale."