Old ways for new days: Australian Indigenous peoples and climate change

Nursey‐Bray, Melissa; Palmer, Robert; Smith, Timothy F.; Rist, Phil

doi:10.1080/13549839.2019.1590325

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“…Indigenous groups, well-situated to assess ecological and human determinants of regional vulnerabilities, should be included in this process [89][90][91] as they point out 92 . Emerging research shows that plausible and desirable low carbon modes of living are possible 93 but challenging to implement 94 , particularly at scale and for billions of people distributed across urban and rural landscapes.…”

Section: Governance and Research For Long Timescalesmentioning

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Climate change research and action must look beyond 2100

Lyon¹,

Saupe²,

Smith³

et al. 2022

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Anthropogenic activity is changing Earth’s climate and ecosystems in ways that are potentially dangerous and disruptive to humans. Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere continue to rise, ensuring these changes will be felt for centuries beyond 2100, the current benchmark for prediction. Estimating the effects of past, current, and potential future emissions to only 2100 is therefore shortsighted. Critical problems for food production and climate-forced ‘survival’ migration are projected to arise well before 2100 raising questions regarding the habitability of some regions of the Earth after the turn of the century. To highlight the need for more distant horizon scanning, we model climate change to 2500 under a suite of emission scenarios and quantify associated projections of crop viability and heat stress. Together, our projections show global climate impacts significantly increase after 2100 without rapid mitigation. As a result, projections of climate and its effects on human well-being and associated governance and policy must be framed beyond 2100.

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Section: Governance and Research For Long Timescalesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Climate change research and action must look beyond 2100

Lyon¹,

Saupe²,

Smith³

et al. 2022

Preprint

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“…TEK is useful in countering perceptions around "shifting baselines, " especially in "pristine" conservation areas (Jardine, 2019), and observations and whole system approaches to ecosystem health and climate change (e.g., Mantyka-Pringle et al, 2017;Nursey-Bray et al, 2019). However, the needs and aspirations of Traditional Owners should be kept at the forefront.…”

Section: Working In Partnership With Traditional Ownersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Seagrass Restoration Is Possible: Insights and Lessons From Australia and New Zealand

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Seagrasses are important marine ecosystems situated throughout the world's coastlines. They are facing declines around the world due to global and local threats such as rising ocean temperatures, coastal development and pollution from sewage outfalls and agriculture. Efforts have been made to reduce seagrass loss through reducing local and regional stressors, and through active restoration. Seagrass restoration is a rapidly maturing discipline, but improved restoration practices are needed to enhance the success of future programs. Major gaps in knowledge remain, however, prior research efforts have provided valuable insights into factors influencing the outcomes of restoration and there are now several examples of successful large-scale restoration programs. A variety of tools and techniques have recently been developed that will improve the efficiency, cost effectiveness, and scalability of restoration programs. This review describes several restoration successes in Australia and New Zealand, with a focus on emerging techniques for restoration, key considerations for future programs, and highlights the benefits of increased collaboration, Traditional Owner (First Nation) and stakeholder engagement. Combined,

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“…In some locations, including many communities in the Pacific Ocean region, weather, climate variability, extremes, and climate change are words and concepts that may not have a specific equivalent term in local language and may not be well understood nor easily communicated (Leonard et al 2013;McMillen et al 2014;Malsale et al 2018). However, for indigenous peoples, these concepts may exist as part of interlinked environmental, cultural, and social knowledge rather than as distinct notions (e.g., Hatfield et al 2018;Nursey-Bray et al 2019), and this is discussed in more detail below.…”

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Seasonal Calendars Enhance Climate Communication in the Pacific

Chambers

Plotz

Lui

et al. 2021

Weather, Climate, and Society

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Traditional calendars document seasonal cycles and the communities' relationships to their biophysical environment and are often used by communities, particularly subsistence farmers, to synchronise their livelihood activities with the timing of ecological processes. As the timing of these ecological processes is not always consistent from year to year, the use of traditional seasonal calendars can help communities cope with climate variability, particularly when biophysical phenomena become less predictable in relation to the Gregorian calendar, as has been observed in relation to climate change. Although the structure and content of seasonal calendars varies across the Pacific, for many indigenous communities, knowledge of seasonal calendars can increase their capacity to cope with climate variability and change. To increase the effectiveness of their products and enhance their relevance to and uptake by the community, several Pacific meteorological services are now using traditional seasonal calendars in their climate communication and education, including in forecasts and warnings. The use of a participatory approach resulted in strong relationships and improved dialogues. Local communities appreciated assistance in enabling their knowledge to become available to future generations and its inclusion in meteorological service products makes these products more accessible and relevant to community members.

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Old ways for new days: Australian Indigenous peoples and climate change

Cited by 57 publications

References 40 publications

Climate change research and action must look beyond 2100

Climate change research and action must look beyond 2100

Seagrass Restoration Is Possible: Insights and Lessons From Australia and New Zealand

Seasonal Calendars Enhance Climate Communication in the Pacific

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