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Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples: Policies and Practices in Nepal
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Consultation and Dialogue of Indigenous Peoples on Forest Related Policies and Strategies, National Workshop Report
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Necessity of Indigenous Peoples’ participation in Forest related strategies
This article is published by “Everest Times” is available only in Nepali. Click here for link download.
FAQ on Climate Change, REDD+ and Indigenous Peoples

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Final Research Report
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Land, Forest and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in Relation to Climate Change & REDD (Policy & Program Analysis)
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Situation Analysis of Indigenous Peoples in Relation to Climate Change and REDD for Sustainable Management of Forest
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Traditional Knowledge and Climate Science Tool Kit
Indigenous communities have long, multi-generational histories of interaction with the environment that include coping with variability, uncertainty and change. However, climate induced impacts on their territories and communities are anticipated to be both early and severe due to their location in vulnerable habitats, including small islands, high altitude zones, desert margins and the circumpolar Arctic. Climate change poses a direct threat to many indigenous societies due to their continuing reliance upon resource-based livelihoods. At the same time, resilience in the face of a changing environment is embedded in indigenous knowledge and know-how, diversified resources and livelihoods, social institutions and networks, and cultural values and attitudes. Attentiveness to environmental variability, shifts and trends is an integral part of their ways of life. Community-based and local knowledge may offer valuable insights on climate-induced changes, and complement broader-scale scientific research with local precision and nuance. Indigenous societies have elaborated coping strategies to deal with unstable environments, and in some cases, are already actively adapting to early climate change impacts. While the transformations due to climate change are expected to be unprecedented, indigenous knowledge and coping strategies provide a crucial foundation for community-based adaptation measures.

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National REDD+ Processes: A Compilation of Case Studies to Inform Negotiation at COP 18
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What is REDD? A Guide for Indigenous Communities
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