The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) also acknowledged the synergy between biodiversity conservation and the reduction of carbon emissions to address climate change mitigation (IPCC Climate Change and Land Report, 2019). Indigenous traditional knowledge also maintains balance, respect and harmony amongst human beings and nature, and enhances resilience in the face of climate change. The intersectional approach by Nature-based Solutions accounts for different types of knowledge systems and worldviews rooted in traditional ecological or indigenous knowledge. Hence, securing indigenous peoples’ rights to conserve their lands and increasing their capacities and making them financially self-sustainable can establish and meet the criteria of Nature-based Solutions. A harmonious synergy between Nature-based Solutions and traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples can kick-start us through a new pathway toward saving this world from the devastating impacts of climate change.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 13, 2020 06:56 UTC