Traditional Cherokee Lands Placed in Conservation Easement March 18, 2021 A brief intro to a story posted on the USFS Tribal Relations blog on July 28th, 2020: "The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has successfully competed for a second…
Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy and Just America March 18, 2021 The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis released this report, which lays out the Climate Crisis Action Plan, full of detailed, ambitious and actionable climate solutions that Congress should…
Prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellow to Study How Climate Change Affects Indigenous Water Justice March 18, 2021 Water and climate scientist Kelsey Leonard is a Banting Postdoctoral Research Fellow at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. After graduating from Harvard College, Dr. Leonard became the first Native American…
How is the Coronavirus Pandemic Affecting Climate Change? March 18, 2021 COVID-19 and the climate crisis are intertwined threats to Native American and the Earth; A story by Chase Iron Eyes Within the past few weeks, Indigenous communities in the U.S.…
Tribal Community in Louisiana Fights to remain in their Homelands Amid the Impacts of Sea Level Rise March 18, 2021 Sea level rise is threatening the homes, lands, and waterways of the AtakapaIshak/Chawasha Tribal Community of Grand Bayou in Louisiana. However, the community is not looking to relocate, but to…
A New Fish and Climate Change Database – Check out FiCli! March 18, 2021 Inland fishes provide important ecosystem services to communities worldwide and are especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC) supported researchers created the…
Analysis Identifies Most Worrisome Invasive Plants in the Northeast March 18, 2021 More than 100 new invasive plant species could expand into the Northeast under changing climate conditions in the region. To help resource managers plan for this challenge, Northeast CASC supported…
The Tribal Adaptation Menu (TAM) continues to be utilized across the Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast March 18, 2021 Dibaginjigaadeg Anishinaabe Ezhitwaad also known as the Tribal Adaptation Menu (TAM) continues to be utilized as a resource for Tribal climate adaptation planning and resilience for Tribal Nations in the…
Seneca Nation of Indians Receives Award for Climate and Health Communication March 18, 2021 The Seneca Nation of Indians has received an award from the National Indian Health Board’s (NIHB) Climate Ready Tribes Project to develop climate and environmental health communication materials. The overall…
New York Times Publishes Story on the Shinnecock Indian Nation and Resilience March 18, 2021 The New York Times published a story (a subscription may be required to read the article) on the work of the Shinnecock Indian Nation – Environmental Department and partners to…
Auburn University Ph.D. Student Studies Ancient Southeastern Climates to understand the Modern Climate Change Implications for the Future March 18, 2021 Leah Travis-Taylor is a new Ph.D. student at the Auburn University Department of Geosciences. Leah completed her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees at the University of Alabama…
Information need on Climate Change impacts to Tribal Infrastructure for a Report to Congress March 18, 2021 The Bureau of Indian Affairs – Tribal Resilience Program (BIA-TRP) has received a Congressional Directive to complete and submit a report on the unmet infrastructure federal obligations of Tribal Nations…