While the details vary, this is what we do
Each Wise Ancestors Conservation Challenge includes an upfront benefit-sharing component determined by the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities we are collaborating with.
Participatory project co-design with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities is essential to respect their rights over decisions related to their species, land and future. Terms and conditions will be mutually agreed upon prior to project initiation, including the rules around sample and data access, resource labeling, resource usage, and benefit-sharing plans.
Wise Ancestors is committed to the development of new modes of collaboration, engagement, and partnership with Indigenous peoples for the care and stewardship of past and future heritage collections.
For more information about this notice, visit Local Contexts website
Wise Ancestors is an Affiliated Project of the Earth BioGenome Project (EBP), a moonshot for biology, which aims to sequence, catalog and characterize the genomes of all of Earth’s eukaryotic biodiversity over a period of ten years.
For more information, visit The Earth Biogenome Project website
Apply and secure funding to contribute to Conservation Challenges. Each Challenge is centered around conserving one or more species and involves tasks such as collecting, sequencing and biobanking.
A team of passionate and committed people working towards the same goal: saving our biodiverse planet
Your insights will help us plan the best conservation projects that are aligned with local Hawaiian values.
The Hawaiian artist Prime and Wise Ancestors collaborated on designing stickers and a survey to raise awareness of biodiversity in Hawaii.
Photo credit : DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
We are always interested in connecting with people who share our passion for conserving the Earth's biodiversity in harmony with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.