September 4, 2020

Ignoring Indigenous Knowledge Leads to a Power Imbalance in Environmental Decision-making

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New research has found that Indigenous knowledge is regularly underutilized and misunderstood when making important environmental decisions.
The study investigates how to improve collaborations between Indigenous knowledge holders and scientists, and recommends that greater equity is necessary to better inform decision-making and advance common environmental goals.
The research, led by Dr. Helen Wheeler of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), involved participants from the Arctic regions of Norway, S