#local-communities — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #local-communities, aggregated by home.social.
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Governments can’t achieve their climate goals if they don’t include #localcommunities
They are key to creating #adaption and #mitigation plans that are not only effective, but also socially just and culturally sustainable. Their inclusion is not an optional extra – it is vital for a successful ecological transition.The #Mediterraneanregion under threat
Alexandra Delgado Jiménez, Universidad Nebrija -
How #Guatemala, #Mexico, and #Belize plan to protect 14 million acres of #Mayan #Forest
Mexico, Guatemala and Belize have announced plans to create a huge reserve of tropical forest spanning across the three countries. Pushing out criminal gangs and protecting the land from ranchers, miners and loggers won’t be easy.
By Sonia Pérez D. And María Verza, Aug. 21, 2025
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — "Mexico, Guatemala and Belize have announced plans to create a huge reserve of tropical forest spanning across the three countries. Pushing out criminal gangs and protecting the land from ranchers, miners and loggers won’t be easy.
The nature reserve announced last week and called the #GreatMayanJungleBioculturalCorridor would stretch across jungle areas of southern Mexico and northern parts of the two Central American nations, encompassing more than 14 million acres (5.7 million hectares). It would become the second largest reserve in the Americas, behind only the Amazon.
In interviews this week, the environment ministers of Mexico and Guatemala emphasized the need for security, while also expressing the intention of administrations in both countries to avoid destructive projects in the area." 'The first thing is that the security forces begin to have a presence,' because the region has been abandoned and left to organized crime, Guatemala Environment Minister Patricia Orantes said. 'This is not primarily an environmental battle. We’re talking about the Guatemalan state needing to retake control of its territory.'
"#Environmental groups have long said that the jungle on both sides of the Mexico-Guatemala border is dotted with clandestine landing strips for cocaine-laden planes, smugglers moving migrants north and illegal loggers.
"Mexico Environment Secretary Alicia Bárcena said that all three countries will need to boost their security presence in the reserve. 'We’re not going to protect the forest ourselves, the security secretary has to help, the army,' Bárcena said.
Communities as allies
"Just sending troops will likely be insufficient, as Mexico’s experience along another part of its southern border in Chiapas has shown. Organized crime has infiltrated economically-strapped communities with few options and it has been difficult to root them out.
"Guatemalan lawyer and environmental activist Rafael Maldonado said it will be vital 'to convert communities that are believed to participate in drug trafficking into allies of the park.'
"To do that, Orantes said the government must offer economic alternatives to those residents.
"One proposal from Mexico is the expansion of its '#PlantingLife' program, which offers landowners money to grow certain kinds of #trees either for #fruit or #timber. The program has a $2 billion budget, Bárcena said.
"But the program, which dates to ex-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has faced criticism. In 2021, the World Resources Institute reported that it had actually incentivized deforestation in Campeche state. Bárcena said the program is being adjusted to better meet environmental objectives.
"Mexican sustainability and climate action expert Juan Carlos Franco, who works in southern Mexico, said security is crucial and requires the government to act as 'guarantor.' But the work has to be carried out with civil society in the #LocalCommunities, including in places where locals have found ways to coexist with the illegal activity surrounding them, he said.
" 'Communities oriented toward the #biocultural management of the territory can overcome despite the crime, that’s the most revealing message,' he said.
"Another challenge will be holding governments over the long term to commitments to forgo big projects that promise economic development but threaten environmental damage, such as Mexico’s tourist rail operation, the Maya Train, which Belize is interested in extending to its territory.
"Orantes, the Guatemala minister, said that Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo would not allow megaprojects in the reserve because when access is opened in the forest it becomes difficult to control everything that follows.
"Arévalo recently declined to renew the contract of a #petroleum company that had been operating for 40 years in a Guatemalan reserve known as the #Maya Biosphere.
"Guatemala is making the largest land contribution to the reserve, encompassing 27 existing protected areas. Arévalo had already made clear that he would not run an extension of the Maya Train proposed by Mexico’s last president through protected areas.
In Mexico, Bárcena noted that the 950-mile (1,500-kilometer) train line, which started running in late 2023 and goes in a rough loop around the Yucatan Peninsula, lies outside the new reserve’s territory."She said her agency was working to alleviate some of the environmental impacts of the train line, in collaboration with companies operated by the Mexican Army, which built a large portion of the rail line and operates the train.
