Very interesting.
" a landmark study .... provides rigorous, data-driven proof that Indigenous-led conservation efforts—specifically #Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs)—are just as effective, and often more effective, at sequestering #carbon and preserving #biodiversity than traditional government-managed parks.

But for the #geospatial community, the real story lies in how this was proven..."
https://gogeomatics.ca/how-gis-and-remote-sensing-validate-indigenous-led-stewardship/
#earthobservation #stewardship

Art? Architecture? Engineering?

Whatever, this windwalker is simply mesmerizing ... and blows me away 💨

A lot of people talking about the EU's #ChatControl bill, and rightly so. There are 2 really important votes coming up.

As someone who has worked on it for 4 years (before the official proposal was even put forward) from a digital human rights perspective, here's a quick recap / informed source of what the heck is actually going on:

- The European Commission put forward a proposal in 2022 to mass scan public and private communications, using AI, in case of people sharing abuse material;

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Hey good folks in #Canada, MP Davies of Vancouver Kingsway has a motion: ”M-128 CASTE-BASED DISCRIMINATION”:

https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/don-davies(59325)/motions/13193276

I think it is a good idea to encourage your MPs to support this motion to at least get this recognized!

> in the opinion of the House, the government should amend the Canadian Human Rights Act to add caste to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination.

#cdnpoli #casteism #caste

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#Gaza #Genocide #Israel

Good news 🌞🌱: Solar farms can help tackle climate change and biodiversity loss when planted with pollinator-friendly plants.

Not so good news 🌡️🌉: Our infrastructure wasn’t built for today’s climate. While many regions are investing in road and bridge repairs, we need much more as climate impacts intensify.

Inspiration 🌿👧 : The Parry Sound Forest School is teaching kids to love nature and care about climate change

https://www.talkingclimate.ca/p/can-solar-farms-boost-biodiversity