Indigenous women play a key and powerful role in the experiences of Earth Defense around the world and are therefore key in the protection of the world’s biodiversity. Last May in Tena, Ecuador,  during the Earth Defenders Toolkit Gathering organized by Digital Democracy, women from diverse Indigenous territories reminded us all of the importance of […]

In May 2023, forty participants from eleven countries came together in the Ecuadorian Amazon to share strategies and build connections, at the “Earth Defenders Toolkit Gathering” convened by Digital Democracy. . Our original dream for this event was to create an opportunity for our local partners to meet each other and share their experiences of […]

In May 2023, Digital Democracy convened the “Earth Defenders Toolkit Gathering” in Tena in the Ecuadorian Amazon, where 40 participants from 11 countries came together to share strategies and build connections. We first dreamed of this event as one in which our partners would meet each other and share experiences using our co-designed tools to […]

Ser una persona defensora de la tierra no es un trabajo fácil ni seguro. En muchas ocasiones, las personas defensoras de la tierra son criminalizadas, amenazadas y atacadas por actores cuyos intereses entran en conflicto con los suyos. Hoy en día, el uso de herramientas digitales ha reforzado y apoyado muchas estrategias de defensa de […]

¡Le damos la bienvenida a Ben Tairea, el nuevo Administrador Comunitario del Earth Defenders Toolkit (EDT)! Con mucha emoción le damos la bienvenida a Ben Tairea como Administrador Comunitario de EDT. Ben es Maorí de las Islas Cook y nos ha sido una gran inspiración durante mucho tiempo. En 2018 co-fundó Āhau, una plataforma de […]

There’s a lot happening with the Earth Defenders Toolkit (EDT), and we will soon be announcing new guides and case studies. Stay tuned! 2023 is also bringing some changes to the Earth Defenders Toolkit family, and we would like to use this blog post both to welcome Ben Tairea as the EDT Community steward and […]

One of Mapeo’s greatest features is having custom configurations, which gives the mapping project focus, identity and acessibility, as many community members are from oral-first cultures and literacy isn’t part of their daily lives. But creating a custom configuration for Mapeo isn’t as acessible an experience as we’d wish, requiring some design and research skills […]

Digital Democracy is looking for an Earth Defenders Toolkit Community Steward for a 12-month contract (with potential long-term), starting as soon as possible. You will steward community engagement for the Earth Defenders Toolkit, and crosscutting outreach projects by Digital Democracy’s Programs team. Your role will be to expand community engagement with the Earth Defenders Toolkit, building […]

¡Después de algunos meses de visión, estamos emocionadas de compartir el primer boletín trimestral de EDT! ¡Estamos entrando en la siguiente fase de la iniciativa Earth Defenders Toolkit! ¡Gracias al generoso apoyo de la Fundación Patrick J. McGovern, estamos entrando en la segunda fase de la iniciativa Earth Defenders Toolkit! El kit de herramientas se […]

The Earth Defenders Toolkit is a collection of apps that support local autonomy of Indigenous lands, giving communities ownership of critical data and reducing the need for outside support.  The toolkit, which includes mapping apps like ‘Mapeo,’ keep the needs of Indigenous communities at the forefront, overcoming barriers inherent to technology, like participation and security.  […]