The politics of indigeneity: Indigenous strategies for inclusion in climate change negotiations

The Wrong Solution at the Right Time: The Failure of the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change

“…Ciplet () notes that women and marginalized groups such as waste‐pickers have struggled for access, recognition, and representation at climate negotiations. Indigenous groups too have often been ignored in policy‐making considerations (Doolittle ; Schlosberg and Carruthers ; Schroeder ). There are also issues of intergenerational justice at stake, as future generations are the ones that will suffer the consequences of decisions made here and now (Barry ; Weiss ).…”

On the coattails of climate? Opportunities and threats of a warming Earth for biodiversity conservation

“…Of particular concern is that REDD may undermine the rights to identity and self-determination, the rights to free prior and informed consent and to participate in decision-making, women's rights, as well as the recognition of forest peoples tenure and the equitable distribution of forest benefits (Sikor et al, 2010;Lovera, 2010). More broadly, others have noted that REDD initiatives have the potential to reinforce existing global inequities by extending and increasing state and private sector control over indigenous lands and resources (Griffiths, 2009;Doolittle, 2010).…”

“…In addition to concerns that mechanisms for mitigating climate change may further disenfranchise indigenous rights, ILC representatives expressed specific alarm that decisions taken by the UNFCCC, wherein indigenous peoples have not achieved meaningful and effective participation (Doolittle, 2010), might influence the CBD in ways that would infringe on indigenous rights (Witter et al, in preparation) Although the CBD recognizes that climate initiatives have the potential to impact indigenous peoples more than other types of groups (Decision VIII/5 B, paragraph 6) ILC opportunities to shape climate policy at national and international levels have been inadequate.…”

Talking About Our Mother: Indigenous Videos on Nature and the Environment

“…Doolittle () identifies two rhetorical tools used by indigenous peoples when they address international bodies on environmental regulation. These tools were identified in an analysis of written discourses used by indigenous representatives and activists to legitimize their position in international climate change negotiations.…”

“…These tools were identified in an analysis of written discourses used by indigenous representatives and activists to legitimize their position in international climate change negotiations. The first rhetorical tool is “a belief that the earth is a living being with rights and the conviction that it is the responsibility of indigenous peoples to protect the earth from over‐exploitation” (Doolittle, , p. 286). This shared discourse highlights the relationship between indigenous peoples and nature.…”