The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, signed the Decree of Indigenous Authority, which expands the powers of the authorities of ancestral communities to protect the environment, and warned that some sectors of the country will try to evade its compliance. teleSUR
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00:00And the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, signed the Indigenous Authority Decree which
00:04establishes the rules for indigenous peoples in environmental matters and the development
00:09of the competencies of their authorities.
00:11In a ceremony at the Casa de Nariño, President Petro said that the regulation will grant
00:15indigenous communities the same power that the regional autonomous corporations have
00:19and will establish effective coordination with other authorities and state entities.
00:24On the other hand, Petro also mentioned the upcoming Biodiversity Summit, COP16, to be
00:28held in Cali.
00:29He affirmed that this is perhaps the most important international event that Colombia
00:34has ever held.