In my humble opinion as someone who has devoted most of their life to conservation, Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, Indigenous Guardians networks are the most exciting and impactful development in nature conservation in a very very long time.
#decolonizeconservation
#decolonizeconservation
https://twitter.com/ILInationhood/status/1389573053319979014
Important to remember that Indigenous conservation is nothing new. Indigenous Peoples have been stewarding traditional lands & waters for millennia. Colonial Govs and the conservation science and NGO community is finally recognizing its significance, collaboration, support.
Today's @thenarwhalca panel on Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas offers wonderful opportunity for us to learn from Indigenous leaders in conservation and to transition away from colonial conservation models to those that are more effective and just #decolonizeconservation
The global campaign to #decolonizeconservation could not be more important in light of both ongoing precipitous decline in biodiversity, but also looming international agreements to "protect" 1/3 of the planet in parks and protected areas by NGOs and colonial governments.
Establishment of new protected areas without Indigenous Peoples, on whose traditional lands/waters conservation typically happens, would be disaster for🌍. Global conservation must involve equitable partnerships w Indigenous Peoples - guided by their knowledge, governance systems
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