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Don't leave Indigenous Peoples out of climate change plan
2016-03-06 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ottawa Citizen: I had the privilege last week of attending the First Ministers Conference on Climate Change with the prime minister, provincial premiers and Indigenous leaders. We heard very positive statements about the need for a low-carbon economy, the importance of Indigenous peoples connection to our traditional lands, the importance of establishing nation-to-nation relations, and generally following through on commitments to raise the priority of addressing fundamental Indigenous issues. There was an implicit...
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Prime Minister Trudeau and Premiers Meet With Indigenous Leaders to Discuss Climate Change
2016-03-03 02:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MSN: The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and provincial and territorial Premiers met today with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Nation leaders on the traditional territory of the Coast Salish people to discuss how they can work together, in the spirit of the renewed relationship, to address climate change and promote clean growth. Across the country, communities are facing new challenges as a result of climate change. During the meeting, Indigenous leaders outlined a path forward for partnering to stimulate...
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Australia's answer to Tesla: Indigenous firm AllGrid shines in solar battery industry
2015-12-26 01:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: AllGrid Energy, an Indigenous-owned company has emerged as a hopeful minnow beside corporate giants poised to drive the expansion of Australias fledgling home solar battery industry. The Brisbane-based upstart looks forward to the looming entry of the global industrys marquee player, Tesla, as a shot in the arm to the Australian market. While orders for Teslas Powerwall have officially begun in Australia amid a reported spike in customer queries driven by interest in the electric carmakers...
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Bolivian indigenous group wins big prize for reducing deforestation
2015-12-12 08:03:04| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The Tacana have legally secured legal rights to more than 389,000 hectares of their traditional land in the mega-biodiverse Madidi region of northwestern Bolivia. Their sustainable land-management strategies have resulted in four times less deforestation than in areas outside their bounds. This year's Equator Prizes were awarded to just 21 of 1,461 nominations, for efforts to prevent deforestation. The Tacana, a Bolivian indigenous group, have spent years developing sustainable land-use...
Indigenous rights highlight day 11 of the Paris climate change conference
2015-12-11 00:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: Canadas call to recognize human and indigenous rights at the Paris climate talks was largely met Thursday with a new draft agreement that also attempts to strike a balance between a 1.5- and 2-degree Celsius warming target. Environment Minister Catherine McKenna had stressed late Wednesday how critically important it was to include strong language that recognizes human rights and the rights of indigenous peoples. The latest draft, coinciding with human rights day at the summit, kept and...
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