This study investigates the consistency of climate change impact reports among Indigenous Peoples (IP) and Local Communities (LC) across ten sites on four continents. Researchers found that over two-thirds of individual reports matched site-confirmed reports, with higher consistency for pastoralism compared to crop production or gathering. Individual factors (experience with nature, Indigenous and local knowledge, family roots) were not significantly associated with consistency across sites, but site-specific associations were prevalent. The study emphasizes the importance of considering site contexts and livelihood activities for climate change monitoring and adaptation planning.

Christoph Schunko, Santiago Álvarez-Fernández, Petra Benyei, Laura Calvet-Mir, André B. Junqueira, Xiaoyue Li, Anna Porcuna-Ferrer, Anna Schlingmann, Emmanuel M. N. A. N. Attoh, Rosario Carmona, Fasco Chengula, Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares, Priyatma Singh, Miquel Torrents-Ticó, Victoria Reyes-García