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March 18, 2022

Think Global Health

Indigenous Land Guardianship Around the World

Nia Tero founder and CEO Peter Seligmann spoke with Think Global Health about land guardianship as a right of Indigenous peoples, and Nia Tero's vision of an Earth where Indigenous peoples defend and uphold its thriving forests, lakes, fields, and oceans.

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February 4, 2022

Think Global Health

Amplifying Indigenous Knowledge

The Seedcast podcast launches its second storytelling season. Learn about the wide range of stories highlighting how Indigenous guardianship is being done in different ways and in different places, sometimes in ways one might not expect.

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December 15, 2021

Nature

Nature’s 10: Ten people who helped shape science in 2021

Meet Victoria Tauli-Corpuz: Indigenous defender – A former revolutionary who helped Indigenous peoples to gain international recognition for protecting biodiversity and the climate.

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December 7, 2021

Navajo-Hopi Observer

Yo-Yo Ma visits the Grand Canyon to play and listen to Indigenous perspectives

The world’s most famous cellist, Yo-Yo Ma, visited the Grand Canyon in November not to play, but to listen. He listened to the Canyon itself and the perspectives of the Indigenous peoples connected to the Canyon for generations.

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December 6, 2021

PR Newswire

Bezos Earth Fund Announces $443 Million in Grants to Advance Environmental Justice, Conserve and Restore Nature, and Improve Monitoring and Accountability

At the UN General Assembly, the Bezos Earth Fund announced a $1 billion pledge to support the protection of 30% of the planet's land and sea by 2030 (30x30). The Bezos Earth Fund's efforts will focus on regions that are important for biodiversity, hold large carbon stocks, and where governments have demonstrated commitment.

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December 5, 2021

Frankfurter Allgemeine

To save the planet, respect its stewards

Indigenous peoples took center stage at the climate summit, but how can they and the forests be real winners, if nations still are reluctant to accept the fundamental rights for them?

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