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A young girl growing up in the Indigenous-held forests of central Borneo follows ancient connections to earn the gift of a story – her People's 1973 fight to preserve their lands amid rampant deforestation.

David Rothschild and ‘Aulani Wilhelm spoke with Jessica Kantor of Solutions Insights Lab about Indigenous guardianship, social innovation, and Nia Tero’s work supporting Indigenous Peoples around the world.

Representatives from the Pacific region gathered on the Stanford campus to champion the Pacific Ocean and the Peoples who call its shores home. ‘Aulani Wilhelm, Nia Tero’s Chief Strategy and External Relations Officer, shared about the significance of Indigenous guardianship.

Season Two of the Reciprocity Project film series will make its world premiere on March 20 at the Māoriland Film Festival.

For more than 40 years, the Achuar People have advocated to stop oil development in their territory, which has ravaged large areas of the Ecuadorian Amazon. But even as they fought against fossil fuels, they too were reliant on gasoline to light their homes and power boats critical to their livelihoods. […] Now, solar power is providing a sustainable solution while reshaping their daily lives. Nia Tero is proud to directly support the Achuar in their use of solar power.

Indigenous peoples are living the change that all recent scientific reports call for; this provides a baseline for policymakers and governments at COP28.