Indigenous people the world over have a proven record of adaptive resilience to environmental change. They have survived and thrived through ice ages, extensive droughts and floods, and catastrophic fires. But now it is indigenous people who are bearing the brunt of the effects of climate change caused by industrialization.

Resurgence and Ecologist carries an article about how agricultural expansion has pushed indigenous people off their land and caused them to lose their livelihood options, as has the creation of conservation reserves and national parks where native people have been evicted.

A wealth of stewardship experience and knowledge is being lost. Indigenous communities “have proven capability for sustainable agroecology and agroforestry – something the world needs as an alternative to unsustainable and unaffordable modern agribusiness,” says the article.

Also being lost is native knowledge about natural medicine, sustainable agriculture, commonly eaten natural foods, and fisheries.

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