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🌏 Our vision is that Indigenous Peoples’ guardianship is enabled everywhere possible on Earth as part of a just and vibrant future.

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We’re continuing our International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists series with voices from the Maasai Peoples on the deep connections between land, culture, and livelihoods.

Maasai leaders and elders share how land dispossession is affecting Indigenous communities today, while raising important questions about what these losses could mean for future generations.

We’re deeply grateful to Laissa Malih and the team at @nomadfootprintske for bringing together these stories and perspectives from the Maasai community.

Follow along for more learnings from Indigenous voices throughout our IYRP series.

#iyrp2026 #indigenous #indigenouspeoples #africa #maasai by @niatero

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Together, they are a force that sustains communities, protects traditions, and keeps pastoralist livelihoods alive. 🌿

At Naramatisho Women Centre in Makuyuni, Tanzania, indigenous pastoralist women remind us that resilience is built through collective effort, shared knowledge, and unwavering solidarity. Each woman carries a story of strength, and together, they weave a future rooted in dignity, unity, and hope.

When pastoralist women stand together, they do more than endure — they nurture, lead, and transform their communities.

On assignment courtesy of @niatero

Photography @ma_gnifique
Film director @thenomadmumke
Story @p.w.c_tanzania @naramatishocentre
Cinematography @dir.tonix
Director of photography @sakcessivefilms

#IndigenousWomen #PastoralistWomen #NaramatishoWomenCentre #WomenInResilience #NomadFootprintsCollective taken in Tanzania, Africa by @niatero

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En el marco del Tercer Encuentro Bienal del Círculo Wayfinders, que este año se realizó en Rapa Nui, recibimos en Toki la visita de representantes de pueblos originarios de distintas partes del mundo 🌎

Durante su visita, pudieron conocer nuestra historia, recorrer la escuela y disfrutar de una presentación de nuestras y nuestros estudiantes, quienes compartieron parte de lo que aprenden día a día. Fue un encuentro que nos recargó de energía.

El Círculo Wayfinders reúne a representantes de pueblos originarios para compartir experiencias y conocimientos sobre sus culturas, territorios y gobernanza indígena. Este año, el encuentro tuvo lugar en nuestra isla, con Ma’u Henua como anfitriona y el apoyo de Pawanka Fund, Nia Tero y WUISP.

💚Esta visita fue especialmente significativa para nosotros, ya que actualmente contamos con el apoyo de Pawanka Fund para desarrollar distintas actividades en Toki y otras escuelas de la isla.

Entre ellas están el cuidado de nuestros jardines ancestrales, talleres de agroecología para que niñas y niños conozcan las especies y cultivos tradicionales, clases de ‘ori y talleres de pintura para crear un mural en el Mārae. También colaboramos con las escuelas Honga’a Re’o y Hānuanuamea en actividades como el aprendizaje y cuidado de las áreas verdes y la enseñanza del idioma rapa nui. Y tenemos nuevos proyectos en mente para seguir trabajando en la preservación de nuestro patrimonio.

Agradecemos a Wayfinders por conocer de cerca nuestra escuela y a Pawanka Fund por apoyar un trabajo que nos permite seguir compartiendo y transmitiendo nuestra cultura a las nuevas generaciones🌿

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🌎 We were happy to welcome Indigenous representatives from around the world to Toki during the Third Biennial Wayfinders Circle Gathering, held on Rapa Nui.

They explored our school, learned about our history, and enjoyed a performance by our students. A truly energizing visit!

Special thanks to Wayfinders and Pawanka Fund, whose support helps us carry out projects in cultural education, ancestral gardens, traditional arts, and the preservation of rapa nui heritage. 🌿 by @niatero

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Indigenous Peoples have cared for Earth’s most vital ecosystems for generations. This Indigenous Peoples Day, we honor the original guardians of the Earth who have protected the lands and waters since time immemorial. 🌎🌿🌊

Indigenous Peoples’ guardianship takes many forms across the world. At Nia Tero, we support the Indigenous leadership of our partners in sustaining thriving communities and ecosystems for future generations.

👉🏼 Swipe through to explore a few examples of how Indigenous Peoples across the globe are caring for our shared planet and building a more just and vibrant future for all.

#IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousKnowledge #Indigenous #IndigenousEveryday #IndigenousPeoplesDay by @niatero

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Indigenous Peoples’ guardianship is rooted not only in lands and waters, but also in culture. From songs and dances to stories and ceremony, cultural vitality keeps communities strong and carries knowledge into the future.

We honor Indigenous Peoples Day by celebrating culture, a living expression of Indigenous Peoples’ guardianship that helps communities thrive.

#Indigenous #IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousCulture #IndigenousKnowledge by @niatero

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Join us tomorrow for the fourth session of our five part training series ahead of #COP31 🌎 The focus of the session will be on Adaptation, Loss and Damage, and the Santiago Network 🌱 Swipe to learn more.

