Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, This applies to the Lubicon people because this promise in this declaration went to pot as the government did just the opposite. They took control over their land and surrounding land, this was a negative thing for the Lubicon people because a lot of their animals in that area were fleeing and dying because of development. In the declaration it says that by developing it will strengthen and enable their cultures, traditions and help with their aspirations and needs. This is a lie. Since the animals were becoming rare in their area, they were no longer able to hunt and support their lifestyle.

Indigenous peoples and individuals are free and equal to all other peoples and individuals and have the right to be free from any kind of discrimination, in the exercise of their rights, in particular that based on their indigenous origin or identity.The Indigenous Australians were taken from their homes and assimilated by force into the new western ways of Australia. They were not free like the other Australians and were therefore discriminated against. This made them unequal to other people. It is so sad that people think they are above another person for sociable and class reasons or of different race. This declaration will help them respond to the problem with their identity(as not being equal to others and forced to assimilate) because they will know that they have those rights to being free and not discriminated against.

1. Indigenous peoples have the right to the conservation and protection of the environment and the productive capacity of their lands or territories and resources. States shall establish and implement assistance programmes for indigenous peoples for such conservation and protection, without discrimination. 2. States shall take effective measures to ensure that no storage or disposal of hazardous materials shall take place in the lands or territories of indigenous peoples without their free, prior and informed consent. 3. States shall also take effective measures to ensure, as needed, that programmes for monitoring, maintaining and restoring the health of indigenous peoples, as developed and implemented by the peoples affected by such materials, are duly implemented. The Lubicon People did not give their consent to the government to drill their lands and to log on it. The Lubicons should of had the right to the conservation and protection of their environment. They did not however because the government went forward and did what they wanted without permission and consensus form the Lubicon people.