Including indigenous knowledge and experience in IPCC assessment reports

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 349-353

  Ford, James D ^a   Cameron, Laura ^a   Rubis, Jennifer ^b   Maillet, Michelle ^a   Nakashima, Douglas ^b   Willox, Ashlee Cunsolo ^c   Pearce, Tristan ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNESCO   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FUTURE PROSPECT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84962324297     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2954     Document Type: Review

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