Case Study

Zenú women use their front patios in a variety of ways to promote indigenous knowledge, biodiversity and food security.

Young indigenous people accept their role as as inheritors of the land by creating solutions to environmental problems.

To reduce urban migration in Pgaz K'Nyau youth, young people are given the opportunity to create community social enterprises.

Affected communities come together to protect their mangrove forests from an extremely damaging shrimp project.

A peaceful protest in Long Isun led to a community member being jailed for 109 days.

In Canada, through the Pathways Initiative, indigenous peoples and governments establish Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs).

After invasion, colonialism and dispossession, the Gunditjmara of Australia regain control over their right to their cultural heritage.

Gmelina trees promised a timber harvest after just 10 years, but local communities see a huge drop in biodiversity after planting.

Kamchatka communities share ancestral knowledge and traditions to protect salmon populations and their environment.

A community-conserved marine area introduces various systems to maintain fish populations to ensure food and income security.