Climate justice: Mussington says not enough being done to protect indigenous people’s interests

Photo of Environmental activist John Mussington. Retrieved from antiguaobserver.com

Barbudan environmental activist John Mussington says regional governments need to do more to protect the interests and listen to the concerns of indigenous people on climate and development issues.

Mussington made the argument as part of a webinar organised by Cari Bois Environmental News Network on the “Importance of the Climate Justice Movement in the Caribbean”.

The web series is an initiative aiming to advance discussions about climate change among regional media and the wider Caribbean public. Yesterday, it featured regional environmentalists such as Dr Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie from the Jamaica Environment Trust, Onnie Emerenciana from Bonaire, and Christine Samwaroo from The Breadfruit Collective in Guyana.

Mussington told listeners that the webinar represents the commonality of environmental challenges, regardless of whether a small island state or continental territory.