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About hopebuilding

I have always been interested in what works in terms of locally-led sustainable development, and I have seen it in action in different parts of the world. I believe that if people can read or see what others have done elsewhere, it will inspire them to try something similar for themselves. I hope you enjoy the 400+ stories.

The women helping to repair the planet

The Earthshots Prize folks have a vision –  indigenous women rangers spanning the planet, helping to repair ecosystems from Hawaii to Nepal and Tanzania, blending Indigenous knowledge and digital technologies.

They awarded the 2022 ‘Revive Our Oceans’ prize to the Queensland Indigenous Women Rangers Network, in Australia. Accepting the prestigious £1 million prize, co-ordinator Larissa Hale noted that the Queensland program ‘is the only First Nations women’s program linking technological solutions and start-up opportunities to environmental outcomes ‘on country’ in Australia.”

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