Greenpeace Welcomes Chamber Vote in Favour of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights

On Tuesday 18 November 2025, the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg’s parliament) unanimously adopted a resolution supporting Indigenous people’s rights.

Greenpeace Luxembourg subsequently issued a statement welcoming this decision, taken in the context of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.

Submitted by Greens (déi Gréng) MP Joëlle Welfring, the resolution follows the September visit of a delegation from the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB), hosted by Greenpeace Luxembourg during a European tour. The adopted text calls in particular to guarantee the participation of Indigenous peoples in climate negotiations and to make European Union (EU) - Brazil relations conditional on the effective respect of their rights.

Gauthier Hansel, campaigner at Greenpeace Luxembourg, commented: “We warmly welcome this resolution from the Chamber of Deputies, which recognises the essential role of Indigenous peoples in the fight against the climate crisis and in the preservation of biodiversity. It is an important political signal sent from Luxembourg during COP30, echoing the demands voiced by the APIB delegation that visited in September.”

Greenpeace argued, however, that these declarations must now be translated into concrete and coherent actions.

The organisation stated: “We expect the Luxembourg government to align its positions with this commitment. This means firmly opposing the EU-Mercosur agreement, which would strengthen the interests of the Brazilian agro-industry, a major driver of deforestation, and clearly defending an ambitious and enforceable European regulation against deforestation. One cannot vote for a resolution in favour of Indigenous rights, while simultaneously supporting trade agreements that directly contribute to the destruction of their territories. This is the political coherence we demand.”

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