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Brazilian Xokleng Indigenous people celebrate after a majority on Brazil's Supreme Court voted against the so-called legal thesis of 'Marco Temporal' (Temporal Milestone), in Brasilia, Brazil September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

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Maria Quilantang, a member of the Malaya Lolas, reacts as she sings in Pampanga province, Philippines, August 24, 2023. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Lisa Marie David

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Former fisherman Mehmet Erefe, stands with his cousin Ali Erefe and neighbour Nimet Sezen outside the abandoned fishermen’s cooperative building on the edge of Lake Marmara, Manisa, Turkey. July 13, 2023. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Beatrice Tridimas

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Women ministers and politicians from Europe and Canada attend a discussion during a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain June 29, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman

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Members of the Cherish Fisherfolk Cooperative in Quezon, Palawan transport seaweeds to their floating dryer. June 5, 2023

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