Concerns that indigenous peoples' rights are being eroded when emissions reporting is discussed

The IIPFCC, the Indigenous Forum on Climate Change in the climate negotiations, has raised it both now and in the past.

- It's about getting a strong letter about human rights.

We want indigenous peoples' rights and free and informed consent to be written in Article 6. I am afraid that the wording of Article 6 will be weak, says Jon Petter Gintal, leader of the Norwegian Sami Parliament on international issues.

Lasse Björn, project manager at the Sami Council's department for the Arctic and Environment, is present in Glasgow during the final negotiations. 

- It is very important for us to get a proper recognition of human rights and indigenous peoples' rights in Article 6, that indigenous peoples do not become losers when it comes to solutions in the green transition.

What do you think, what will be the result?  

- The EU has been clear that it wants the letter on human rights included.

But we from the Sami Council are not sitting at the negotiating table, we do not know what is being said when the end is approaching and we want to reach an agreement.

The big issue for the states at the table is the counting of emissions.

There is a risk that the issue of human rights and indigenous peoples' rights will not be given priority.