Fobb earns Masters from University College Cork

Kiera Morgan Fobb was conferred an MA in Sociology of Sustainability and Global Challenges with First Honors on March 6, 2024, at the University College Cork, Ireland.

Her Master’s thesis, “Indigenous Perspectives for Equitable Climate Action,” reflected her research aims to bridge the gap between the understanding that Indigenous peoples are specifically vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and possess vital knowledge on land stewardship and fostering healthy and sustainable relationships with the Earth, and the inaction of international NGOs and governments alike in tackling any meaningful change or provision of power and platforms for Indigenous people to develop and implement climate solutions on their lands. Looking deeper into how these narratives around nature are constructed and the impacts of these cultural narratives on Indigenous sustainability methods. The aim is that this research will serve to better inform climate organizing and discussions on decolonizing sustainability as well as promote centering Indigenous voices in the formulation and management of sustainability initiatives.

Pictured are Kiera M. Fobb, Skylee Glass and Aurianna Jewel Joines.