Efforts to combat climate change often exclude Indigenous people - and they may not have any recourse
The Ogiek Indigenous community in Kenya is facing renewed evictions from their ancestral lands in the Mau forest. The government justifies these actions by citing the need to preserve the forest for global carbon credit markets.
Why it matters
This highlights the tension between global climate change mitigation strategies and the human rights of Indigenous populations.
Fred Ngusilo, left, a member of the Ogiek community, works with a relative to sift through the ruins of their grandfather’s house in the Mau forest, destroyed by Kenyan police. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images Efforts to combat climate change often exclude Indigenous people – and they may not have any recourse Published: June 12, 2026 8:23am EDT https://theconversation.com/efforts-to-combat-climate-change-often-exclude-indigenous-people-and-they-may-not-have-any-recourse-283954 https://theconversation.com/efforts-to-combat-climate-change-often-exclude-indigenous-people-and-they-may-not-have-any-recourse-283954 Link copied Share article Share article
The framing focuses on the plight of marginalized groups and critiques government environmental policy.
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