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Front. Clim.
Sec. Climate and Health
This article is part of the Research TopicIntersections of Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples’ Health and WellbeingView all 5 articles
Indigenous Peoples' Voices and Engagement on Climate Change: Towards Improved Health and Wellbeing
Provisionally accepted
Nina Lansbury1*
Vinnitta Mosby2Sandra J Creamer1
Bradley Moggridge3Geoffrey R Evans1
Gretta Pecl4
Lillian Ireland1- 1The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- 2Central Queensland University Jawun Research Centre, Cairns, Australia
- 3University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- 4University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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Western climate science largely fails to value, engage with and apply Indigenous Knowledges in a meaningful way. Here, we explore the ways in which the current gap in Indigenous Knowledges and representation in climate research can be addressed. A rapid review of relevant literature and grey materials was conducted to identify how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and the essential Knowledges they hold, should and will inform and direct climate change research. This timely review of academic and grey literature to inform a wider public conversation of Indigenous leadership, voices and participation in climate change discussions, in and beyond the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) process, both in Australia and with consequences internationally.
Keywords: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Australia, Climate Change, Health and Wellbeing, Indigenous knowledges, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Received: 27 Aug 2025; Accepted: 02 Dec 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Lansbury, Mosby, Creamer, Moggridge, Evans, Pecl and Ireland. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Nina Lansbury
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