📅 Date: October 15
🕰️ Time: 9 a.m. Colombia/ 10 a.m. New York/ 4 p.m. Geneva/ 10 p.m. Singapore
🔗 Join the training session via Zoom for FREE with the link in our bio/story.

🗣️ Interpretation will be available in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Russian.

🤝🏽 Organized by @iipfcc @iiyf.climatechange @docip_en @iwgia @niatero

This was made with @canva, not AI.

#LossandDamage #Adaptation #training #IndigenousPeoples by @niatero

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Our latest newsletter is live! 📨🌎

From Climate Week NYC to UNCCD in Mongolia, we’re sharing stories of Indigenous Peoples’ guardianship and the ways Indigenous communities are caring for lands and waters around the world.

✉️Read the latest to learn more about what Indigenous
Peoples’ guardianship looks like in action today.
🔗Subscribe with the link in our bio or story.

#Newsletter #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousKnowledge #Indigenous #IndigenousPeoplesguardianship by @niatero

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While global commitments to Indigenous and local land rights have grown to $2.35 billion, only a limited share of those funds is reaching the communities leading the work to protect and care for their lands.

The @bezosearthfund and @niatero are among those working to help close this gap by supporting more direct access to funding.

👉🏼 Swipe through for key insights from a recent @devex_com article and the Forest Tenure Funders Group’s latest report.

#Indigenous #ClimateFinance #Philanthropy #ClimateJustice #environment by @niatero

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The Third Biennial Wayfinders Circle Global Gathering is already underway in Rapa Nui 🗿🌺🌊

But, what brings Indigenous leaders from across the globe together? Swipe through to explore the purpose, vision, and shared journey behind the gathering.

🤝🏽 @pawankafund, @wuisp_argabilig, @niatero, @mauhenuarapanui

#IndigenousPeople #IndigenousKnowledge #CulturalExchange #ClimateJustice #MotherEarth by @niatero

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In 2025, our team met Nia Tero at Climate Week in New York. That meeting grew into a course: Indigenous Peoples' Rights and the Care of Mother Earth in Latin America and the Caribbean, shaped by Nia Tero and offered by Conservation Futures Academy in English and Spanish starting in January 2027.

Last week, Nia Tero and ASU were back at Climate Week together, this time with the course in hand.

We were also happy to spend time today with Melissa Nelson, whose work on Indigenous Conservation Collaborations and the Initiative for Indigenous Science and Conservation at the Rob Walton School grounds everything we’re building in Knowledge directly from those who hold it.

Conservation led by the people closest to the land. That is the practice. That is the course. Learn more in our newsroom, link in bio!

@asuconservationfutures @arizonastateuniversity @asufoundation @asulearningenterprise @asu_globalfutures @asucollegeofglobalfutures @asulearningenterprise @asu_globalfutures @asucollegeofglobalfutures @asuresearch @thenestcampus @conservationorg @niatero @ttwca_wild @greenjobsboard @nature_org @asunewsofficial @thenestcampus
#ClimateWeekNYC #ClimateWeek2026 #IndigenousConservation #NiaTero #ConservationFuturesAcademy #IndigenousLedConservation by @niatero

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The third session of our five part training series ahead of #COP31 will be taking place this week 🌎 The focus of the session will be on Climate Finance, Mitigation, Global Stocktake, and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights 🌱 Swipe to learn more 👉🏽

📅 Date: October 1
🕰️ Time: 9 a.m. Colombia/ 10 a.m. New York/ 4 p.m. Geneva/ 10 p.m. Singapore
🔗 Join the training session via Zoom for FREE with the QR Code or link in bio or story

🗣️ Interpretation will be available in English,Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Russian.

🤝🏽 Organized by the @iipfcc, @iiyf.climatechange, @unvfip_, @docip_en, @iwgia, and @niatero

This post was created with @canva.

#ClimateFinance #training #IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousRights by @niatero

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Our planet is our home 🌎 Caring for our shared home is an investment in a better future for all. Nia Tero’s CEO, ‘Aulani Wilhelm, beautifully describes how Indigenous Peoples have been caring for their lands and waters since time immemorial. For humanity to thrive, we must recognize Indigenous leadership and embrace the knowledge cultivated across generations by the planet’s first caretakers. 🌱🤲🏽

In a session from #ClimateWeekNYC, our CEO, ‘Aulani Wilhelm, sat down with founding CEO Peter Seligmann and Anne Marie Burgoyne, Board Member and Waverley Street Foundation’s Interim President, alongside Strategic Advisor, Chris Filardi, to explore the story behind Nia Tero and the importance of Indigenous Peoples’ guardianship in shaping a more sustainable future.

Catch the full conversation on @devex_com’s Youtube with the link in our bio or story.

#ClimateWeek #IndigenousLeadership #NiaTero #Indigenous by @niatero

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