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January 6, 2010

Bolivia to Hold Indigenous Climate Conference
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Bolivia has announced plans to hold an indigenous summit on global
climate change. Bolivian President Evo Morales unveiled the proposed
conference on Tuesday.

Bolivian President Evo Morales: “Because of an historical responsibility
to humanity, we are organizing the first conference on climate change
and the rights of Mother Earth for indigenous people. I’m here to
announce this to Bolivia and to the world.”

The conference is scheduled for April in the Bolivian city of
Cochabamba.



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