Humankind and Nature

This Month's Stories - April 2022

Friday, 29 April 2022
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Even as the role of Indigenous Peoples and traditional ecological knowledge in the fight against climate change became an important talking point for last month's Earth Day celebrations, the exposure of our planet's best land defenders...

Exploring the Grumeti Fund

Tuesday, 11 January 2022
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A short documentary by Azimuth World Foundation "The Grumeti Fund is a groundbreaking project. During my visit to Tanzania, I had the opportunity to visit the concession and talk to 3 team members about their work. A type of work that's delivering me...

Interviewing Carson Kiburo

Monday, 27 December 2021
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Carson Kiburo talks to Azimuth's Executive Director Mariana Marques about the many issues surrounding indigenous communities in Kenya. Carson is a member of the Endorois of Kenya. He's a youth leader, community organizer and a dedicated defender of i...

Credit: United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda (https://uobdu.wordpress.com)

Getting to know the United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda

Monday, 20 December 2021
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An interview with Mr. Yeremiah Dusabe, chairperson of the United Organization for Batwa Development in Uganda (UOBDU) Just last August, we followed a historic win for the Batwa people. Uganda's Constitutional Court ordered the High Court to determine...

Terry Rockstad interviews John Magnay, Head of Agriculture at Opportunity International

Friday, 05 November 2021
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Just before COVID-19 hit, while traveling through Uganda, we met John Magnay, head of agriculture for Opportunity International in Africa, and had a great conversation. We talked about microloans, agricultural development, and the African continent's...

Photo by Francois Le Nguyen on Unsplash

Take action, support indigenous initiatives and campaigns

Tuesday, 26 October 2021
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Non-indigenous people must join indigenous peoples in their fight against the exploitative and extractive industries that make land uninhabitable and violate human rights. Because it really is a matter of life or death. For both Humankind ...

Scalesia forest houses incredible biodiversity

Supporting Charles Darwin Foundation’s Work to Save the Scalesia Forest in the Galápagos

Monday, 25 October 2021
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A few months ago, AWF partnered with the CDF to fund their work in the unique and very species-rich Scalesia Forest endemic to the Galápagos Islands. Read about the outcome of this Project: https://www.azimuthworldfoundation.org/projects/entry/p...

Motion 129 Approved: the First Step in Avoiding the Point of no Return Through Indigenous Governance

Friday, 17 September 2021
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Azimuth World Foundation applauds and welcomes the approval of Motion 129 by the IUCN. The motion "Avoid the point of no return in the Amazon by protecting 80% by 2025" was proposed by COICA together with the Amazon 80 x 2025 Coalition and 17 organiz...

Josefa Sánchez Contreras, Chimbalapas community, Mexico

The IUCN Congress and the Counter-Summit to Decolonize Conservation

Tuesday, 14 September 2021
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While world leaders, scientists and activists gathered in the IUCN Congress in Marseille to discuss strategies to preserve biodiversity and halt climate change, Indigenous Peoples called for a seat at the table of these discussions, for they have lon...

You can make the Scalesia forest thrive again

Wednesday, 16 June 2021
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Heinke Jäger, Chief Scientist at the Charles Darwin Foundation, talks about the importance of partnering with Azimuth World Foundation to save this unique habitat in the Galápagos and explains how each gift will contribute to this project. The Charle...