In addition, imported breeds may be more vulnerable to pathogens than indigenous breeds, which have unique adaptive traits selected by farmers in local environments over many generations, including resilience to local parasites and diseases (Shand 1997).
Landless, they were vulnerable to whoever the neighbouring Indigenous community happened to be.
She says it's systemic issues of poverty, racism and policing that leave Indigenous women vulnerable to abuse.
The new bill limited the consultation process, thereby leaving a significant number of new waterways that are largely on indigenous land vulnerable to industrial expansion and environmental damage.
The new NPA limits the consultation process to 97 lakes, 62 rivers and three oceans, leaving a significant amount of new waterways (that are largely on Indigenous lands) vulnerable to expanded industrial development and subsequent environmental damage.
Racism and violence against women have long bedevilled Bolivia, with indigenous women particularly vulnerable to domestic abuse and discrimination.
"At the same time, racism and discrimination entrenched in most societies make indigenous people more vulnerable to human rights violations including torture and ill-treatment, 'disappearance' and unlawful killings," the group said in a statement.
Thus, similar to Maasai pastoralists, Northern Indigenous peoples are vulnerable to the whims and fortunes of funders, and associated political positioning inherent to that context.
Indigenous groups are vulnerable to climate change due to their location in areas at risk and their dependence on primary production and natural resources (IPCC 2012).
We also found indigenous breeds of cattle more vulnerable to predation than the imported high-yielding breeds based on herding practices and the significant quantity of indigenous breed lost to predation as compared to imported ones.
