00:00The fifth gathering of Taiwan's annual climate summit, COP5, is kicking off Friday in southern Taiwan.
00:06The exhibition brings public and private sectors together to showcase how they're helping Taiwan to reach its sustainability goals.
00:13Although Taiwan remains excluded from international climate organizations,
00:17it ascribes to the UN standards and aims to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
00:23A key topic opening the event is the indigenous community's knowledge and endeavors
00:27to maintain a symbiotic relationship between humans and the environment.
00:32One of the panel speakers tells of their initiative,
00:34which has been working with the Forestry Agency to restore their historical forests and stop illegal logging,
00:40all the while bringing back indigenous farming methods and creating income in eco-friendly ways.
00:46Today, the citizens should know that the era is not the same.
00:49The 21st century is now the era of the technology.
00:52We also need to maintain our own culture.
00:54But how do we combine our own culture with modern knowledge,
00:58to use our own life to create a new new environment?
01:02Another discusses how indigenous knowledge and autonomy should be enlisted in preventing natural disasters.
01:08Taking the example of the Fatayan village in eastern county, Hualien,
01:11which was devastated by flash floods caused by a breached natural dam in September.
01:16They were able to understand the world's underground and understand the forest.
01:18So, they knew where is the ground and where is the ground, where is the ground,
01:24so they knew how to die.
01:27This is the land of land and the land of land.
01:29Through that, the land of land and the land of land,
01:31through the land of land and the social relations,
01:34the Internet,
01:35able to see this once again.
01:37So, I just want to say this is very important,
01:39This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, which galvanizes the global
01:55mission to combat climate change. Taiwan was not allowed to be a party to that agreement,
02:00but that doesn't stop the country from taking on its goals. Taiwan's COP5 also coincides with
02:05the United Nations Climate Summit COP30 that's taking place in Brazil this November.
02:11As Taiwan continues to work toward its carbon-free goal, indigenous representatives at the exhibition
02:16today say there needs to be more collaboration between villages and authorities to ensure
02:21true climate justice. Chris Ma and Irene Lin in Kaohsiung for Taiwan Plus.
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