To Share or not to share? Tribes risk exploitation when sharing climate change solutions

Submitted by hcasesc2 on Wed, 11/21/2018 - 14:28
Type: 
Literature
Publication: 
Rosa-Anquino, P. (2018, November 21). To share or not to share? Tribes risk exploitation when sharing climate change solutions. Grist. Retrieved November 21, 2018, from https://grist.org/article/indigenous-knowledge-climate-change-solution/
Year Published: 
2018
Organization: 
Grist
Description: 

"Indigenous peoples comprise only 5 percent of the world’s population, yet their lands encompass 22 percent of its surface. Eighty percent of the planet’s biodiversity is on the lands where they live — and it may not be a coincidence. A significant part of traditional indigenous identity is linked to the natural world. “There is medium evidence and high agreement that indigenous knowledge is critical for adaptation,” the 2018 IPCC report states. And that’s due to their methods of managing forests and agro-ecological systems, as well as their traditions passed down through the generations."

Category: 
traditional knowledge, knowledge sharing, IPCC, adaptation, planning, exploitation

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Website: 
https://grist.org/article/indigenous-knowledge-climate-change-solution/