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Indigenous Peoples and Climate Action
Coverage from Phys, Grist, and others
Indigenous peoples are both among those most affected by climate change and important leaders in responses to it.
Across regions, communities are advocating for land rights, free, prior and informed consent, stronger representation in climate negotiations, and adaptation resources that respect local knowledge and autonomy. Indigenous stewardship practices can support biodiversity, carbon storage, and resilience, while community experience informs responses to wildfires, food insecurity, health risks, and changing ecosystems. Examples range from Wayuu governance in Colombia and Sámi concerns in the Arctic to Ogiek land-rights disputes in Kenya and Indigenous participation efforts linked to the UNFCCC.
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Kenya faces renewed Mau Forest eviction efforts against Ogiek people as carbon-credit market plans advance despite a 2017 African Court land-rights ruling.
6/15/2026 • People & Justice • General
Conservation International releases an Indigenous lands stewardship study in 49 leader interviews across six continents, linking land health and carbon storage to drought and extreme weather impacts.
6/24/2026 • People & Justice • General
Interesting
Conservation International reported a study in which interviews with 49 Indigenous leaders across six continents linked stewardship to forest carbon storage amid drought and extractive industry impacts.
7/6/2026 • People & Justice • General
An Indigenous Amazon tribe won a court case against an oil company, securing recognition of community land rights and protections for forest climate functions.
9/17/2026 • People & Justice • General
Indigenous Sámi delegates at EMRIP in Geneva linked Arctic warming impacts to livelihood disruption and urged UN reforms for enhanced participation and adaptation funding.
7/21/2026 • People & Justice • General
Rich Wilson highlights citizen-led food and climate calls amid worsening acute food insecurity and higher urea prices after Strait of Hormuz disruptions.
7/3/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
António Guterres and Indigenous leaders at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York City raised concerns over limited Indigenous access to Green Climate Fund climate finance and weak tracking.
4/29/2026 • Economy, Business & Innovation • General
Indigenous Climate Action released an Indigenous-centred clean energy investment framework in Canada as policymakers consider the future of the country's energy sectors.
9/8/2026 • Economy, Business & Innovation • General
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UN EMRIP delegates and Indigenous leaders report multilingual emergency alert gaps during wildfires in Canada, linking language access failures to increased disaster risk and rights protections.
7/14/2026 • Adaptation & Resilience • General
Global Citizens Assembly for Food Systems and Climate uses lottery-deliberation to produce calls to action for policymakers within UNFCCC processes, featuring Wayu community governance in Colombia and support from Brazil after COP30.
6/3/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General
Carol Zavaleta-Cortijo argues that Indigenous and biomedical collaboration in Peru and Bolivia can improve health-focused climate resilience amid mistrust and legal constraints on healers.
4/9/2026 • Adaptation & Resilience • General