Indigenous Peoples

New frontiers of governance to drive innovation for water and beyond

Past event / This session examines the complexities of transboundary water governance by exploring ideas and case studies at Stockholm World Water Week.

Protected areas and indigenous rights in Sápmi: an agonistic reading of conflict and collaboration in land use planning

Journal article / This paper explores the role of state officials in navigating colonial legislation and promoting policy change on indigenous rights in Sápmi in Northern Sweden.

SEI’s Now & Then Podcast episode: Green transition or green colonialism?

Feature / The latest episode of SEI’s Now & Then podcast explores climate justice, green colonialism and just transitions, and what that means for Saami people.

Connected Conservation: rethinking conservation for a telecoupled world

Journal article / The paper offers a new conservation model and highlights the need to tackle distant wealth-related drivers of biodiversity loss, while empowering local stewards

Advancing climate policy: harnessing Indigenous knowledge at the science-policy interface

SEI working paper / This working paper shows the need for the active engagement of Indigenous knowledge holders in climate policy processes.

Women environmental human rights defenders in Nepal and the Philippines: unpacking the (mal)development–disaster risk relationship through lived experiences

SEI report / The study suggests that WEHRDs' knowledge, skills and activism have the potential to break the relationship between maldevelopment and disasters.

Participation and marginalization in water governance: probing the agency of powerholders

Journal article / This article explores how participatory processes initiated by water reforms can better address the needs and interests of marginalized groups.

SEI at AGU Fall Meeting 2022

Past event / AGU (American Geophysical Union) Fall Meeting is the most influential event in the world dedicated to the advancement of Earth and space sciences.

Indigenous experiences of impact assessment and development projects: lessons from the Aashukan exchange

Journal article / This article summarizes lessons learned from ‘Aashukan’ an Indigenous exchange organized in Canada in conjunction with the IAIA Conference in 2017.