Standing With the Defenders: Safeguarding Women in the Fight for Land and Environmental Rights
March 7, 2025 Since 2012, more than 2,000 land and environmental defenders have lost their lives around the world—with 196 killed in 2023 alone. Indigenous peoples, Afrodescendant communities, and women are among the most at risk, facing not just physical violence but also threats and intimidation simply for standing up against the harm caused by […]
Language Justice vs. Language to Achieve Justice : How Words Are Vital to Kinship and Solidarity
February 20, 2025 In 2022, the United Nations launched the Decade of Action for Indigenous Languages, underscoring the urgent need to preserve and revitalize Indigenous languages. This initiative builds on the UN’s 2007 Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Yet, despite these efforts, experts warn that by the end of this century, as many […]
Direct Financing to Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and Local Community Territories: A Key Strategy for Biodiversity and Climate Protection
January 15, 2025 Written by for TINTA (The Invisible Thread) This blog was originally written in English and automatically translated using artificial intelligence Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and Local Communities (IP, ADP, and LCs) are protectors of 80% of the world’s biodiversity and more than a third of the world’s forests. However, as the environmental […]
International Exchange of Small-Scale Fisheries Organizations: Advancing a Common Agenda to Protect Oceans and Coastal Communities
November 20, 2024 Written by for TINTA (The Invisible Thread) This blog was originally written in English and automatically translated using artificial intelligence Fifteen leaders from the small-scale fisheries sector in Asia, the Pacific, Latin America, Africa, and Europe gathered in Itacuruçá, Brazil, from May 30 to June 2, 2024. The event was organized by […]
TINTA’s Unique Language Support at New York Climate Week
October 15, 2024 Written by for TINTA (The Invisible Thread) This blog was originally written in English and automatically translated using artificial intelligence. When it comes to language support for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities participating in decision-making spaces, TINTA ‒The Invisible Thread‒ has a deep understanding of the comprehensive nature of this task that […]
Webinar recap for policy briefing on Indigenous Peoples’ opportunities towards a just transition
November 02, 2023 Written by for TINTA (The Invisible Thread) This blog was originally written in English and automatically translated using artificial intelligence. On August 21, 2024, the Transition Minerals Climate Policy Workshop convened for its second session of a two-part briefing series. This briefing series began on August 7, 2024, with a webinar which […]
Investing in Women, Accelerating Progress : A Webinar Recap
November 02, 2023 Written by for TINTA (The Invisible Thread) This blog was originally written in English and automatically translated using artificial intelligence. Climate change disproportionately affects women, especially those whose livelihoods depend directly on land and natural resources management. Women also face limitations in accessing land, forests, and financing to grow their community initiatives. […]
Community Connectivity: initiatives led by youth from the Mayan Biosphere Reserve
November 02, 2023 Written by for TINTA (The Invisible Thread) This blog was originally written in English and automatically translated using artificial intelligence. After nearly two years of work with the youth living within the Maya Biosphere Reserve in Petén, Guatemala, we recently concluded the workshop “Building Capacities for the Installation of Community Intranet Networks” […]
Reflections: TINTA’s journey and growth in 2023
November 02, 2023 Written by for TINTA (The Invisible Thread) This blog was originally written in English and automatically translated using artificial intelligence. As another year comes to an end, we reflect on the work that we’ve done and where we are headed. Please find here some of TINTA’s key moments of 2023: 1) Women’s […]