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Podcast: Mongabay Newscast
Episode: Indigenous knowledge and climate science
Description: Traditional indigenous knowledge and climate change is this episode's topic, with Snowchange Cooperative's Tero Mustonen: "Often in the past, science has been seen as quite [a] colonial tool by indigenous peoples," he says. "We are trying to say that we are co-researching, and these knowledge-holders in remote communities are scientists of their own kind." We also hear about Snowchange's ecological restoration and solar power projects, the latter of which empower women and kids in remote indigenous communities. If you enjoy this podcast, please visit www.patreon.com/mongabay to pledge any amount to keep it growing. Mongabay is a...