Climate Indigenous Affairs
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How Indigenous people are fighting to stop ‘the biggest land grab in history’
At the UN biodiversity conference, Indigenous leaders fight to be included in 30x30 talks.
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![A gas well sits on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation as the sun sets behind a ridge line. A tall metal structure is]()
![A gas well sits on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation as the sun sets behind a ridge line. A tall metal structure is]()
Biden administration proposes new rule targeting methane emissions on tribal lands
Wasted natural gas has quadrupled since 1990 – regulators hope to rein in that loss.
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![Group of Maasai tribesmen wearing bright red shawls and carrying sticks, walking down a dirt path, viewed from behind]()
![Group of Maasai tribesmen wearing bright red shawls and carrying sticks, walking down a dirt path, viewed from behind]()
Tanzania drops murder charges against 24 Maasai land defenders
The alleged murder occurred when state security forces tried to evict the Maasai to create a hunting preserve.
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Underfunded, understaffed, Canada’s Indigenous Services Agency is failing to protect First Nations
As climate disasters intensify, poor emergency management puts Indigenous peoples at higher risk.
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![Collage: canyon hills and water reflecting the sky, with watercolor sky and an orange sun; water droplet shapes have been cut out of the water]()
![Collage: canyon hills and water reflecting the sky, with watercolor sky and an orange sun; water droplet shapes have been cut out of the water]()
Tribes in the Colorado River Basin are fighting for their water. States wish they wouldn’t.
Indigenous nations have significant water rights, but many lack the infrastructure to take advantage of them.
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![Illustration of migrating bison with barbed wire fence and mountains in the background]()
![Illustration of migrating bison with barbed wire fence and mountains in the background]()
The return of the American bison is an environmental boon — and a logistical mess
American bison are back on the rise. The problem is, they don't respect fences.
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At COP27, Tuvalu joins call for an international treaty to stop fossil fuel expansion
The Pacific island nation becomes the second U.N. country to support the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
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![person stands in a forest holding a stick with a bunch of fruit collected at the top]()
Report: Countries need an impossible amount of land to meet climate pledges
Pressure to convert land for carbon removal puts Indigenous communities at risk.
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![Four Indigenous people wearing red clothes stand in a forest]()
![Four Indigenous people wearing red clothes stand in a forest]()
The world’s healthiest forests are on Indigenous land. Here’s why.
A new report finds Indigenous land rights are key to preserving biodiversity.
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![Two Maasai people wearing brightly colored clothing walking on a field with mountains rising in the distance]()
![Two Maasai people wearing brightly colored clothing walking on a field with mountains rising in the distance]()
UN: Conservation shouldn’t cost Indigenous lives
A new report says expanding biodiversity protections are a threat to human rights.
