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Peru creates Yellowstone of the Amazon': 3.3M acre reserve home to uncontacted tribes
2015-11-07 16:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Peru on Sunday will officially declare Sierra del Divisor National Park, a 1.3 million hectare (3.3 million acre) reserve that is home to uncontacted indigenous tribes, endangered wildlife, and one of South America's wildest landscapes. Sierra del Divisor, which is now one of the largest protected areas in Latin America, is being compared to Yellowstone National Park for its conservation significance and spectacular geological features. The creation of the park has involved dozens of partners,...
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Federal Grant Aims to Bring Recycling to New Mexico Tribes
2015-10-06 21:08:00| Waste Age
The Associated Press The New Mexico Recycling Coalition will be developing a training program and providing technical assistance to help Native American communities around the state with recycling programs. read more
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Climate Change Could Put Tribes Electric Systems at Risk
2015-09-08 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Heat waves, extreme storms, wildfire and other effects of climate change pose major threats to the electric power systems in Native American communities across the country, most significantly in the West and Southwest, according to a new U.S. Department of Energy report. "Tribes are among the communities most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change,' Chris Deschene, director of the Energy Department's Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, said in a statement. "Tribal lands, which are...
Montana dam now owned by 2 Native American tribes
2015-09-06 21:02:51| Energy - Topix.net
Two Native American tribes in Montana have taken over ownership of a dam after a late legal challenge that sought to stop the transfer failed. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes held a celebration Saturday in Pablo to commemorate the official takeover of the dam.
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Tribes preparing for climate change impact on First Foods
2015-07-26 23:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Against the backdrop of a region-wide drought, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation are bracing for the potentially harmful long-term effects of climate change. The tribes have secured hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to study climate change in the Pacific Northwest and come up with an action plan to protect the reservations natural resources, including traditional First Foods. Native salmon and steelhead are having an especially tough summer,...
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