End users, such as Indigenous community members developing climate adaptation efforts, make better use of climate models when researchers collaborate with them from the start.
Indigenous Peoples & Traditional Knowledges
Amid the Arctic’s Hottest Year, Arctic Science Faces a Data Deficiency
The 20th annual Arctic Report Card reveals new highs in temperature and new lows in sea ice, as well as an uncertain outlook for the availability of federal data.
Fire Encroaches on One of the Amazon’s Most Pristine Indigenous Lands
New research shows how recurring wildfires in the buffer zones around Brazil’s Vale do Javari may undermine one of the Amazon’s last great refuges for isolated Indigenous peoples.
Changing Winters Leave Indigenous Alaskans on Thin Ice
Researchers are blending Indigenous Knowledges with climate models to describe shifts in snow and ice.
Watershed Sustainability Project Centers Place-Based Research
A community science project supports an innovative watershed management plan.
Alaska Awaits Response from FEMA in the Aftermath of Major Floods
Major floods in Alaska have caused the death of at least one person and displaced thousands more over the course of the last two weeks. Many of the displaced may not be able to return home for 18 months or longer, according to Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Living Near an Indigenous Forest Could Reduce the Risk of Disease
An analysis of 20 years of health data in eight Amazonian countries, published today in Communications Earth and Environment, shows that protecting Indigenous-managed forests may help reduce various kinds of disease, including fire-related respiratory diseases and illnesses spread by animals.
Where the Pigs and Buffalo Roam, the Wetlands They do Bemoan
A novel fenced enclosure study demonstrates the heavy toll that invasive ungulates have on greenhouse gas emissions from coastal wetlands on Indigenous lands in Australia.
Cassius Spears Jr.: Conserving the Living Soil
This soil scientist braids the Traditional Ecological Knowledge of his ancestors with modern soil conservation practices to help Rhode Island’s farmers and land stewards.
Environmental Groups Sue to Block Everglades Detention Facility
The groups assert that the facility will undermine decades’ of work and billions of dollars spent restoring and protecting the Everglades’ delicate ecosystem.
