It was only after he began work as an Indigenous guardian — monitoring the effects of climate change on his territory — that he recovered his confidence. At a national gathering in Vancouver this week, guardians raised alarm about environmental degradation and climate change in their territories. Climate change was partly to blame for the rapid spread of the flames through tinder-dry vegetation, said Quock. A major focus is monitoring the effects of climate change, Quock added. Indigenous communities are often the first to experience the impacts of climate change, said Terry Teegee, regional chief of the B.C.

Source: National Post March 14, 2019 08:02 UTC