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Campaign for Nature calls for inclusivity ahead of COP28

Daily Star Kenya

13 October 2023

Campaign for Nature has urged stakeholders to include both climate and nature solutions for the most affected individuals in local communities.  In an interview with the Star, the director Brian O’Donnell said it was time for indigenous people to have their rights upheld. "Climate and nature solutions should be inclusive and equitable. Not forgetting the financial bit, which should get to the people really affected by climate change," O’Donnell said.


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30x30, indigenous rights, Indigenous led, Indigenous people, Indigenous knowledgeKaty Roxburgh
Indigenous conservation is key to protecting wilderness in Canada, report says

The Globe and Mail

September 20, 2022
Indigenous-managed conservation areas are key to Canada’s pledge to designate nearly one third of its land and ocean waters for biodiversity protection by the end of this decade, according to a new report.

The report from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Canada stresses that protected areas should be “co-developed and implemented with Indigenous consent” as part of Canada’s reconciliation process.

Its release on Tuesday coincides with efforts by a group of world leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, to press their counterparts on biodiversity preservation ahead of international negotiations in Montreal later this year.

Mr. Trudeau is set to speak at an event on Tuesday evening occurring on the margins of the UN General Assembly, now under way in New York. The event was co-organized by the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People, a group of more than 100 countries that have all formally endorsed the target of protecting at least 30 per cent of the world’s land and oceans by 2030.

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Canada, UN General Assembly, Indigenous led, indigenous rights, protected areasSara SheehyCanada, Indigenous rights, indigenous lands, UN General Assembly
Using Indigenous knowledge and Western science to address climate change impacts

Phys.org

June 8, 2022
Traditional Owners in Australia are the creators of millennia worth of traditional ecological knowledge—an understanding of how to live amid changing environmental conditions. Seasonal calendars are one of the forms of this knowledge best known by non-Indigenous Australians. But as the climate changes, these calendars are being disrupted.

How? Take the example of wattle trees that flower at a specific time of year. That previously indicated the start of the fishing season for particular species. Climate change is causing these plants to flower later. In response, Traditional Owners on Yuku Baja Muliku (YBM) Country near Cooktown are having to adapt their calendars and make new links.

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Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous led, restoration, climate changeMary PriceIndigenous knowledge, indigenous-led conservation, climate change, restoration