When United States aid money was used to build a seawall on Fiji's Vanua Levu island to shield the community from rising tides, it instead acted as a dam, trapping water and debris on its landward side.
Earth Sciences
Oct 30, 2023
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Indigenous knowledge and traditional practices have played a critical role in development all over the world. For centuries, various disciplines ranging from medicine to biodiversity conservation have drawn on these resources.
Agriculture
Oct 17, 2023
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Despite steps toward decreasing deforestation, uncontrolled wildfires are threatening environmental gains in Brazilian Amazonia, one of the world's most critical carbon sinks and a region of high biological and cultural diversity.
Earth Sciences
Oct 16, 2023
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Language is foundational to Indigenous communities, including my own, and a vital connection to our cultures.
Social Sciences
Oct 4, 2023
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Adrienne Jerome is heartbroken. Her house survived Canada's record wildfires this year, but everything that made her and many other Indigenous people in the area feel at home—the spruce forests that enveloped her town, ...
Environment
Oct 2, 2023
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As rain becomes ever scarcer in northern Guatemala, communities are learning how to carve out makeshift irrigation canals and purify their water to conserve every last precious drop.
Environment
Sep 30, 2023
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Every person hosts trillions of microorganisms, like bacteria and viruses, on their skin and in organs including those that make up the digestive tract, like their mouth, that collectively make up their microbiome. Microbiome ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 28, 2023
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Healthy aging is all about balance for older Nehiyawak/Plains Cree women in Maskwacîs, Alberta, according to community-based participatory research based on sharing circles recently published in BMC Women's Health.
Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2023
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Imagine you're sitting in your living room on a quiet evening with your family reading a book, when suddenly, complete strangers let themselves in your front door. If that wasn't enough of a shock, before you can even find ...
Ecology
Sep 26, 2023
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The global pandemic caused devastating economic impacts, including high levels of unemployment. As with the 2008 recession, self-employment has been encouraged as a pathway towards economic participation and boosting the ...
Economics & Business
Sep 21, 2023
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