An indigenous Bolivian man attends the closing ceremony of the World's Pople Conference on Climate Change in Cochamaba, hosted by the country's President Evo Morales.
He said he would create a "Mother Earth Ministry" to promote the planet's rights and also called for an international court to punish nations that fail to obey emissions-reduction agreements.
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