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Taxonomy Archive: tribal/tek
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Adapting to the effects of climate change on Inuit health
Climate change will have far-reaching implications for Inuit health. Focusing on adaptation offers a pro-active approach for managing climate-related health risks—one that views Inuit populations as active agents in planning and responding at household, community, and regional levels. Adaptation can direct attention to the root ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Fact Sheet: What Climate Change Means for Your Health and Family
Developed over three years by approximately one hundred experts in climate-change science and public health – including representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Aeronautics and Space ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change Mitigation and Solid Waste
The earth’s climate system is changing in response to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG). GHGs are emitted through a variety of human activities including electricity production, transportation, agriculture, and industry (i.e. processing and manufacturing of goods). Reducing and recycling solid waste can help to ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Drought
Climate Change and Drought: What it means to tribes and how we can adapt
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Forestry
Forests are vital economic and cultural resources for many American Indian and Alaska Native tribes in the United States. Of the 18 million acres of tribal forest lands held in trust, 5.7 million acres are designated for commercial forestry. Climate change has the potential to both compromise the health of forests across the country, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Water Resources
For many indigenous peoples of the United States, water is not just a physical necessity; it is sacred, and essential to many cultural traditions. In the early 1800s, in an effort to protect access to this vital resource, many tribes secured water rights in treaties with the United States government for water found on tribal […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Invasive Species
Climate Change and Invasive Species: What it means to tribes and how we can adapt
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Wildfire
Wildfires are any uncontrolled fires occurring within natural landscapes such as forests and brush. These unpredictable fires have the ability to jump gaps such as roads, rivers, and fire lines, making containment and suppression exceedingly difficult.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Fisheries
Tribal fisheries play a vital role in the economies, cultures and subsistence lifestyles of many indigenous groups in the United States. In several regions of the US, tribal fisheries have been severely impacted by EuroAmerican land management practices, habitat destruction and resource exploitation. Activities such as the ...