How the Climate Crisis Could Wipe This Country Off the Map

October 2, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment

‘Our islands will be submerged.’ — President of the Marshall Islands Hilda Heine is doing everything in her power to save her country from the existential threat that the climate crisis poses.

Our Territory: Amazon Nature Climate Solutions

September 27, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment

Wildfires may grab headlines but indigenous peoples and local communities who depend the Amazon face many different threats. Not only are their territories targeted for illegal extractive activities such as gold mining and deforestation but without clear land titles their situation remains legally precarious.

But more than this – indigenous peoples and local communities offer a scalable, climate solution, as recently recognised in the UN IPCC Land Use report.

Protecting their rights will benefit communities, the Amazon itself and all of humanity.

In the Peruvian Amazon the community of Boca Parimanu, the Amahuaca peoples tread this difficult balance.

Madre de Dios, the most biodiverse region in the Peruvian Amazon, is home to 37 native communities. This southern region is also the most affected by illegal mining, more than 60 000 hectares of forest have been deforested by this activity.

Due to its high biodiversity and extension of Amazon forest, Madre de Dios is a key region for climate commitments and the fight against the climate crisis.

Made in partnership with FENAMAD, SPDA and Land Tenure Facility.

Protecting the Land for Future Generations

September 15, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment

The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation have seen significant changes due to changing climate conditions. Climate Change has affected the natural and cultural resources that are an important part of the tribe’s history and culture.

The Tribe is taking action to enhance their resilience. It is relocating beaver populations to higher elevations where they can live and thrive and bring multiple benefits to both people and wildlife. Involving youth in the process helps enhance their understanding of how climate change is affecting the environment and what the tribe is doing to respond to those changes.