ARP’s Tiffany Pyette provided strong guidance and mentorship to students in Julia Klein’s capstone course this spring, working on projects related to the organization’s mission and ongoing initiatives. By: Linnea Harris During the final week of Colorado State University’s spring semester, students filed into Dr. Julia Klein’s Ecosystem Science and Sustainability 440: Practicing Sustainability [...]
"This stewardship depends on cultural survival, a continuous connection to land and territories, and—in some cases—outside resources and support." "Indigenous and community lands store a third of Earth’s irrecoverable carbon and provide habitat for a majority of its terrestrial mammals. However, few studies have considered the Indigenous or traditional ecological knowledge that sustains these [...]
By Abriti Moktan Originally published by Pennsylvania State University Department of Ecosystem Science and Management "In the sacred landscape—mountain, river, and land—of the eastern Himalayan region, the sacred groves braid the biodiversity and cultural diversity, contributing to the living bridges of the region’s biocultural conservation.." “Jal Jangal Jamin”–translates as water forest land– rhetoric, quipped by [...]
"Overall, developing an understanding of the intersections between settler colonialism and conventional conservation generates pathways toward healing Indigenous landscapes and lifeways." Pursuing strategies for support social and ecological resilience and recovery requires cultivating a shared understanding of the full scope of settler colonial legacies, which continue to impede justice efforts in conservation and environmentalism [...]
"Very little attention has been paid to this indigenous ecological, cultural, social, political, and spiritual knowledge systems for solving water issues in the course of climate change, particularly in Kenyan ASALs [arid and semi-arid lands]." Climate change exacerbates three categories of water shocks: too little, too much, and/or too dirty water. The resulting water [...]
By Tamara Layden “Our stories belong in the community. They do not belong to the university or the government. They are ours–our data–and they belong to the Aboriginal community where the research is being carried out.” Pamela Croft-Warcon (Yuwaalaraay) in Lori Lambert’s book, Research for Indigenous Survival Convergence science research aims to bring together diverse [...]
By Julia A. Klein The entrance to COP30 in Belem, Brazil. Inside COP30: A Mix of Progress and Deep Disappointment At the heart of the Amazon, the world gathered to decide the future of the climate, and fell short. Even in the chaos of 60,000 people and nearly 200 nations, one thing was [...]
On International Mountain Day and in the spirit of this UN International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, we are excited to share a short video from our latest Moving Mountains Summit.
Hoy, en el Día Internacional de las Montañas y en el espíritu del Año Internacional de las Naciones Unidas para la Preservación de los Glaciares, nos complace compartir un breve vídeo de nuestra última Cumbre Moving Mountains.
Por Vanessa Luna En la conferencia 2025 de la International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC), realizada en Amherst, tuve la oportunidad de presentar mi cortometraje documental titulado “Campesinos y fuego: esfuerzos locales frente a los incendios forestales en Perú”. Este cortometraje está basado en mi investigación doctoral y narra cómo los agricultores [...]