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CI in the news: New research reveals why Indigenous lands remain so resilient | Conservation International

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Grist: Indigenous cultural practices are a climate solution, report finds

Climate scientists have long pointed to Indigenous lands as proof of concept: they are remarkably intact ecosystems with deep stores of carbon stored in old-growth trees, ancient wetlands and coastal mangroves. But why? And how?

New research from Conservation International tells the story. The health of Indigenous territories is no accident — it's the direct result of the people stewarding them.

“We talk about Indigenous knowledge like it’s a resource — something we can document, extract, apply,” said lead author Sushma Shrestha Sangat. “But it lives in the doing. It is, at its core, culture.”

Shrestha Sangat and her team interviewed 43 communities across six continents — seeking to build a detailed portrait of Indigenous knowledge in practice.…

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