If we want to create a liveable future for all beings, it’s vital we listen to Indigenous voices, which too often go unheard. That’s why we hosted a Listening Session at The Sidebar alongside the Skoll World Forum, creating a space for influential individuals to pass the microphone to Indigenous representatives, and instead take [...]
The Kikori Delta is renowned for its ecological significance, rich biodiversity, and fascinating culture. Extensive mangroves, forest, wetland, and delta habitats make up this ecologically important and biologically diverse area in the gulf province of southern Papua New Guinea. The region's cultural and biological diversity is deeply intertwined, and this piece explores five culturally [...]
Kōrero o te `Ōrau Inc. works with Cook Islands communities to revive and restore cultural traditions and conserve their natural environment.
When it comes to preserving nature, it can feel like there is an overwhelming amount of work to do, but the new year brings a moment to reflect on what we’ve achieved so far. Each success makes a difference to species, habitats, and local people, and we’d like to share some of the progress [...]
Miriam Supuma is interviewed by Mongabay’s Mike DiGirolamo about why Papua New Guinea is one of the most unique countries in the world.
Over the past 18 years, Dr Grace Iara Souza has developed a deep understanding of the impacts of global environmental governance and social policies on local rainforest defenders in the Brazilian Amazon. Her academic training is rooted in Political Ecology, and her professional experience includes project management in the educational, private, and charity sectors, [...]
Clique aqui para ler este artigo no original em português. Most of the media coverage of COP27, held in November 2022 in Egypt, concentrated on speeches by world leaders, and disappointingly familiar pledges to recommit to the 2015 Paris Agreement. However, there is a strong sense now that the youth movement has an ever-louder [...]
With the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s new agreement dominating conservation headlines, it can be easy to lose sight of the people working every day to protect our planet’s biodiversity on the ground. However, throughout 2022, our partners restored ecosystems, protected endangered species, and collaborated with Indigenous Peoples and local communities to build a [...]
The agroecological systems of farmers, growers, and Indigenous Peoples everywhere have shaped and cared for landscapes for millennia. Ecosystems that we may perceive as pristine wildernesses are in fact culturally rich, productive, and carefully managed landscapes which have supported both people and wildlife since time immemorial thanks to the stewardship of those living there. [...]
Nemonte Nenquimo is an Indigenous leader of the Waorani people in the Ecuadorean Amazon province of Pastaza, one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth. Nemonte gained global attention when she led a successful court action to block a proposal for oil exploration and drilling on 500,000 acres of Waorani land. Her tireless and courageous [...]