Indigenous peoples from five countries told the UN Rio+20 summit that the green economy is a “crime against humanity” that ‘dollarises’ Mother Nature and strips communities of their rights. Native peoples gathered in Rio for a counter-summit issued a declaration blasting the goals pursued by world leaders attending the official UN Rio+20 summit on sustainable development.
But the gathering came under fire from the leftist presidents of Bolivia and Ecuador, along with indigenous peoples, who said capitalist greed lurked beneath its promotion of the green economy.
Bolivian President Evo Morales described the green economy as “a new colonialism” that rich nations sought to impose on developing countries.
“Countries of the north are getting rich through a predatory orgy and are forcing countries of the south to be their poor rangers,” he said.“green economy”
“sustainable development”
“ethical capitalism”
“straight up bullshit”find the phrase that is not like the other- oh wait… they’re all the same
welp.
(via ladyurduja)
