Marginal Voices
Wisdom of elders better than science or the Internet: “They still know how to cook mammoth”
Submitted by Administrator on 4 June, 2012 - 08:39.Alaskan villagers become climate refugees as the homeland melts
Submitted by Administrator on 1 June, 2012 - 10:39.bring worsening threats.
Read the news here.
Indigenous people can show us how to adapt to climate change
Submitted by Administrator on 1 June, 2012 - 10:27.12,000 years which suggests indigenous knowledge may be key in adapting to current
climate change.
Read the article here.
Radio programme: Conversations with the Earth
Submitted by Administrator on 1 September, 2011 - 07:20.Conversations with the Earth is an hour-long radio programme on indigenous voices on climate change.
Click here to listen to the programme.
UNPFII - UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
Submitted by Administrator on 26 July, 2011 - 07:35.Saamelaiskäräjät: Uusi hallitusohjelma tukee saamelaiskulttuuria
Submitted by Administrator on 22 July, 2011 - 11:17.Saamelaiskäräjät uutisoi uuden hallitusohjelman saamelaisten kannalta historialliseksi. Hallitusohjelma on ensimmäinen lajissaan, ottaen tavoitteeksi saamelaiskulttuurin ja saamelaisten oikeuksien kokonaisvaltaisen kehittämisen. Saamelaiskäräjien mukaan on merkittävä saavutus, että hallitusohjelma asettaa tavoitteeksi ILO 169-sopimuksen ratifioinnin. Lisäksi hallitusohjelmassa sitoudutaan muun muassa:
Indigenous Peoples' Climate Change Initiative (IPCCA)
Submitted by Administrator on 21 July, 2011 - 10:37.Click here to access the IPCCA webpage.
Workshop: Indigenous Peoples, Marginalized Populations and Climate Change
Submitted by Administrator on 18 July, 2011 - 11:51.The workshop is convened by the UN University (UNU), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
For more information, see the event page online.
New Wind/Uusi Tuuli conference tour "Alternatives for Economy"
Submitted by Administrator on 28 June, 2011 - 12:43.Raportti: Saamelaisten perinteisen tiedon turvaamisessa terästäydyttävä
Submitted by Administrator on 17 June, 2011 - 08:43.The new expert report submitted to the Ministry of the Environment in Finland highlights the need to preserve the traditional knowledge of Sami people in Finland. The report provides 28 recommendations on how to improve protection of the traditional knowledge related to biodiversity. The report is available in Finnish here.
