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Today we look at two Indigenous conservation initiatives in the United States. Listen here: The importance of Indigenous stewardship and traditional ecological knowledge is increasingly recognized as vital to the future of conservation and the preservation of life on this planet. Mongabay frequently reports on Indigenous-led conservation initiatives, and we wanted to take a closer […]

For the uninitiated, the first mouthful of the Hawaiian red algae known as limu kohu (Asparagopsis taxiformis) may be an unpleasant one: intensely iodine-rich and bitter, with all the marine intensity of an oyster but none of its sweetness. O‘ahu resident Malia Heimuli doesn’t have the ‘ono for it, the Hawaiian word for when something […]

The authors, who are taking part in COP26 this week, discuss ways to support Indigenous communities and their allies in healing the planet and moving forward to a post-oil future.

Oil Change International FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Seth Gladstone, Food & Water Watch, sgladstone@fwwatch.org Aisha Dukule, Friends of the Earth US, adukule@foe.org Taylor McKinnon, Center for Biological Diversity, tmckinnon@biologicaldiversity.org Millions of People, Hundreds of Groups Support Halting Fossil Fuel Leasing & Permitting on Public Lands, Oceans WASHINGTON — Environmental justice, Indigenous, climate and conservation groups from across the country announced today that they have deliv...

Oil Change International FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Randi Spivak, Center for Biological Diversity, rspivak [at] biologicaldiversity.org Over 500 Groups Urge Biden to Order Fossil Fuel Leasing Ban Proposed Executive Order Could Be Implemented Immediately by New Interior Secretary WASHINGTON, DC — Over 500 climate, conservation, Indigenous, religious and business groups today sent President-elect Joe Biden text for a proposed executive order to ban new fossil fuel leasing and permitting on federal ...

For Immediate Release, December 15, 2020 Contact: 500 Groups Urge Biden to Order Fossil Fuel Leasing Ban Proposed Executive Order Could Be Implemented Immediately by New Interior Secretary WASHINGTON— Hundreds of conservation, Native American, religious and business groups today sent President-elect Joe Biden text for a proposed executive order to ban new fossil fuel leasing and permitting on federal public lands and waters. Biden promised during the campaign that he ...