The Billionaire's Land Grab for Conservation

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has become North Carolina's largest private landowner through strategic conservation purchases, donating record amounts to protect forests from development.

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Colombia's Indigenous Nasa youth are stepping up to protect reclaimed ancestral lands from threats linked to armed groups and industrial exploitation in Cauca. Their fight symbolizes resilience and hope for environmental and cultural preservation. 🌿🛡️👣 #IndigenousRights #LandProtection #Colombia https://apnews.com/article/colombia-indigenous-land-protection-cauca-farc-youth-f4de70775dfdd3986af377d297e26e7c
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Colombia's Indigenous prepare youth to protect land and environment

Indigenous Nasa children in Colombia's southwest region are being trained how to protect land their people have reclaimed from vast industrial sugarcane plantations. That includes things like cleaning up the land and posting signs about their commitment to the environment. The children are nurtured as future leaders by “semillero” schools. But the work is not without danger. The region of Cauca is still affected by violence, and armed groups in the area often seek to lure young people into their organizations. Some in government also criticize Indigenous communities for land takeovers they say violate property rights and risk future conflict.

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Wildfires spark demand for Indigenous fire stewardship | The-14

As wildfires worsen, Indigenous Guardians call for fire sovereignty & year-round support to lead prevention, protection & cultural burning on their territories.

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Pres #Biden designated 2 new national monuments, making nearly 514k acres off-limits to #development as part of his pledge to protect 30% of US lands & waters by 2030.

The pres signed proclamations to protect #CastnerRange, a fmr military training & testing site, & more than 500k acres around #AviKwaAme, a sacred tribal site in southern Nevada.

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Biden sets protections for a half-million acres in Texas and Nevada

New national monument designations will protect Castner Range, a former military site, and Avi Kwa Ame, a sacred tribal area.

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Congratulations to 2022 UC Innovation Medal winner Professor Ann Brower for her research into #NewZealand’s land tenure review processes. #Research that resulted in the 2022 Crown #PastoralLand Reform Act. #Aotearoa #NZTwits https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/news/2022/from-solving-the-south-island-high-country-puzzle-to-medallist-.html
From solving the South Island High Country puzzle to medallist

A passion for the environment and problem-solving sparked Professor Ann Brower’s interest in New Zealand’s land tenure review process, research that ...

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