Post by @maugendre@mas.to

2026-06-29 19:04 UTC

"The health of Indigenous lands and their ability to store vast quantities of carbon stem from the stewardship of the people who inhabit them." "Respondents from a wide range of countries, including Bolivia, Mexico, and the Philippines, mentioned using community monitoring or patrols to protect their land from outsiders and violations of traditional protocol." "New research […] also reveals a dangerous misconception that has taken hold in global climate discussions: the idea that Indigenous lands are so rich because they are remote or sparsely populated." Sangat et al. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-07434-2 via Joseph Lee @josephvlee.bsky.social #community #conservation #climate #indigenous #whiteness #coloniality #publicSafety #forests #IPCC

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@maugendre@mas.to 2026-09-08 17:11

'At least 5.5 million people in Borneo and Sumatra have been directly exposed to smoke.' 'The problem dates back to the Suharto regime, when huge areas of rainforest were cleared for logging, industrial plantations, and large-scale “development” projects. Perhaps the most notorious was the Mega Rice project, which aimed to create 1 million hectares of new rice fields in Central Kalimantan. The forest was cleared but no rice was ever harvested. 'Indonesia is currently running an even larger #deforestation project in West Papua. Recent analysis by the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) shows that hotspots in South Papua are in areas that are part of the government’s Food Estate programme and concessions linked to National Strategic Project.' “When landscapes that have long been safeguarded by indigenous communities are transformed into industrial-scale production zones, the ecological function of these areas as a buffer against fire is also weakened”. https://reddmonitor.substack.com/p/indonesia-faces-a-wildfire-catastrophe

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