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Indigenous led conservation showcased at landmark biodiversity conference
Thu, December 15, 2022
Environmental Resilience
Government representatives from around the world are expected to decide a new global framework to address the world’s biodiversity crisis at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, Canada, from 7-19 December. Partners of the BHP Foundation Environmental Resilience Program attended the landmark conference to share experiences from projects that take a community and culture first approach to conservation activities to create enduring, resilient ecosystems.
Read moreMeet Peter Murray, looking after Australian desert country with remote communities in a changing climate
Thu, November 10, 2022
Environmental Resilience
As part of our contribution to the deliberations at the UN Climate Change Convention discussions at COP-27 in November 2022, Ampliseed are promoting the voices of Indigenous and Traditional Leaders working at the frontlines of climate change and biodiversity conservation, helping every day to protect and restore our natural habitats in the field. The article that follows is adapted from an interview with Peter Murray, CEO of Yanunijarra Aboriginal Corporation and Chair of the 10 Deserts Project, held at the 2022 Indigenous Desert Alliance Conference in Yulara, Australia.
Read moreMeet Andrea Uchel: Protecting World Heritage Coral Reefs through Supporting Sustainable Local Practices
Tue, November 8, 2022
Environmental Resilience
As part of our contribution to the deliberations at the UN Climate Change Convention discussions at COP-27 in November 2022, Ampliseed are promoting the voices of Indigenous and Traditional Leaders working at the frontlines of climate change and biodiversity conservation, helping every day to protect and restore our natural habitats in the field. The article that follows is adapted from an interview with Traditional Leader Andrea Uchel, Chief Resilience Officer at Koror State Government, Palau.
Read moreMeet Fabiola Edmundo: Inspiring the Protection of Forests and Awajún Women’s Rights
Mon, November 7, 2022
Environmental Resilience
As part of our contribution to the deliberations at the UN Climate Change Convention discussions at COP-27 in November 2022, Ampliseed are promoting the voices of Indigenous and Traditional Leaders working at the frontlines of climate change and biodiversity conservation, helping every day to protect and restore our natural habitats in the field. The article that follows is adapted from an interview with Indigenous Awajún leader Fabiola Yuan Edmundo, vice-President of FERIAAM, Peru.
Read moreResilient Reefs addressing the effects of climate change
Fri, October 7, 2022
Environmental Resilience
Climate change is today the biggest threat to coral reefs. Under a business-as-usual scenario, nearly 90 per cent of the 29 World Heritage-listed coral reefs are expected to severely bleach twice-per-decade by 2040.
Read moreAdvances in protection of rarest most threatened landscapes in Chile
Tue, August 23, 2022
Environmental Resilience
Last year, Tierra Austral and the owners of the Parque La Giganta property joined together to permanently protect 228 hectares of beautiful landscape by entering into a Derecho Real de Conservación agreement. La Giganta is located in the Panquehue commune, near San Felipe, comprising the Mediterranean habitat that is Tierra Austral’s highest ecological priority.
Read moreDriving improvements in sustainability at landscape scale
Fri, February 18, 2022
Environmental Resilience
With increasing urgency, business, government and civil society need to collaborate to tackle the complex and interlinked environmental and socio-economic challenges we face.
Read moreRestoring a vital link between people and nature
Fri, November 12, 2021
Environmental Resilience
A new, first of its kind diploma course is giving teachers in one of Peru’s most biodiverse regions valuable knowledge and understanding of the link between people and nature.
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