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Throughout my career working with Indigenous People in consevation, I’ve often witnessed a recurring issue: Indigenous communities are sometimes the last to be consulted in decision-making processes. Rather than being fully engaged from the start, they are too often presented with plans that have already been developed. It's time for a shift toward genuine, participatory approaches like Healthy Country Planning here in Australia, which put community voices and aspirations at the forefront - ensuring long-lasting conservation impact. #Conservation #Indigenous #HealthyCountryPlanning #CommunityEngagement #30x30

🌱 🌱 Boost Conservation Impact with Community Engagement 🌱 🌱 A lack of community ownership can be a major barrier to the success of conservation projects. That's where participatory planning approaches like Healthy Country Planning come in. By engaging local communities from the start, Healthy Country Planning — adapted from the Conservation Standards — offers a powerful framework to link non-Indigenous conservation programs with community priorities. This collaborative approach expands a project’s impact and fosters long-lasting success. Curious about how this could work for your conservation projects? Visit our page. #healthycountryplanning #conservationstandards #communityengagement #indigenous #conservation https://lnkd.in/gpPZ5PeX

A recent SWIO regional policy review conducted by WWF has found that countries have developed national policies to provide communities with rights and benefits in natural resource management, including mangroves. However, realising these rights and benefits faces several challenges, including tensions arising from duplicate or ambiguous policies, limited institutional and financial capacity to support policy intentions and a lack of coordinated support to expand and sustain community-based mangrove management. Conservation that is #communityled is a cornerstone of WWF-SWIO’s work in #SWIO. Although having these policies in place provides us with a springboard to reach our 2030 goal of 20 million hectares of community-managed area, we first need to address the obstacles to realising community rights and benefits in mangrove management. As such, WWF has provided several recommendations to navigate and improve the policy landscape for strengthened community rights and benefits in mangrove management. These recommendations include developing and finalising a regional mangrove strategy and action plan that addresses policy pitfalls, clarifies the concept of community rights in mangrove management and supports national mangrove management strategies. Find out about SWIO’s work regarding community-led conservation here: https://lnkd.in/d9uc_SjT

How can we make #mangrove #policies realize their potential and actually work for communites in the Southwestern Indian Ocean? A new policy brief digs into this very question 🌱 ⬇️

##Community Service: Organize and participate in community development projects. #Event Management: Assist in organizing events, camps, and rallies. #Social Awareness: Spread awareness on social issues through campaigns and llies. # Environmental Conservation: Participate in cleanliness drives, tree plantation, and waste management

🌳 The Cleveland Tree Coalition has distributed over $600K to support urban tree planting in the city, with nearly 500 new trees set to be planted. With funding from key sources and partnerships with local organizations, this effort will have a significant impact on sustainability and community health. What are your thoughts on the importance of urban forests for cities? #sustainability #communityimpact #Cleveland13News

During Shea Month this July, we're bringing attention to the environmental threats facing shea parklands, the impact on the shea supply chain and the communities that depend on it. This year, we're also focusing on how you can contribute to parkland restoration efforts to combat and reverse these challenges. The Global Shea Alliance partnered with its members to create a comprehensive guide for cultivating shea seedlings in community based nurseries. One of the goals of the Action for Shea Parklands (ASP) initiative is to grow 10 million trees and important to this mission is the availability of tree seedlings. By fostering the creation of community nurseries and motivating individuals to take part in shea and native tree cultivation, we can all play a role in revitalising shea parklands. ASP empowers individuals and communities to actively engage in environmental preservation, secure the shea supply chain and support the livelihoods of those reliant on these trees. Discover how you can get involved and find our guide to sowing shea seeds here: https://shorturl.at/g6hiF #WomenInShea #SheaMonth2024 #Sheaparklands #SahelParklands #Action4shea #Partnership4Shea #GenerationRestoration

At #BMSIreland, we are committed to sustainability. This year, we partnered with Tidy Towns in Blanchardstown – an initiative sponsored by the Department of Rural and Community Development to support local focus on sustainability and biodiversity, to further evolve our investment and commitment to the communities where we live and work. Over forty volunteers from our team went out into the community to clean up local canals, parks, and communities, supporting the nationwide effort to make towns and villages better places to live, work, and visit.   #CommunityEngagement #Sustainability #Biodiversity

"Shaping the future of conservation begins with empowering the next generation. 🌍✨ Since the start of 2025, I have been lost in the thrill of creating an interactive storybook designed for schoolchildren in Ugandan communities. 📖💡 The goal is to inspire and nurture young minds that will become passionate advocates for protecting Lake Victoria. Participation in initiatives has taught me to never stop appreciating the need for fostering early education and encouraging participation in local initiatives, This is planting the seeds for a sustainable tomorrow, and, I want to invite you to join me throughout 2025 in bring this story book to life plus empowering children to lead the way in conservation. 💚💧 #EducationForConservation #LakeVictoria #Sustainability"

Action for nature is already happening on the ground in Sussex but isn't always visible. 🌱 🐝 In recent meetings with farmer clusters across Sussex, the LNRS team have heard about interventions taken to improve habitats and support species, at the same time as running a business. That these aren't known more broadly or celebrated is because land managers are busy getting on with it. The purpose of #LocalNatureRecoveryStrategies for Sussex is to identify opportunities for nature's recovery, but to do that, it’s important we know where we're actually starting from. 🎯 If you're a farmer, community group, organisation or land manager use the voluntary tool to MapYourActions for nature. Whether they are large or small, in progress, implemented or planned, the Sussex LNRS team want to hear about them! Find out more and register to add your projects to the map: https://shorturl.at/GCcPF