Danish

Uncovering ‘GreenWash’
Findings
We can synthesise the principal conclusions in:
• United Nations has weakened as organisation that conducts dialogue and
reconciliation between National States, national and international private
companies and civil society representatives.
• The globalisation of a market economy leads to the exploitation of renewable
and non renewable resources to the advantage of private interests
• The civil society representatives in the international region make positive proposals
in international forums and oppose globalisation through massive demonstrations.
• The indigenous communities of different regions of the world and, in particular,
the Amazonian communities have decided to determine their destiny.
• For the present and future of the humanity no State, powerful groups in
different fields, no matter how strong they might be, will always need the cooperation
of others in a real interdependence.
Principal demands of the indigenous communities are:
• International and national legal recognition of different people.
• Recognition, respect and access to lands and territories.
• Recognise the right to ancient knowledge as their forms of production and
social organisation.
• Consultation and participation in all plans, programs and development projects
in indigenous peoples’ territories.
• Full participation in national and international forums.
• Accomplish alliances with people, organisations, States, and national and
international organisations to defend human life and other living beings.
by Ampam Karakras, Indigenous Organizations Coordinator -
COICA.
COICA is the Coordination of Indigenous Organisations of the
Amazon Basin with 9 national organisations in 9 countries: Peru,
Guyana, Bolivia, Ecuador, Brazil, Venezuela, French Guyana,
Surinam, and Colombia. info@coica.org