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#1215042019-07-08
Indigenous groups in the Northwest Territories debate use of drones in caribou hunting
Tradition and technology are clashing on the tundra where Indigenous groups are debating the use of drones to hunt caribou.
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#1273762021-02-26
Indigenous groups welcome Biden-Trudeau nature conservation roadmap
Indigenous groups in Canada are welcoming plans by Ottawa and Washington to partner with Indigenous Nations across Canada and the United States to meet their climate change goals and protect nature.
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#1199952019-02-18
Indigenous hunters have positive impacts on food webs in desert Australia
Australia has the highest rate of mammal extinction in the world. Resettlement of indigenous communities resulted in the spread of invasive species, the absence of human-set fires, and a general cascade in the interconnected food web that led to the largest mammalian extinction event ever record ...
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#1285932021-05-12
Indigenous in Salvador: A struggle for identity in Brazil’s first capital
Brazil — Leaning on the balcony railing at her rickety house, perched above the stairs and alleys of a poor community in Salvador, capital of Brazil’s Bahia state, Vanessa Braz da Conceição looks up at the night sky. For this 35-year-old pharmacy student, it’s her way of connecting with nature a ...
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#1279632021-04-07
Indigenous inputs alone cannot transform African agriculture – Stakeholders tell Agroecology movements
Some agricultural sector stakeholders in Africa have described as impractical a push by agroecology movements for the sole use of indigenous inputs in agricultural production. They are worried the model will most likely force a lot more people on the continent into food insecurity, poverty and h ...
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#1282172021-04-22
Indigenous islanders seek refuge as climate change reaches Panama’s shores
Climate change has caused ocean levels on Panama's Atlantic Coast to rise by almost 10 inches. It is threatening the ancestral island homelands of the Guna tribe and many are resigned to leaving for the mainland as the waters wash in.
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#1328932022-02-02
Indigenous knowledge a way to protect valuable wetlands
Iran is rich in terms of having a variety of wetlands due to its climatic diversity. In the world, the total number of wetlands is classified into 42 types, of which 41 types exist in the country.
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#1282182021-04-22
Indigenous knowledge and Western science
As businesses look to operate more sustainably, there has been a growing movement to draw on the wealth of Indigenous knowledge that’s intimately connected with the natural world.
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#1250352020-04-08
Indigenous knowledge could reveal ways to weather climate change on islands
Some islands have such low elevation, that mere inches of sea-level rise will flood them, but higher, larger islands will also be affected by changes in climate and an understanding of ancient practices in times of climate change might help populations survive, according to researchers.
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#1256432020-11-10
Indigenous knowledge influences seagrass restoration
Scientists from The University of Western Australia have partnered with Indigenous rangers in Shark Bay to develop a seagrass restoration program that combines traditional ecological knowledge with genetically informed science.
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#1298452021-08-09
Indigenous knowledge is vital in the fight against climate change: IPCC report
The traditional knowledge of the world’s indigenous peoples can be a vital tool in the fight to mitigate the growing climate crisis, the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has said. The Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change wa ...
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#1275572021-03-05
Indigenous knowledge systems can provide solutions to environmental problems
Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) play a critical role in natural resources management in our country especially in the communal areas. It encompasses local technologies, innovations, know-how, skills, practices and beliefs uniting local people to conserve natural resources and their cultural v ...
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#1352022022-07-05
Indigenous knowledge vital in conservation of Nepal's tigers
Incidents of human-tiger conflict have increased in line with the growing populations of both the big cats and people, as more people venture into national parks and their buffer zones in search of firewood and food.
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#1335542022-02-25
Indigenous knowledge ‘gives us a much richer picture’: Q&A with Māori researcher Ocean Mercier
Small islands, big seascapes: that’s how many Pacific Ocean nations are characterized. Aotearoa New Zealand, a country about the size of the U.K. but with the world’s fourth-largest maritime area, is no exception.
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#1321192021-12-09
Indigenous lands have less deforestation than state-managed protected areas in most of tropics
Areas managed by Indigenous peoples cover more than 25% of the world’s land and overlap with 40% of protected areas globally. Studies in Nicaragua and Brazil have found that Indigenous communities with ownership of their land have lower rates of deforestation than neighbouring areas. Often, defo ...
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#1237662020-01-16
Indigenous lands hold 36% or more of remaining intact forest landscapes
More than one-third of the world’s remaining pristine forests, known as intact forest landscapes, exist within land that’s either managed or owned by indigenous peoples, a new study has found.
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#1325992022-01-18
Indigenous lore and the fire knowledge we ignore
As long as fire strategy prioritises suppression, the valuabble knowledge of Indigenous people will continue to be sidelined.
