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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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‘Murder hornets,’ extreme heat, indigenous expertise: 3 stories you may have missed
By Kiley Price
May 11, 2020
In case you missed it: "Murder hornets" could decimate bee populations in North America, a new study projects that billions of people could live in areas with "unsuitably hot" conditions by 2070 and the former president of Colombia urges humanity to listen to indigenous peoples for effective...
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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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Amazon synod, clam gardens, Indonesia fires: 3 stories you may have missed
By Kiley Price
October 15, 2019
In case you missed it: Pope Francis urges members of the Catholic Church to protect the Amazon and indigenous peoples, a tribe in the Pacific Northwest maintains clam populations using traditional practices and Indonesia faces one of its worst fire seasons on record.
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To save Hawaiian fisheries, scientists look to locals for answers
By Sophie Bertazzo
February 22, 2017
Two new studies reveal that when it comes to managing fish populations, traditional knowledge can be as important as science.
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