How one Ugandan climate activist was literally “cropped out” of the climate conversation

How One Ugandan Activist Was Literally “Cropped Out” of the Climate Conversation | GZERO World

24-year-old Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate recounts how in 2020 she was cropped out of a photo at Davos of her with other white climate activists (like Greta Thunberg) and what it revealed about how people of color and people in developing countries, like those in Africa, are frequently excluded from the climate conversation.

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