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The Amazon is Burning – How, Why & What Can We Do? The Amazon is Burning – How, Why & What Can We Do?
In the past week, news of fires in the Amazon Basin spread through social media threads & news sites, sparking outrage, debate, resignation, denials and more. What’s really happening, what’s at stake, and what is there to be done about it? Read more…
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Mapeo Update on Samsung NEXT Stack Zero Grant Mapeo Update on Samsung NEXT Stack Zero Grant
In January 2019, Digital Democracy received a grant from SamsungNEXT to help build components for local-first peer-to-peer mapping technology. This is a brief summary of what we've been focused on using this grant. Read more…
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Maps in Court and the Waorani Victory Maps in Court and the Waorani Victory
Last month the Waorani hit the headlines worldwide due to their landmark win against the Ecuadorian Government, contesting a new oil block created without adequate consultation. The territory maps the Waorani have been making with us played an important role in the legal case. Read more…
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Dd’s 10th Birthday Party! Dd’s 10th Birthday Party!
How do you celebrate 10 years of an organization? Last month, the Digital Democracy team answered that question with a 10th birthday party, thanks to sponsorship from Mapbox, Saucey, and a fabulous volunteer host committee in San Francisco, California. Read more…
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Partner Spotlight: International Indigenous Peoples Day Partner Spotlight: International Indigenous Peoples Day
Today, August 9, is International Indigenous Peoples Day. To celebrate, we’ll be sharing a series of posts in the next few weeks introducing you to some of the people whom we are proud to count amongst our friends and colleagues. Read more…
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Meet the team Meet the team
Later this year, Digital Democracy will be celebrating our ten year anniversary. Over the last decade, the organization has evolved in scope and impact. A huge factor in this evolution is the growing team of passionate and brilliant people who have made Dd what it is today. Meet the team. Read more…
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“Our land is not for sale”: Waorani Resistance in Ecuador “Our land is not for sale”: Waorani Resistance in Ecuador
Today the Waorani people of the Ecuadorian Amazon, one of Digital Democracy's close partners, are launching a campaign against new oil blocks that overlap their territory. Read their story; explore their territory through an interactive map; listen to their words and support their vision. Read more…
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Announcing a Major Investment from the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Announcing a Major Investment from the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation
Today is World GIS Day, a celebration of how GIS technology is applied. We’re thrilled to celebrate this day with the public launch of our offline mapping tool Mapeo, thanks to a grant of $525,000 from the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. Read more…
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Guyana: Wapichan villages publish monitoring data showing widespread illegal mining Guyana: Wapichan villages publish monitoring data showing widespread illegal mining
Digital Democracy’s partners in Guyana, the Wapichan of the South Rupinuni, have published the results of their ongoing territorial monitoring, which show widespread evidence of illegal gold mining and poaching, amongst other illegal activities. Read more…
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Mapping Waorani Territory: Update from the Ecuadorian Amazon Mapping Waorani Territory: Update from the Ecuadorian Amazon
Last month our newest team member, Aliya Ryan, joined the Waorani territory mapping team in the Ecuadorian Amazon to present printed territory maps to the Waorani villages of Nemopare and Kiwaro. Read more…