Books by Kirsty Galloway McLean
Ampliseed, 2022
The need for long term, sustainable finance is common to many conservation projects. This publica... more The need for long term, sustainable finance is common to many conservation projects. This publication captures a targeted conservation finance training series provided to Ampliseed members working on environmental resilience projects, including an introduction to conservation finance and an exploration of different approaches used to financially sustain project outcomes via case studies from the field looking at philanthropy (Karrkad Kanjdji Trust, Australia), bonds and carbon markets (BHP Forest Bond, Kenya), and venture capital (CI Ventures, global).
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When considering climate change, indigenous peoples and marginalized populations warrant particul... more When considering climate change, indigenous peoples and marginalized populations warrant particular attention. Impacts on their territories and communities are anticipated to be both early and severe due to their location in vulnerable environments, including small islands, high-altitude zones, desert margins and the circumpolar Arctic. Indeed, climate change poses a direct threat to many indigenous societies due to their continuing reliance upon resource-based livelihoods. Heightened exposure to negative impacts, however, is not the only reason for specific attention and concern. As many indigenous societies are socially and culturally distinct from mainstream society, decisions, policies and actions undertaken by the majority, even if well-intended, may prove inadequate, ill-adapted, and even inappropriate. There is therefore a need understand the specific vulnerabilities, concerns, adaptation capacities and longer-term aspirations of indigenous peoples and marginalized communitie...
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UNORCID, 2015
A system to monitor, report and verify the social and environmental impacts of REDD+ is integral ... more A system to monitor, report and verify the social and environmental impacts of REDD+ is integral to Indonesia’s REDD+ Programme, in line with both the UNFCCC Cancun Decisions and Indonesia’s own vision of REDD+ as Beyond Carbon. This study provides a comprehensive review of over 40 social and environmental safeguards related to REDD+ implementation in Indonesia, comparing each of them to the UNFCCC Cancun Safeguards (representing an authoritative international baseline for REDD+ social and environmental safeguards). The review covers standards related to multilateral agreements and programmatic standards; carbon market, NGO and private sector initiatives; bilateral programs; national instruments; and synergies with related international treaties. The study summarises gaps and lessons learned from available safeguards systems, focusing on key themes such as Free Prior and Informed Consent, governance and coordination, accountability and stakeholder participation. Recommendations are provided to guide the further development of REDD+ in Indonesia, including the improvement of coherence and harmonization, improving information sharing, ensuring accountability and ensuring sustainability in safeguards implementation, including by undertaking a thorough cost analysis.
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This UNESCO report looks into the damaging effects of climate change on Indigenous cultures. When... more This UNESCO report looks into the damaging effects of climate change on Indigenous cultures. When considering climate change, indigenous peoples and marginalized populations warrant particular attention. Impacts on their territories and communities are anticipated to be both early and severe due to their location in vulnerable environments, including small islands, high-altitude zones, desert margins and the circumpolar Arctic. Indeed, climate change poses a direct threat to many indigenous societies due to their continuing reliance upon resource-based livelihoods. Heightened exposure to negative impacts, however, is not the only reason for specific attention and concern. As many indigenous societies are socially and culturally distinct from mainstream society, decisions, policies and actions undertaken by the majority, even if well-intended, may prove inadequate, ill-adapted, and even inappropriate. There is therefore a need to understand the specific vulnerabilities, concerns, ada...
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National Environmental Science Programme, 2020
This report examines barriers and opportunities for Indigenous coral reef tourism, with a particu... more This report examines barriers and opportunities for Indigenous coral reef tourism, with a particular focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses operating in the Great Barrier Reef region of Australia. The report includes a study of best practices and recent trends in Indigenous reef tourism around the world; an analysis of the national and regional policy environment in the GBR as well as the structure of the tourism industry and its impacts on Indigenous tourism; outcomes of new research that assesses Indigenous tourism engagement and experiences along the Reef; and recommendations to address opportunities and barriers for Indigenous tourism in the GBR region that address Traditional Owner groups, mainstream tourism stakeholders and enterprises, industry bodies, and regulatory and government management authorities. It also includes a section addressing the impacts of novel coronavirus COVID-19.
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A synthesis of the main outcomes of the project "Towards climate change resilience" implemented f... more A synthesis of the main outcomes of the project "Towards climate change resilience" implemented from July 2014 to December 2016 in five Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste. The report focuses on loss and damage in two of the most important economic sectors in the region: agriculture and tourism.
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Proceedings of the international workshop convened to identify, compile and analyze relevant indi... more Proceedings of the international workshop convened to identify, compile and analyze relevant indigenous and local observations, knowledge and practices related to understanding climate change impacts, adaptation and mitigation.
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Proceedings of the international workshop convened to identify, compile and analyze relevant issu... more Proceedings of the international workshop convened to identify, compile and analyze relevant issues related to climate change mitigation by local communities and indigenous peoples.
