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In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, we’re exploring how Indigenous communities contribute to science, conservation, health research, and much more.

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31-Oct-2025

 

High symbolism, high stakes mark historic 1st meeting of new biodiversity body dedicated to elevating the role and contributions of indigenous peoples and local communities

UN Convention on Biological Diversity
Reports and Proceedings

Amid a mix of celebration and caution, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity made important progress and decisions on the operation and governance of a new Subsidiary Body dedicated to elevating the role and contributions of indigenous peoples and local communities

27-Oct-2025

Montreal homelessness services for 2SLGBTQ+ adults are inadequate, researchers find

McGill University

“Homelessness services are very binary, and often those who are non-binary are completely excluded,” said Jayne Malenfant, Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrated Studies in Education. “There are currently insufficient services in the homelessness or housing sector for diverse 2SLGTBTQ+ people. For Two-Spirit or other Indigenous queer people, these services are non-existent.”

Journal

Journal of Homosexuality