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What does equitable and ethical engagement with Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) look like in practice and policy? Two new reports supported by Wellcome Trust addressing this question within the context of the IPCC is now published - outlining key principles and practical guidance to support respectful and non-extractive engagement with IKS within global climate science and policy processes. With the IPCC's 7th Assessment Report on the horizon, "the time for rhetorical incl

The panel above was held on November 4th, 2025, following COP 30 in Belém, Brazil, and chaired by Laurie Parsons. Speakers included: Dr Aline Carrara, representing Tohu Indigenous Analytics, is a Brazilian environmental social scientist and practitioner who has worked on issues connected to Indigenous territorial sovereignty, deforestation, infrastructure and commodity supply chains, in tropical forest regions (Amazonia, Indonesia) and the Pacific for the past two decades.

Who owns the Amazon Forest? A little over a month ago, Brazilian President, Lula, signed Decree n º 12,600 including three Amazonian rivers in the privatization program: the Madeira, the Tocantins, and the Tapajós River. According to this decree, these rivers will be auctioned off starting in 2026 for the transportation of tons of commodities, implying, soon, dredging and interventions by large ports. This will have enormous impacts on local communities and their environment.

Since the last IPCC report (AR6), there has been a flurry of writing exploring questions of equity, diversity, and justice within the IPCC. To address the issues identified by a variety of folks, highlighting sexism, racism, ethnic othering, and epistemic injustice , the IPCC has put together a few workshop-style meetings with a select group of scholars, practitioners, and policymakers from around the world. Tohu members were invited to the first of these events, which took

As the IPCC gears up for the AR 7 cycle , the question of representation and meaningful inclusion of Indigenous voices is being seriously considered. In the past cycle (AR6) a variety of concerns were institutionally addressed regarding Indigenous knowledge inclusion. However, the impacts of such action have failed to materialize into the vital changes advocated by Indigenous scholars and activists. To support such advocacy the IPCC Working Group 1 organised two webinars, ex

The impacts of Climate Change (CC) are emerging all over the world. However, much of the science and decision making remains at the national and international scale, with very little understanding of how things are transforming at the local level. To address this the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) through their Development Assistance Committee (DAC) have initiated a multi-year program on local Climate Adaptation Governance, which will update th

The Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change has been challenged for its exclusion of indigenous and local knowledges (ILK) . Responding to such critiques the IPCC in its most recent report (AR 6) has attempted to be more inclusive. However, is that enough? Are the steps taken by the IPCC addressing the aspirations of a variety of indigenous communities and local knowledge practitioners or are they merely tokenistic? To explore this issue, members of Tohu, have been working

At the 2021 Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress (SRIC) , an annual event bringing together more than 1400 global leaders, experts, and industry, Ritodhi delivered a plenary talk as one of the five early-career research champions, selected from hundreds of applications across the world. The topic of his talk was titled ‘Sustainability for Whom?” and it highlighted the need to address the ongoing processes of injustice and inequality which are at the heart of our in