The EARTH DEFENDERS TOOLKIT

is a collaborative space for earth defender communities and their allies

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MAPEO

Mapeo was built with and for earth defenders to easily document environmental and human rights information and to collect data about their land.

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TERRASTORIES

Terrastories is an application for communities to map, protect, and share stories about their land. It can be used by individuals or communities who want to connect audio or video content to places on a map.

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COMMUNITY LANDS

Community Lands is a website management tool for communities to publish information about way of life, news and stories about the threats and challenges they face, and efforts to protect their lands.

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ĀHAU

Āhau is a community archiving platform designed by the Māori people of Aotearoa New Zealand for sharing and preserving culture and identity.

Amplifying Frontline Communities

LATEST CASE STUDIES

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November 13, 2023 Wayana: Consultation protocol based on traditional laws and values
November 15, 2022 Matawai: Place-based Storytelling in Suriname
June 29, 2021 ECA-Amarakaeri: Monitoring the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve in Peru

Acknowledgment: The Earth Defenders Toolkit is being built in solidarity, consultation, and co-creation with Indigenous and marginalized communities in Latin America, Asia, and Sub-Saharan African at every point of the way. We are deeply grateful to our partners who are working to achieve transformative change, and help us understand how we can best serve their needs.


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Recent Blog Posts

November 15, 2023 New Guide! How the Wayana in Suriname created their own consultation protocol based on traditional laws and values
October 4, 2023 Explore Terrastories! Local stories for a wider public
September 27, 2023 New video! What is the Earth Defenders Toolkit?