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#1348122022-06-01
Indigenous oyster fisheries were ‘fundamentally different’: Q&A with researcher Marco Hatch
About 85% of oyster reefs across the world have been lost since the 19th century due to overharvesting, pollution, introduction of invasive species and habitat loss.
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#1249772020-03-31
Indigenous people are most vulnerable to the spread of coronavirus in Latin America
The health situation of indigenous peoples due to infectious-contagious diseases is already serious due to its high prevalence and the very poor health service. The coronavirus would further aggravate this situation,” Peruvian anthropologist Beatriz Huertas, who specialises in indigenous peoples ...
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#1292322021-06-11
Indigenous people are the world’s biggest conservationists, but they rarely get credit for it
In a lush swath of tropical forest on the eastern coast of Mindanao, the second-largest island in the Philippines, you can glimpse the brilliant plumage of the rare rufous-lored kingfisher or — if you’re lucky — hear the shrill cry of the large Philippine eagle, a critically endangered species.
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#1291412021-06-07
Indigenous people denounce Chinese oil giant's extractions in Peru's Amazon Forest
In Peru, Indigenous groups and local NGOs are using innovative advocacy strategies to ensure that Chinese investment in their communities includes them in the decision-making process and doesn't come at the expense of the environment.
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#1342712022-05-04
Indigenous people harvested oysters sustainably for thousands of years
Oyster fisheries around the world have suffered collapses over the past 200 years that have been attributed to overexploitation, climatic changes, disease and the introduction of alien species.
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#1303142021-09-07
Indigenous people refuse to be biodiversity ‘song and dance’ act
There’s a big challenge facing efforts to protect large swathes of the planet to preserve threatened biodiversity — indigenous people live on a lot of that land and they feel excluded from formulating such policies.
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#1195592019-01-24
Indigenous people to have say in UN climate policy
Indigenous peoples will have a chance to share their traditional knowledge on the environment and play a role in the implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement to combat climate change and build a sustainable low carbon future.
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#1286212021-05-14
Indigenous people's lives depend on their lands, but threats are growing worldwide
The threats facing Indigenous people opposing industrial operations on their lands — discrimination, harassment and assassination — all disproportionately affect women. And the coronavirus pandemic has done little to reduce the danger, say Indigenous and faith leaders.
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#1299912021-08-16
Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract
Traditional knowledge is always important despite our progress in the field of science and technology. Some people are still practising and preserving much of such traditional knowledge. Whenever we talk about people living sustainably with nature then the answer is directly indigenous peoples w ...
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#1271722021-02-18
Indigenous peoples face rise in rights abuses during pandemic, report finds
Indigenous communities in some of the world’s most forested tropical countries have faced a wave of human rights abuses during the Covid-19 pandemic as governments prioritise extractive industries in economic recovery plans, according to a new report.
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#1311442021-10-25
Indigenous peoples seek greater voice and more influence at COP26 climate conference
When she was first elected as a tribal leader in 2006, Fawn Sharp, now the vice president of the Quinault Indian Nation in Washington state, confronted an ecological catastrophe: the virtual end of the sockeye salmon run.
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#1285592021-05-11
Indigenous rights and Argyle diamonds: good intentions, bad policy and the burden of history
The world-famous Argyle diamond mine, in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia, was the dividend from a painstaking search for tiny mineral clues. Led by geologist Ewen Tyler, the search scrutinised 190,000 square kilometres of country, an area almost as large as Great Britain. In 1972, ...
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#1337472022-03-07
Indigenous storytellers are overcoming hurdles to advance climate justice globally
“Indigenous storytellers have the lived experiences, they have the stories, and they also have their own way of telling these stories and offering solutions,” said Vanessa Cuervo Forero.
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#1267622021-01-29
Indigenous tribe that worships tigers helps protect the species
Spirituality isn't usually considered a factor in conservation efforts. But indigenous peoples who worship wildlife may be helping protect endangered species from extinction.
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#1313302021-10-29
Indigenous voices speak the truth that can help save our planet
In the mystical and magnificent indigenous forests of Venda lies a jewel of biodiversity that has been protected by gogos (women elders) for generations. It is sacred to them.
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#1241502020-02-13
Indigenous-led community efforts redefine forest management in Kenya
An organization in Kenya is making a big impact through its support for forest-related projects initiated by local communities, according to the UN-REDD Programme.
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#1298462021-08-09
Indigenous-led tech solutions for better planet
Indigenous people account for just over 6 per cent of the world’s population today. Yet they are vital protectors of an estimated 80 per cent of the world’s remaining biodiversity.
