Indigenous-led action by Bundjalung knowledge-holders for collaborative management of Country

"Globally, many Indigenous people want to help protect their traditional lands and waters, drawing on knowledge stretching back millenia. Indigenous people have an obligation to look after species and habitats that are culturally important to them."

"Indigenous Australians are ready to sit at decision-making tables to improve the management of Country. They intimately understand our precious environment – and their contribution could be transformative."
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https://theconversation.com/indigenous-australians-want-a-seat-at-the-table-when-it-comes-to-conservation-heres-how-we-might-get-there-235954
#ecology #conservation #biodiversity #Bundjalung #IndigenousKnowledge #WesternManagement #koalas #DecisionMaking #Country #trauma #IPLCs #ThreatenedSpecies

Indigenous Australians want a seat at the table when it comes to conservation. Here’s how we might get there

Many Indigenous people want to help protect their traditional lands. That requires deciding which species and habitat matter most to them.

The Conversation

RT by @catherinemep: Indigenous Peoples and local communities who rely so heavily on nature for their livelihoods are becoming even more vulnerable to the impacts of #climatechange. Wildlife conservation can help #IPLCs adapt and build climate-resilience. #COP28 🔗 https://g.ifaw.org/3sP9lCq

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/ifawglobal/status/1731885113502560485#m

[2023-12-05 03:56 UTC]

Wildlife conservation makes people resilient to changing climate

Wildlife conservation is a powerful way to help the world’s most vulnerable communities adapt to climate change and build climate-resilient economies.

IFAW

🌎 "Let us not forget that climate is the language of Mother Earth"- Mejía Montalvo

False solutions are a part of green colonialism & harm Indigenous communities. Read more ⬇️ ft Cultural Survival and Indigenous leaders at the UN summit.

#ClimateJustice #IPLCs #IndigenousRights #LandBack #Forests #GFC

📷: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/23/un-indigenous-peoples-forum-climate-strategy-warning

‘Green colonialism’: Indigenous world leaders warn over west’s climate strategy

The Guardian

#Forests are an #essential part of #ClimateChange #solutions & their effective #conservation requires #empowerment of #IndigenousPeoples & #LocalCommunities or IPLCs. Around the world, #IPLCs #stewarded forests for generations. Due to growing #EconomicPressures to cut forests - current #incentives designed to keep forests standing are #inaccessible to communities living in areas of high forest, low deforestation regions, or #HFLD
https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2023/04/12/forest-climate-finance-must-be-more-equitable-to-support-indigenous-peoples-and-local-communities

#StopDeforestation #environment #OneEarth

Forest climate finance must be more equitable to support Indigenous Peoples and local communities

Current incentives designed to keep forests standing must be more accessible to communities living in areas of historically low forest loss, known as high forest, low deforestation regions, or HFLD.

Climate 411

RT @capecffa: (5)

The Guidelines to secure small-scale fisheries #SSF and the language on Indigeneous Peoples and Local Communities #IPLCs from CBD COP 15 must also be used for the #HighSeasTreaty 📢

PS: All📸from this 🧵are by @carmenabdali for @capecffa

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CarolineRooseEU/status/1630173018411487239

Caroline Roose 🌍 🐟 🌻 (@CarolineRooseEU)

RT @capecffa: (5) The Guidelines to secure small-scale fisheries #SSF and the language on Indigeneous Peoples and Local Communities #IPLC…

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