Indigenous alliance
Indigenous leader Haji Machineri from Brazil, left, talks to leader Jilberto Arias, from Panama, during a meeting in Manaus, Brazil, Thursday. Indians and other traditional rain forest communities from 11 Latin American nations formed an alliance Friday to defend their interests in the face of global climate change. The alliance detailed in the so-called Manaus declaration, calls on forest dwellers to form a common front to influence upcoming debates over climate change. [Associated Press]