Climate Indigenous Affairs
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Record-breaking wildfires blanket Brazil with smoke
The blazes come on top of a drought that has left some river communities stranded.
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Study: The best way to restore ecosystems is to listen to Indigenous peoples
However, outdated science and views lead many researchers to ignore traditional knowledge.
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How efforts to protect an Indigenous oasis almost led to its demise
The National Park Service's vision of Quitobaquito Springs as a "wild" park was at odds with the Indigenous caretakers already living there.
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Why Indigenous youth are gathering in Oslo to fight a green energy project
Two years after a wind farm was ruled illegal in Norway, Sámi activists are still fighting for its closure.
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Minnesota judge throws out charges against Line 3 pipeline protesters
Citing a rarely used statute, the court dismissed Line 3 protest charges in the name of climate justice.
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Indigenous peoples are being excluded from a global pool of climate cash
The U.N. says the world is spending trillions on climate action and only a fraction is going to Indigenous communities.
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In 2022, a land defender was killed every two days
A new report finds that Indigenous peoples made up more than a third of those deaths.
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The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?
As federal agencies prepare to deregulate transgenic chestnuts, Indigenous nations are asserting their rights to access and care for them.
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Researchers find nuclear fingerprints in sea turtle shells
A new study underscores an enduring nuclear legacy as Japan releases wastewater from Fukushima into the Pacific.
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As Japan releases Fukushima wastewater into the ocean, Pacific Islanders are reminded of a never-ending nuclear legacy
Indigenous communities worry the decision will compound existing health disparities.