June 9, 2015. A global network of researchers from universities, aboriginal organizations, and community groups is calling on governments, businesses and other organizations to ensure a strong role for local and indigenous communities in decisions about natural resources....
Uu-a-thluk coordinated a storybook project with the Ehattesaht First Nation. A one-day storytelling workshop was held with Ehattesaht youth with the support of elders and knowledge holders....
In the summer of 2014, in partnership with the Community Conservation Research Network and the University of Victoria’s Science Venture program, Uu-a-thluk hosted science camps in several Nuu-chah-nulth communities with stewardship as a focus. Equipped with cameras, the children and youth went into their territories...
The Ysyk-Köl Biosphere Reserve (YKBR), the largest protected area in Kyrgyzstan, gained international UNESCO designation in 2001. Lake Ysyk-Köl, which is considered as a sacred lake by local people, is a keystone element within the YKBR....
The Punta Allen community is estimated to be less than 1 metre above sea level, with a population of around 600 persons. Their co-management approach has helped the fishery to develop in a sustainable manner....
Lennox Island is a small but culturally rich coastal community in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that is seeing the negative impact of climate change and sea-level rise. ...
Fishing rights and traditional livelihoods among the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations....
Across the Canadian Maritimes there are many unpublicized stories of coastal community heros, groups of people working together to protect the health of their fisheries, watersheds, and community heritage....
The film celebrates the resilience of the Mi’kmaq, and Indigenous people in general....