CoMapeo Abare is for all earth defenders. 🌎 As our Executive Director @emjacobi.bsky.social shares here, this work is rooted in years of co-design with communities protecting their territories 🌿 Read more: comapeo.app/post/introdu... Download: www.comapeo.app

We’re excited to share the blog introducing CoMapeo Abare, our new open-source app co-designed with Indigenous communities to support environmental defenders around the world. ➡️ Read the full story: comapeo.app/post/introdu...

Using Mapeo to document #biodiversity in a territory has proven a powerful tool for #Indigenous communities seeking to demonstrate the efficacy of community-based territorial management in order to secure their #LandRights. Check out the stories of our partners in Kenya and Vanuatu! bit.ly/4lZRBKN

Using Mapeo to document biodiversity in a territory has proven a powerful tool for Indigenous communities seeking to demonstrate the efficacy of community-based territorial management in order to secure their land rights. Check out the stories of our partners in Kenya and Vanuatu! bit.ly/4lZRBKN

#IndigenousPeoples and other #EarthDefenders around the world are using Mapeo to record and report the locations of illegal mines, logging sites, poaching, human rights violations, and other threats to the ecosystems they steward. Take a look at the stories of our partners! 👉 bit.ly/4lZRBKN

Community-led mapping by #IndigenousPeoples is a key step to demonstrate the ancestral, cultural & spiritual relationships to land to non-Indigenous judges. Take a look at the stories of how our partners have used #Mapeo to protect their livelihoods & the ecosystems in their care: bit.ly/4lZRBKN

En honor al Día Internacional de los Pueblos Indígenas, echamos un vistazo al impacto de Mapeo en el mundo. Desde 2016, nuestras organizaciones socias la han usado para mapear y gestionar colectivamente más de 16,8 millones de hectáreas de tierras comunitarias. ¿Quieres saber más? bit.ly/3HomfOO

In honor of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we’re taking a look at the impact of our tool Mapeo. Since 2016, our partners have used it to collectively map and manage over 16.8 million hectares of community lands. Want to know more? Check out our report! bit.ly/4lZRBKN

Co-designing an app with #EarthDefenders requires a specific approach to tech development. Check out our #CoMapeo release strategy, balancing users’ need for stability with the ability to gather feedback on new features early on and evolve them according to their needs. 👉🏾 bit.ly/4odNZ9t

🌱 In May we co-hosted an Indigenous women’s gathering in Brazil, bringing together 90 women from more than five Indigenous nationalities. 🍃 Check out this blog post by Bárbara González Segovia and learn more about this shared space to exchange wisdom for land defense! 👉 bit.ly/43Uh6Xu

Now that CoMapeo is out, we are excited to share the new Categories Library with you! How will this library help you start using CoMapeo to map and monitor your specific environments and contexts? Take a look at this blog post to find out: bit.ly/3YnenlQ

Awana Digital will be present at Skoll World Forum 2025 this week! Our CoDirector Emily Jacobi, is joining this yearly event to continue weaving connections with partners and funders who share paths towards #SocioenvironmentalJustice and #IndigenousPeople's rights. Let us know if you are around!

Do you want to stay tuned to our exciting journey of co-designing CoMapeo with Earth Defenders? Sign up to our mailing list and receive updates about CoMapeo, our community mapping and monitoring collaborative tool. 👉 Visit comapeo.app and scroll down!

Don't miss the film "In the Shadow of Serengeti” by our Maasai partners Final Governance, about a human rights lawyer fighting to stop the evictions of his people from their homelands in Tanzania. 👉https://www.aljazeera.com/schedule ⏰ (GMT) Tue 08.30am/ Wed 03.30am/ Thur 4.30pm/ Fri 9.30am/11.30pm

"The collected data and digital tools in these cases serve as powerful instruments to challenge government and corporate narratives about the land." Check out this fantastic article by @privacyint.bsky.social that features our partners’ stories and our co-designed tool, Mapeo. bit.ly/4aJLKEw

Privacy and autonomy: Redefining boundaries for Indigenous communities

In 2019, the Waorani achieved a huge legal victory against the Ecuadorian government.

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🌱We are looking for a Senior Backend Developer with at least 5 years experience to join our small, collaborative, remote team. 📢Are you interested in using your peer-to-peer skills to build tools for social and environmental justice? 👉Take a look: bit.ly/3OXiDDG

Check out this article about some great territorial defense work being done by the Krahô community with support by @luandro.bsky.social and @awana.digital in Brazil

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Indigenous women from Krahô communities in Brazil’s Tocantins state have formed a surveillance group to protect their ancestral territory from invaders. They plan and implement territorial protection actions based on Krahô traditions and ways of life. Read:

Been working closely with @awana.digital for past 4 years. Here's a few pics from the last #mapeo events with amazing indigenous partners, protecting millions of hectares of Amazon and Cerrado in Brasil. Best use of #p2p tech I'm aware, with an amazing journey and amazing contributors over the years

.🥳 Have you tried CoMapeo yet? We are excited for you to try our next-gen territorial monitoring & mapping tool, co-designed with #EarthDefenders. 🌱Download it and map your world, together. New features coming soon! 👉🏾Find it on the Playstore or visit comapeo.app