"To avoid destructive projects in the new reserve, the three governments agreed to create a council made up of environmental authorities, as well as an Indigenous advisory council, Bárcena said. Any proposed projects in the reserve would have to pass through them.
"Some Mexican activists, like Pedro Uc who lives in the Yucatan, remain skeptical of the government’s commitment to conservation considering the same political party that brought the Maya Train remains in power in Mexico. Others like Franco are willing to move ahead and keep the pressure on the three governments to maintain their commitments."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/GyXR8#SolarPunkSunday #ForestsAreLife #ProtectTheForest #PreserveNature #CentralAmerica
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"A single large-scale #datacenter can consume as much electricity as a small city with a population of around 50,000 people and requires millions of liters of water for cooling. As data centers occupy a significant amount of land, they are often built in agricultural or green landscapes. This high-margin business model directly enriches large tech companies while draining #criticalresources from #localcommunities."
https://algorithmwatch.org/en/infrastructure-intrusion-conflict-data-center/ -
Ecosystem Mapping For Carbon Credit Schemes
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https://ethicalgeo.org/ecosystem-mapping-for-carbon-credit-schemes/ <-- shared technical article
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https://www.northernkenyacommunitycarbon.org/where-we-work <-- shared link to case study, Northern Kenyan Rangelands Carbon project
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https://doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i74265 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #carboncredit #carboncreditmarket #Kenya #NorthernKenyaRangelands #CarbonProject #rangelands #geoethics #bloodcarbon #EthicalGEO #carbonsequestration #spatialanalysis #ethics #ethical #grassland #communityconsent #businessinterests #economics #business #transparency #indigenous #landrights #localcommunities # #commodity #commoditisation #ecology #ecosystems #management #planning -
Gave a concert with my duo Akleja yesterday evening very locally, only a one hour drive from home - which means I was able to spend some time in my garden before heading out! This is the life, folks! I love playing local gigs, what a dream ❤️
Wishing you a good weekend and that you can make some time to listen to a piece of music in silence, go for a walk and smell some flowers 🌟🌷
#folkmusic #folkInstruments #livemusic #nyckelharpa #concert #spring #gardening #localCommunities #tradmusic #slowlife #BloomScrolling
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I’m happy to share that we’re looking for what we call a Communities Liaison: the person that will support the ongoing relationship of the observatory with the local communities in the San Pedro/Toconao area, including their leaders and elders.
Does it sound like something you can do? Please apply online https://www.comeet.com/jobs/almaobservatory/F5.001/communities-liaison--part-time-grade-14/89.15E
Or please share it with other people who might find it a good fit for them!
#ALMA #AtacamaLargeMillimeterSubmillimeterArray #atacamaLargeMillimeterArray #Liaison #LocalCommunities #FediHire #Jobs #JobVacancies
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@abcfeeds It's fascinating to see how Barcelona and other Spanish cities are pushing back against mass tourism to protect the quality of life for their residents. Unfortunately, in Australia, such a proactive approach seems far from reality. Despite the ongoing housing crisis and the growing strain on local communities, our governments continue to prioritise short-term profits over long-term sustainability. The idea of limiting tourism or curbing the spread of holiday rentals to secure homes for Australians would likely be dismissed as too radical. It’s a shame we don’t see more logic and foresight in addressing these critical issues.
#MassTourism #HousingCrisis #Australia #Sustainability #ProtectOurCommunities #AirbnbCrisis #LocalCommunities #overpopulation
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Cohesion is more than a policy, it’s the guiding principle to strengthen and unite [Promoted content] https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/opinion/cohesion-is-more-than-a-policy-its-the-guiding-principle-to-strengthen-and-unite/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #cohesionpolicy #Europeanintegration #localcommunities #promoted
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A report published today by the Co-op Party has repeated calls for #LocalCommunities to be given the right to buy local assets.
The #CommunityOwnership Commission report says this would help put communities in the driving seat to drive local economic and social renewal.
