Climate Change & Indigenous SCIENCE

Climate Change and Indigenous Science is a new project based in Chile.

Our new project consist of a series of Seminars. They aim at promoting social and economic inclusion and creating partnership for climate action by protecting biodiversity. As the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, stated, “Indigenous Peoples live on the frontlines of the climate emergency. At the same time, Indigenous Peoples hold many of the solutions to the climate crisis and are guardians of the world’s biodiversity.”

Heatwaves, wildfires, droughts and floods are impacting Indigenous communities in all territories, disproportionally affecting the most vulnerable, devastating their lands, destroying their way of life, and threatening their very survival.

Our seminars have a special focus on Indigenous women and youth. Participants are able to create strong and effective solutions to speed-up efforts to deliver climate justice and scale up finance and capacities for adaptation and mitigation of loss and damage. We are promoting Indigenous Peoples’ cultural rights; right to free, prior and informed consent; and self-determination, among other rights.

As secretary of Interior, Deb Haaland, stated at the UNPFII Twenty-Second Session, “Indigenous women and girls are our future, they are best positioned to uplift the needs of their communities and advance Climate Crisis solutions. If we do not empower women everywhere as innovators and leaders, global climate goals can not truly succeed.”

Our first Seminar was supported by the U.S. Embassy Santiago Public Diplomacy Program.

We made it to the News!

“

Temuco: successful seminar on

climate change and indigenous science”

Continuation: “Lidia Arriagada, president of the NGO Images for Inclusion, said the event was "extremely positive" for addressing issues of climate change and indigenous science, highlighting the presence of "representatives from the government, educational institutions, students, leaders, communities, all in one room at the same time, talking about the different expectations, different ideas that came from the indigenous people."

“Temuco: successful seminar on climate change and indigenous science

• Successfully concluded the "Seminar on Climate Change and Indigenous Science" organized by the NGO based in New York, United States, Images for Inclusion, held in the city of Temuco.

The meeting took place on June 11 and 12 in the Aula Magna of the University of La Frontera, which was supported by the Embassy of the United States in Santiago, and focused on the importance of using the ancestral knowledge of Indigenous Peoples to face the challenges of climate change, analyzing good practices in the United States and creating alliances for economic and social inclusion for the benefit of all people, flora and fauna worldwide.

Arriagada explained that the seminar brought together climate change experts, indigenous leaders, representatives from various environmental organizations, guests from Native American nations in the United States and representatives from the United Nations, fostering a positive exchange of ideas.”

— Newspaper: El Austral

SHE MADE IT TO THE NEWS TOO!

Television coverage of our award winner, Valeska Inés Marivil Carril, a kindergarten teacher from the Mapuche nation. She will implement her idea of planting "lawen", which is traditional medicine, and teaching children about its importance to combat climate change in her community.

 
 
 

Promotional video for our Seminars on Climate Change and Indigenous Science. Chile.

 

Pics from our first seminar in Temuco, Chile. June 11-12, 2024.

Pics from our first seminar in Temuco, Chile. June 11-12, 2024.

Presentation by the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Francisco Calí Tzay, exclusively for our First Seminar Climate Change and Indigenous Science. June 11, 2024. (Spanish language)

 
 
She made it to the news too!

National Television Coverage: First Seminar Climate Change and Indigenous Sciencie. Temuco, Chile. June 10, 2024.