At PICS, we deeply value this Indigenous wisdom and believe it is critical for shaping just, equitable, and inclusive climate solutions. We are committed to Indigenous collaborations rooted in decolonial practices, which support truth, reconciliation, and climate action as shared priorities that encourage both cultural resurgence and planetary wellbeing.
By following wise practices — that weave different ways of knowing and being — we seek to invest in collaborations that honour and uphold Indigenous rights, self-determination, and ways of working that are guided by and contribute to Indigenous leadership. On this journey, we walk with humility, and will encourage initiatives that generate benefits for Indigenous organizations, Nations, and communities.
Circle of Practice
Circle of Practice
An online gathering for dialogue, co-learning, and collaboration between Indigenous scholars, community leaders, and researchers.
Uplifting Reciprocal Research Scholarship Program
Uplifting Reciprocal Research Scholarship Pilot Program
This scholarship program supports graduate-level scholars whose work advances climate change adaptation and mitigation in collaboration with First Nations communities in B.C.
Scholar Knowledge Highlights
Bridging Science & Land: Climate vulnerability and resilience assessment for northern forest service roads
Indigenous-Led Climate Resilience: Learning from the conservation economy in the Great Bear Rainforest
Post-Wildfire Increases in Creek Flow Are Short-Lived in Syilx Okanagan First Nation
Caring for the ƛ̓əq̓ƛ̓aqtn Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area
Intertidal Restoration as Anti-Colonial Climate Resilience
First Nation Engagement with Flood Mapping: Advocating for Semá:th First Nation flood rights through mapping
Related resources
Relationship Protocol advances First Nations climate solutions
The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) and the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) have entered into a Relationship Protocol.
PICS invests $120,000 towards climate research that protects BC communities, livelihoods
Climate Foresight dialogues seed new thinking on emerging challenges and solutions
A Radical Act of Hope wins twice at international podcast awards
