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Study: What makes for effective partnerships with Indigenous nations on the...

Protecting the environment often draws on a collaboration between community members, non-government organizations, academia, and, local, state and federal agencies. Indigenous nations however, are...

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'Narco-deforestation' study links loss of Central American tropical forests...

Central American tropical forests are beginning to disappear at an alarming rate, threatening the livelihood of indigenous peoples there and endangering some of the most biologically diverse ecosystems...

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Canada to teach computer coding starting in kindergarten

Canadian schoolchildren will soon start learning computer coding and other digital skills from kindergarten through to high school, the government announced Wednesday.

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Why many high-achieving Indigenous students are shunning university

Indigenous students remain vastly underrepresented in higher education in Australia. According to Universities Australia, Indigenous people comprise 2.7% of Australia's working age population but only...

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200 green activists killed in 2016, record toll: watchdog

At least 200 environmental campaigners and protectors—40 percent from indigenous tribes—were murdered around the world in 2016, the deadliest year on record, the watchdog organisation Global Witness...

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People and wildlife now threatened by rapid destruction of central America's...

Central America's largest remaining forests are disappearing at a precipitous rate due to illegal cattle ranching, oil palm plantations, and other human-related activities, all of which are putting...

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Why plants represent 'untapped potential' for innovative drug discovery

The field of medicine has come a long way from using heroine as a cough remedy or magnet therapy to improve blood flow. These outdated methods were put to bed decades ago. But there are plenty of...

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Cultural engagement lowers reoffending rate

Access to cultural programs for Indigenous prisoners decreases their chance of reoffending, a study by Swinburne researchers has found.

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Answers needed on sly grog trade

James Cook University researchers in Australia have found sophisticated tactics are being used to smuggle illicit alcohol into Indigenous communities - with sly grog traders selling alcohol for up to...

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Research on the meaning of ancient geometric earthworks in southwestern Amazonia

The geometric earthworks of southwestern Amazonia have intrigued researchers, the media and the general public, and they have been explored recently by several international research teams. They...

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Indigenous storytelling is a new asset for biocultural conservation

Some of the areas hosting most of the world's biodiversity are those inhabited by indigenous peoples. In the same way that biodiversity is being eroded, so is the world's cultural diversity. As a...

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Chile's Easter Island declares huge marine protection zone

Indigenous people who live on Chile's Easter Island far out in the Pacific have voted to create a vast marine protection zone.

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'Keep it local' approach more effective than government schemes at protecting...

Conservation initiatives led by local and indigenous groups can be just as effective as schemes led by government, according to new research. In some cases in the Amazon rainforest, grassroots...

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Opinion: Brazil must protect its remaining 'uncontacted' indigenous Amazonians

In a remote corner of far-western Brazil lies the Vale do Javari, home to one of the greatest concentrations of isolated or entirely "uncontacted" tribes in the Amazon. Unlike indigenous lands...

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Poverty in paradise: The dark side of Indonesia's new tourism hope

A tableau of white sandy beaches, colourful coral reefs and turquoise water, the islands of Raja Ampat are set to be Indonesia's next tourism hotspot—but locals fear the government is failing both them...

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Study examines legacies of rainforest burning in British Columbia

Analyses of temperate rain forests located on the central coast of British Columbia, Canada suggest that for centuries, humans have intentionally used fire to manage plant-life. The findings are...

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First global pact backing indigenous land rights launched

Indigenous peoples could soon regain some control of their native forests with the creation of a new global institution dedicated to securing their land rights.

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Indigenous Nations' environmental stewardship in tackling invasive species

As invasive species are threatening ecological habitats throughout the U.S. and Canada, the role of Indigenous nations as environmental stewards has often been overlooked, according to a Dartmouth-led...

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NGOs slam UN aviation agency plan for biofuels

Nearly 100 environmental and poverty fighting groups jointly released a letter Tuesday slamming a UN proposal that backs large-scale use of biofuels in commercial planes.

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Diversity of large animals plays an important role in carbon cycle

Trees in tropical forests are well known for removing carbon dioxide from the air and storing the potent greenhouse gas as carbon in their leafy branches and extensive roots. But a new analysis led by...

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New conservation method empowers indigenous peoples

For many in the Western world, the conventional notion of "development," or the idea that societies progress through industrialization and agricultural intensification, goes unquestioned: it provides...

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Rocket debris is a risk to Inuit food security

When the European Space Agency (ESA) launched a satellite into orbit on Oct. 13, it did so despite opposition from Inuit leaders in Canada and Greenland over its potential to contaminate an important...

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Indigenous groups warn Paris accord imperiled by deforestation

Indigenous leaders and forestry experts warned on Tuesday that without more funding and protection for forests and their peoples, the world will fail to meet the ambitious goals set by the Paris...

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Clean energy can advance Indigenous reconciliation

Canada's remote communities need reliable and affordable energy to operate their schools and businesses and heat their homes. But the current situation is woefully inadequate.

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Tropical forest reserves slow down global warming

National parks and nature reserves in South America, Africa and Asia, created to protect wildlife, heritage sites and the territory of indigenous people, are reducing carbon emissions from tropical...

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Contemporary indigenous activism reveals the role of 'place' in environmental...

"Place-based identity" is the idea that people form a sense of place and establish connections to a geographical area. Often, place-based struggles arise when that sense of home is threatened by...

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How a Native American tribe came to own one of the world's most valuable patents

Allergan, the drugmaker behind Botox, is using an unprecedented tactic to protect its valuable patents – angering lawyers and politicians, and keeping the price of its medicines high.

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Indigenous languages must feature more in science communication

There is no denying that English is one of the world's major languages. It's the mother tongue of nearly 370 million people. English is also very frequently used by scientists in academic journals and...

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How Indigenous knowledge advances modern science and technology

Throughout history, Indigenous peoples have been responsible for the development of many technologies and have substantially contributed to science.

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Have scientists really found the germ responsible for killing 15m Aztecs?

This week, dozens of media outlets declared that scientists had solved the mystery of what wiped out the Aztecs. Traces of a pathogen that can cause a typhoid-like enteric fever have been found in...

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