“This stewardship depends on cultural survival, a continuous connection to land and territories, and—in some cases—outside resources and support.”
“Indigenous and community lands store a third of Earth’s irrecoverable carbon and provide habitat for a majority of its terrestrial mammals. However, few studies have considered the Indigenous or traditional ecological knowledge that sustains these environmental outcomes,” reads the abstract of a powerful new study in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. The study utilizes interviews with Indigenous experts on all six habitable continents to uncover the ways that Indigenous worldviews and cultural practices support the environment.
Access the article here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-026-07434-2
CITATION: Sangat, S.S., Cerda, J., Pastor, C. et al. Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge systems and practices for climate survival. Humanit Soc Sci Commun 13, 768 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-07434-2