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Indigenous leaders: To tackle climate change, ‘we must first address racial inequality’
By Kiley Price
August 6, 2020
For insight into how Indigenous peoples are fighting for their lands during lockdown — while simultaneously addressing deep-rooted racial inequality — Conservation News tapped two Indigenous leaders at Conservation International.
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Notes from the field: Indigenous peoples protecting nature through tradition
By Kiley Price
April 29, 2020
Right now, around the world, the work of protecting nature and the climate is happening in the field — and achieving small triumphs that don’t make the news. Here are three recent conservation success stories you should know about.
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For Indigenous peoples, pandemic poses unique risks
By Kiley Price
April 14, 2020
In a recent article, the director of Conservation International's Indigenous and Traditional Peoples Program explained why the COVID-19 pandemic affirms the need to respect the rights of Indigenous peoples.
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2019 in review: For indigenous peoples, a year of action
By Kiley Price
December 18, 2019
This month, Conservation News is revisiting some of the most interesting and significant stories and issues we covered in 2019.
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‘Protecting nature, building peace’: Indigenous activist wins prestigious award
By Kiley Price
November 14, 2019
Conservation International’s Senior Indigenous Fellow Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim wins the 2019 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award.
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