#solidarityEconomyCo-op Party report urges Labour to back community right to buy local assets - Co-operative News
https://www.thenews.coop/175089/topic/politics/co-op-party-report-urges-labour-to-back-community-right-to-buy-local-assets/ -
More than £2bn of #UK #ForeignClimateAid channelled through consultancies since 2010
Findings raise concerns among experts who say #ClimateFunding works best when invested directly in #LocalCommunities
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/13/uk-foreign-aid-climate-through-private-consultancies
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ClimateCrisis #Middlemen -
Bitcoin Miner Genesis Digital Assets Opens 3 New Data Centers in South Carolina - Genesis Digital Assets (GDA), one of the world’s largest bitcoin mining companies,... - https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-miner-genesis-digital-assets-opens-3-new-data-centers-in-south-carolina/ #genesisdigitalassets #localcommunities #bitcoinmining #miningbitcoin #southcarolina #esg-friendly #cleanenergy #datacenters #facilities #btcmining #expansion #miningbtc #hashrate #bitcoin #mining #miner #jobs
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White House Pushes DAME Tax Proposal to Address Alleged Environmental Costs of Crypto Mining - On May 2, 2023, the Biden administration unveiled a blog post outlining the Digita... - https://news.bitcoin.com/white-house-pushes-dame-tax-proposal-to-address-alleged-environmental-costs-of-crypto-mining/ #councilofeconomicadvisors #bidenadministration #environmentalimpact #negativespillovers #electricitygrids #localcommunities #renewableenergy #climatecrisis #digitalassets #cryptomining #dame
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#Forests are an #essential part of #ClimateChange #solutions & their effective #conservation requires #empowerment of #IndigenousPeoples & #LocalCommunities or IPLCs. Around the world, #IPLCs #stewarded forests for generations. Due to growing #EconomicPressures to cut forests - current #incentives designed to keep forests standing are #inaccessible to communities living in areas of high forest, low deforestation regions, or #HFLD
https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2023/04/12/forest-climate-finance-must-be-more-equitable-to-support-indigenous-peoples-and-local-communities -
We just learned that #marinescotland, in conjunction with the agricultural department are launching a national plan to replace synthetic fibres that are overwhelmingly used in marine businesses with natural ones. They declared: "Despite the pressure from all the plastic manufacturers that Scotland is proud of, we decided that the #health of #localcommunities and the survival of the #ocean was our priority and we will be totally phasing out #plastic from marine industries with Scottish products".
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#JaneGoodall is on a #mission to #protect #habitat #worldwide by #empowering #LocalCommunities to #develop #sustainably . She joins Host Steve Curwood for an #InDepth #conversation about this #holistic #approach to #conservation and how it all started when she was just ten years old and dreamed of #studying #wild #animals in Africa.
https://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=23-P13-00011&segmentID=6
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@emilygorcenski When humanity gets wiped out, we can all thank men like #JackDorsey for whining they, who had the most privilege, couldn't do anything about it. Such a wimp, a turd, it's pathetic. I'll turn back to read the accounts of all the incredibly brave men & women who at their level did & do everything they can to #resist #necropolitics #cronyism in #Ukraine #HongKong #Iran, in #localcommunities across the world. All we have time for is inspiration. Best of luck to you!
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Blog Oklahoma provides local news and community for Oklahoma, USA through a blog, podcast, newsletter and online forums/chat rooms. You can follow at:
Their website is at https://blogoklahoma.net
There's a Linktree page linking to all the different community services at https://linktr.ee/blogoklahoma
#BlogOklahoma #Oklahoma #OK #America #American #USA #UnitedStates #Local #LocalNews #News #Podcast #Podcasts #Podcasting #Community #Communities #LocalCommunity #LocalCommunities
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🇹🇷 Fairphoners in Turkey/Türkiye’deki Fairphone-severler📣
#Fairphone #LocalCommunities
https://forum.fairphone.com/t/fairphoners-in-turkey-turkiyedeki-fairphone-severler/71361?u=ingo -
@jawdrop
When we registered here we didn't see it using Cloudflare. We don't use their BrowserInterface.What we are seeing is #Cloudflare acting like a #tentacleSquid, #extorting, and growing their reach constantly. They seem to benefit from #bailouts. Why we say we need to #useBitcoin and #abandonTheClearnet and start connecting with people in our #localCommunities using the #newInternet with them directly.
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You can even start organizing a meetup if you don't have a #Fairphone yourself. Maybe some users respond to your initiative. And you can always let yourself be inspired by what has been done so far in the not-so-short list of #localcommunities forum topics https://forum.fairphone.com/tags/localcommunities
