Consistency in climate change impact reports among indigenous peoples and local communities depends on site contexts

Consistency in climate change impact reports among indigenous peoples and local communities varies significantly by site context. A global study involving 1860 individuals from diverse cultural landscapes, including the Bassari Country, found that over two-thirds of individual reports aligned with site-confirmed impacts, with higher consistency for pastoralism-related changes compared to crop production or wild plant gathering. While factors like Indigenous knowledge and local roots did not universally influence consistency, site-specific conditions such as livelihood activities, socio-cultural settings, and environmental factors played a crucial role. This variation underscores the need to consider site contexts in climate change monitoring and adaptation strategies.

Schunko, C., Álvarez-Fernández, S., Benyei, P., Calvet-Mir, L., Junqueira, A. B., Li, X., Porcuna-Ferrer, A., Schlingmann, A., Attoh, E. M. N. A. N., Carmona, R., Chengula, F., Fernández-Llamazares, Á., Singh, P., Torrents-Ticó, M., & Reyes-García, V. (2024). Consistency in climate change impact reports among indigenous peoples and local communities depends on site contexts. Npj Climate Action, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-024-00124-2