Gualinga, a climate activist from Ecuador, said women are the main custodians of territories such as the Amazon and defenders of land there. Photos: Nariman El-Mofty/AP
Safeguarding women’s rights in the Amazon is necessary for protecting a region increasingly threatened with deforestation and climate change, indigenous activists said on the sidelines of a global climate conference in Egypt on Nov 16.
The Amazon spans rapidly developing countries in South America including Brazil and Ecuador.
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