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Although many countries are looking towards low-carbon and renewable energy sources, it is import... more Although many countries are looking towards low-carbon and renewable energy sources, it is important to remember that harvesting alternative energies can have impacts on local and indigenous communities. However, many indigenous territories have access to tremendous wind, solar, biomass and geothermal resources, and this can provide access to energy sovereignty through innovative solutions by local communities. Contents: Introduction | Rethinking energy policies | Indigenous peoples and energy alternatives | Energy soverignty can revitalise communities | Sustainable energy pioneers | Arctic energy independence | A low-carbon future | Acronyms | Accompanying videos | Further reading | Endnotes
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This compendium presents a wide-ranging overview of more than 400 projects, case studies and rese... more This compendium presents a wide-ranging overview of more than 400 projects, case studies and research activities specifically related to climate change and Indigenous Peoples. It provides a sketch of the climate and environmental changes, local observations and impacts being felt by communities in different regions, and outlines various adaptation and mitigation strategies that are currently being implemented by Indigenous Peoples – the world’s “advance guard” of climate change – as they use their traditional knowledge and survival skills to trial adaptive responses to change.
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Climatic Change, 2017
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For indigenous peoples, resilience is rooted in traditional knowledge, as their capacity to adapt... more For indigenous peoples, resilience is rooted in traditional knowledge, as their capacity to adapt to environmental change is based first and foremost on in-depth understanding of the land. As climate change increasingly impacts indigenous landscapes, communities are responding and adapting in unique ways.
Contents: Introduction | Local resilience depends on local knowledge | Nyngatom agro-pastoralists: Fragile livelihoods under threat | People of the Whales: A story of hope in the face of loss | Reindeer Herder "Indigenuity" | Traditional fire management creates opportunities | Local experiences spark new ideas | The way forward | Acronyms | Accompanying videos | Further reading | Endnotes
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Climate Change Experiences in Northern Australia contains the proceedings of the 2008 Internation... more Climate Change Experiences in Northern Australia contains the proceedings of the 2008 International Public Forum on Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change held in Darwin, Australia. Jeremy Russell-Smith (Tropical Savannas Cooperative Research Centre) introduces the West Arnhem Land Fire Abatement Project and opportunities for indigenous engagement and enterprise development across northern Australia in relation to fire matters and Dean Yibarbuk (Kunbarllanjnja Community, Arnhem Land) addresses the cultural aspects and involvement of countrymen in this partnership; Wendy Brady (School of Australian Indigenous Knowledge Systems) provides many examples of the enormous capacity of Indigenous Australians for adaptation; Bart Currie (Royal Darwin Hospital) speaks on the nexus between anthropogenic climate change, environmental health and human health; and Ngaire Brown (Menzies School of Health Research) provides perspectives on cultural determinants of health, and impacts of climate change...
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Virology, 2000
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Indigenous communities have long, multi-generational histories of interaction with the environmen... more Indigenous communities have long, multi-generational histories of interaction with the environment that include coping with variability, uncertainty and change. However, climate induced impacts on their territories and communities are anticipated to be both early and severe due to their location in vulnerable habitats, including small islands, high altitude zones, desert margins and the circumpolar Arctic. Climate change poses a direct threat to many indigenous societies due to their continuing reliance upon resourcebased livelihoods. At the same time, resilience in the face of a changing environment is embedded in indigenous knowledge and know-how, diversified resources and livelihoods, social institutions and networks, and cultural values and attitudes. Attentiveness to environmental variability, shifts and trends is an integral part of their ways of life. Community-based and local knowledge may offer valuable insights on climate induced changes, and complement broader-scale scien...
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Contents: Introduction | Local resilience depends on local knowledge | Nyngatom agro-pastoralists: Fragile livelihoods under threat | People of the Whales: A story of hope in the face of loss | Reindeer Herder "Indigenuity" | Traditional fire management creates opportunities | Local experiences spark new ideas | The way forward | Acronyms | Accompanying videos | Further reading | Endnotes
Contents: Introduction | Local resilience depends on local knowledge | Nyngatom agro-pastoralists: Fragile livelihoods under threat | People of the Whales: A story of hope in the face of loss | Reindeer Herder "Indigenuity" | Traditional fire management creates opportunities | Local experiences spark new ideas | The way forward | Acronyms | Accompanying videos | Further reading | Endnotes
coping with variability, uncertainty and change. However, climate-induced impacts on their territories
and communities are anticipated to be both early and severe due to their location in vulnerable habitats,
including small islands, high altitude zones, desert margins and the circumpolar Arctic. Climate change
poses a direct threat to many indigenous societies due to their continuing reliance upon resource-based
livelihoods. At the same time, resilience in the face of a changing environment is embedded in indigenous
knowledge and know-how, diversified resources and livelihoods, social institutions and networks, and
cultural values and attitudes.
Attentiveness to environmental variability, shifts and trends is an integral part of indigenous ways of life.
Community-based and local knowledge may offer valuable insights on climate-induced changes, and
complement broader-scale scientific research with local precision and nuance. Indigenous societies have
elaborated coping strategies to deal with unstable environments, and in some cases, are already actively
adapting to early climate change impacts. While the transformations due to climate change are expected
to be unprecedented, indigenous knowledge and coping strategies provide a crucial foundation for
community-based adaptation measures.
This toolkit provides access to articles, videos and various other resources that will assist indigenous
peoples, local communities, policymakers and other stakeholders in accessing research on climate change
adaptation and mitigation.