Colombia’s Awa Indigenous people, defenders of the jungle struggling to survive


El Diviso (Colombia) (AFP) – Indigenous people of Colombia, the Awas have been threatened by armed groups in the country’s southwestern rainforests for decades, but insist on peacefully protecting the environment they feel connected to. As environmental leaders gather for COP16, the Awas embody the struggle for survival of native peoples and the defense of the jungle.

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