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California redwood forest returned to Indigenous guardianship, conservation
28 January 2022
Ten Native American tribal nations, forming the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council, have received ownership of 215 hectares (532 acres) of California’s redwood forest. The tribal council is partnering with Save the Redwoods League, which donated the land, to protect and restore their…
Indigenous hunters are protecting animals, land and waterways
21 August 2019
Canada aims to conserve 17 per cent of its land and fresh water by the end of 2020. This noble objective will help protect water, air, food and biodiversity and improve the health of humans. Indigenous peoples in Canada are a part of this conservation movement. As they hunt, gather and harvest,…
Where the forest has no name
24 May 2019
North America’s temperate rainforest extends some 2,500 miles from California to the Gulf of Alaska, providing important habitat for many species and playing a big role in global carbon sequestration. However, despite its uniqueness, there is no officially recognized name for the whole of the…
The Role of Open Data in the Fight against Land Corruption
El rol del Open Data en la lucha contra la Corrupción en la tierra
  Fecha y hora: 28 de enero de 3:00-4:30 PM CET (9:00-10:30 ET) La apertura de los datos administrativos relacionados con la tierra, su combinación con los datos de otras fuentes y su procesamiento y la disponibilidad de esos datos como información de fácil acceso para mujeres y hombres por igual…