Indigenous knowledge can help people about 6% of the globe’s population, yet they control or manage around 25 % of earth’s regions. They are known for their accumulated skills and knowledge about climate movements.
Does Indigenous land support nature?
A UBC study conducted in 2026 reviewed 111 previous scientific researches and confirmed that Indigenous knowledge of land was as effective as or more efficient than government-protected territories in relation to biodiversity, carbon and forests. In total, 60% of 1574 endangered species live in regions with such Indigenous land.
How about fire?
According to the 2026 Nature study of 1,000-year sediment samples in southeastern Australia, Gunaikurnai burning is essential in sustaining open conditions for woodlands, while British colonisation led to creating dense and dangerous forests before today, when climate still fuels these fires.
What is necessary?
Experts call for land rights, financing and indigenous management in fulfilling countries’ climate pledges.
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