Arctic Indigenous Peoples Leading the Way in Ecological Restoration

Article : “Arctic Indigenous Peoples Leading the Way in Ecological Restoration”

Hannibal Rhoades and Tero Mustonen (2017)

Summary: A major new international study has recognised the crucial role Arctic Indigenous Peoples have to play in ecological restoration efforts that help build resilience to major climate-change driven shifts in the distribution of land, marine and freshwater species. Published in the prestigious journal, Science, the new study highlights the extent of climate change-driven changes in the distribution of species. It identifies the emerging challenges these shifts pose for indigenous and non-indigenous communities and economies from the tropics to the poles.

 

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