A September 4, 2024 “comment” piece was recently published in Nature titled, “No Basis for Claim that 80% of Biodiversity is Found in Indigenous Territories.”
Four Arrows - This is a clear and nuanced reply to a disturbing conclusion from the Nature article's authors. I hope this breath of understanding carries far and wide. Gratitude for your ongoing voice in support of so many whose voices have been rendered silent by the academy for far too long.
Thank you for this article. Headlines can mislead -- it is important for information to be accurate, no doubt about that. But it is also important to put information in context of the realities people face and live within. What harms indigenous people, what destroys biodiversity are extractive industries and a worldview that sees life as disposable. The article in Nature could have discussed questions of data from that point-of-view, instead the editors chose to be patronizing. Thanks to Four Arrows to ab excellent and nuanced critique.
Four Arrows - This is a clear and nuanced reply to a disturbing conclusion from the Nature article's authors. I hope this breath of understanding carries far and wide. Gratitude for your ongoing voice in support of so many whose voices have been rendered silent by the academy for far too long.
Thank you for this article. Headlines can mislead -- it is important for information to be accurate, no doubt about that. But it is also important to put information in context of the realities people face and live within. What harms indigenous people, what destroys biodiversity are extractive industries and a worldview that sees life as disposable. The article in Nature could have discussed questions of data from that point-of-view, instead the editors chose to be patronizing. Thanks to Four Arrows to ab excellent and nuanced critique.
Thank you for such a thoughtful and appreciative comment Kurt! We agree that the broader context is so important to include as well!