Friday 10 July 2009

Indigenous peoples and climate change


From the Australian Human Rights Commission Native Title Report 2008 - Chapter 5 Indigenous peoples and climate change:

Indigenous peoples have a 'special interest' in climate change issues, not only because through their physical and spiritual relationships with land, water and associated ecosystems, they are particularly vulnerable to climate change; but also because they have a specialised ecological and traditional knowledge relevant to finding the 'best fit' solutions.

How many local government shire and city councils across New South Wales have made serious approaches to traditional owners and the organisations who manage their land holdings?

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