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Kat Hartwig receives EK Conservation Leadership Award

In September, Richard Pehi was highlighting Whangārei’s homeless plight on a worldwide stage in front of thousands. This month, he’s representing his country...

Local experts weigh in on the growing movement and how it can (or can’t) help.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday proclaimed November 2023 as Native American Heritage Month. In the presidential proclamation below, the president said during the month, "we recognize the invaluable contributions of Native peoples that have shaped our country and honor the hundreds of Tribal Nations who continue exercising their inherent sovereignty as vital members of the overlapping system of governments in the United States.” President Biden referenced his administration's co...

The return of the Muscogee people to their homeland will coincide with a teach-in on the Atlanta campus featuring storytelling, hymn singing, a stomp dance and a conversation with artist Johnnie Diacon.

In a remarkable fusion of tradition and innovation, a couple of Marma women and Manipuri men have taken the Bangladeshi fashion scene by storm with their unique creation: a sari woven entirely from banana fiber. While this may not be a unique concept in the global context, it marks an exciting shift in the fashion […]

Tech for Disaster Risk Reduction is now part of the "Tech for Good" national and international conversations. It could be a new way of doing business.

Forward The Future Free Of Hunger, Dispossession, And Destruction! Unparalleled urgency marks our annual commemoration of World Hunger Day amid imperialist machinations to advance a sinister agenda to monopolize further and exploit global food systems ...

Digitalisation offers a way to preserve indigenous knowledge of agricultural practices and connect new generations of farmers to knowledge and wisdom from the past.

A primary target is the farmers’ recognized human right to save, share, and cultivate seeds and crops according to personal and community needs. By allowing corporate property rights to supersede local seed management, the protocol is the latest front in a global battle over the future of food