To tackle the climate crisis, all stakeholders need to recognize that Indigenous Peoples are crucial in helping to restore ecosystem diversity and in ensuring the future of the planet is sustainable.
As the climate crisis increasingly alters the planet, Indigenous Peoples around the world are disproportionately affected. Their livelihoods, identities and well-being have traditionally relied on lands and natural resources, and the regions they inhabit are susceptible to extreme weather events such as heatwaves, droughts, heavy rainfall and the thawing of permafrost. Indigenous Peoples are on the front line of the climate crisis, despite having contributed little to global emissions.
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The Arctic is also severely impacted by the climate crisis. The region has warmed quicker than expected, and nearly four times faster than the global average since 1979. Of the roughly 13 million people who live in the wider circumpolar north region, around one million are Indigenous Peoples, comprising more than 40 ethnic groups.
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