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Around 400 indigenous delegates from all parts of the world came to meet in a community in Karioca, situated some 30km from Rio. Despite language barriers this meeting evoked an atmosphere of fraternity in which one voice of condemnation and defiance was heard. The indigenous nations, peoples and organisations present there, take the opportunity to remind international public opinion that they have for centuries maintained a close bond and respect for Mother Nature. In this relationship, interdependence and ecological balance have remained in complete harmony. Indigenous peoples around the World are in the front line in defending their rainforests and are currently struggling against logging companies.