Inuit living in their traditional territory must travel long distances — often with no personal support — for specialized health-care services like cancer care, obstetrics and dialysis.
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Local people are caught in an impossible situation – stay home and starve or venture out to buy food, potentially bringing the virus home too.
Centralised policies are not meeting the needs of remote Indigenous settlements. Increasing their decision-making input and the role of local industry can overcome the challenges of building remotely.
A new map shows that more than 25% of all land outside Antarctica is held and managed by Indigenous peoples. This makes these communities vital allies in the global conservation effort.
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Environmental Economics, Charles Darwin University
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Associate Professor of Geography, Lancaster University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Food Security and Conservation, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
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Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Queensland
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Geospatial Scientist, Charles Darwin University
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Researcher in Ethnecology, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), University of Helsinki
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Scientific Advisor, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest
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Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
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PhD candidate, Charles Darwin University
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Senior Advisor, Stockholm University
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Professor of Biodiversity and Human Development, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Charles Darwin University
