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We argue that accommodation of the cumulative threats posed by climate change and development to the rights of Indigenous communities in oil development plans for the Coastal Plain area of the ANWR will be essential to protect the livelihoods of these communities and the ecosystems within which they live. IUCN recognizes that indigenous peoples, including its IPO Members, have strongly contributed to the conservation of nature. 2491. Las mujeres rurales e indígenas son particularmente impactadas por la pandemia de COVID-19.

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