Tribal Climate Change Guide

The Tribal Climate Change Guide is part of the Pacific Northwest Tribal Climate Change Project (TCCP). The TCCP is part of the L.I.G.H.T. Foundation (LF), is an independent, Indigenous-led, conservation 501(c)(3) nonprofit established on the Colville Indian Reservation in the traditional territory of the Nespelem Tribe in present-day north central Washington State. LF supports the restoration and cultivation of native Plant and Pollinator Relatives and the culturally respectful conservation of habitats and ecosystems which are climate resilient and adaptive. For more information about LF, visit: https://thepnwlf.org/. For more information about the Tribal Climate Change Project, visit: https://tribalclimate.uoregon.edu/. If you would like to add information to this guide, please email kathy.lynn.or@gmail.com.

The Government-to-Government Relationship in a Changing Climate: A review of federal consultation policies

Type

Literature

Publication

Year Published

2012

Organization

Tribal Climate Change Project and USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station

Description

This report examines more than twenty federal agency consultation policies with a goal of identify ing strategies to increase the effectiveness of the federal - tribal relationship in addressing climate change. Specifically, this report examines the scope of federal consultation policies in the context of climate change and highlights specific policies that include mechanisms that may result in more direct and meaningful consultation on climate change issues. The conclusion of this report provides a summary of key considerations and recommendations for strengthening the federal - tribal relationship in understanding and addressing the impacts from climate change.

Geography

National

Website

http://tribalclimate.uoregon.edu/files/2010/11/consultation_report_2-22-20122.p…

The Tribal Climate Change Guide is supported through partnerships between the University of Oregon Environmental Studies Program and the North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative, the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals and the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 Tribal Program.
Questions about this Guide should be directed to kathy@uoregon.edu.