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#1223792019-09-26
Indonesia: Indigenous Peoples Losing Their Forests, Says HRW
The Indonesian government is failing to protect the rights of Indigenous peoples who have lost their traditional forests and livelihoods to oil palm plantations in West Kalimantan and Jambi provinces, Human Rights Watch said in a report. Loss of forest occurs on a massive scale and not only harm ...
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#1289042021-05-31
Initiative to conserve sacred groves
There are 163 sacred groves on the Marakkanam-Puducherry-Cuddalore stretch For centuries, ‘Kovil Kaadugal’ or sacred groves were looked after and maintained by the local communities residing there, who made use of the age-old traditions and knowledge to conserve them.
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#1298312021-08-09
International Day Of The World's Indigenous Peoples: How Tribals Are Preserving Biodiversity Through Traditional Practices
While several cultural aspects of the tribal societies remain a mystery, it is a well-known fact that tribals have lived in few of the most hostile environmental conditions on the planet. Consequently, they have gained immense knowledge about the development and management of the forest ecosystem.
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#1298072021-08-09
International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples 2021: Date, Theme, History And Significance
Every year on August 9, the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is observed. Nearly 476 million indigenous people live in 90 countries across the world. They account for 6.2 per cent of the world's total population. India, on the other hand, is home to around 104 million of these ...
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#1233112019-12-06
Inuit sharing ancient knowledge of ice, sea and land with social media app Siku
A social media app geared towards the outdoor lives of Inuit launched Wednesday with features that tie traditional knowledge to smartphone technology.
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#1291052021-06-07
Invite Ips on the table, not just put them on the menu: Capuyan
MANILA – National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Chairperson, Secretary Allen A. Capuyan, on Friday stressed the need to “invite the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) on the table, not just put them on the menu.”
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#1260552020-12-07
Involving indigenous communities critical to achieving climate change targets
The world is continuously under threat due to climate change that has been occasioned by habitat loss and environmental degradation.
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#1268662021-02-04
It’s time for an Indigenous voice in conservation
The time for dancing around Australia’s significant environmental challenges is over. Graeme Samuel, in his review of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act released on Thursday, didn’t mince words. Ineffective. Unacceptable. Continual decline. Piecemeal approach.
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#1352032022-07-05
Jamaican Climate Leader Says Indigenous Knowledge Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis
Can agroforestry help mitigate climate change and remove CO₂ from our air permanently? In April 2021, Jamaica targeted an ambitious 60% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. The upgraded new goal addressed land use change, forestry emissions, and committing to deeper emission reductions ...
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#1223692019-09-25
Just climate change action: Centering Indigenous wisdom and perspectives
The climate crisis threatens to dramatically alter people's relationships with the land on which they rely. Meanwhile, many climate solutions are themselves land-intensive: solar and wind energy, carbon dioxide sequestration, and finding places for people displaced by climate change to live and ...
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#1224352019-09-30
Keeping wild meat on the table
With traditional knowledge and scientific data, Indigenous hunters aim for healthy game animal and fish populations.When Denkel Ilipi was 10 years old, his grandfather took him to the forest and to the river, teaching him to hunt and fish. Now a father himself, and vice president of the Indigeno ...
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#1350332022-06-22
Kenyan hunter-gatherers forced to farm now face increased evictions from their forest
The Indigenous Sengwer people in Kenya’s Embobut Forest have gone through a drastic change in livelihood, from hunting-gathering to herding and commercial farming in the forest, leading to tensions with forestry officials.
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#1302452021-09-02
Kenyans Tap Traditional Wisdom to Save Native Trees and Water
Using their traditional knowledge, elders in Cheplanget village began planting water-retaining indigenous trees along the stream's bare banks and issued local by-laws banning the cutting of bushes and trees along the stream.
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#1319822021-11-29
Kenya’s Indigenous Ogiek partner with government rangers to restore Mau Forest
Three years ago, some community members of the Ogiek people of Kenya decided to start working with the Kenyan Forest Service to restore the forest complex and promote conservation coupled with sustainable livelihoods such as beekeeping. Today, using this biocultural approach, volunteer community ...
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#1291622021-06-08
Knowledge of medicinal plants at risk as languages die out
Knowledge of medicinal plants is at risk of disappearing as human languages become extinct, a new study has warned.Indigenous languages contain vast amounts of knowledge about ecosystem services provided by the natural world around them. However, more than 30% of the 7,400 languages on the plane ...
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#1190212018-12-13
Land rights to forest communities a must to control climate change
A new report highlights how important the role of forest communities and indigenous people in protecting forests as carbon sinks, and why it is important to recognise these land rights.