@wiseancestors
Bridging genomic and traditional knowledges for biodiversity conservation – one community at a time, one species at a time. Take action on The Wise Ancestors Platform 🧬 Earth BioGenome Affiliate
Painting of a herd of Steller's Sea Cows
All individuals of a species come from the complex interactions of their genes and their environment, & the rich developmental endowment epigentically inherited from the parent.
Nothing can replace or recreate that.
In this Anthropocene, once lost, the species is lost forever.
#2026MMM
This initiative strengthens scientific research to expand knowledge of Antioquia’s biodiversity and support the protection of endemic species.
Learn more: www.wiseancestors.org/discover/new...
Support this work by donating to Conservation Challenges 3-6: platform.wiseancestors.org
#WWD26
For #WWD26, we invite you to learn about the Biomonitores of Antioquia Program. This initiative trains local community members in the propagation and production of mortiño as a dual #conservation strategy: restoring degraded habitats while creating #regenerative economic opportunities.
Today is #WorldWildlifeDay!
In commemoration of this year's theme of #MedicinalAromaticPlants, we invite you to learn about our efforts to restore mortiño in Antioquia, Colombia.
#WWD26
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"Data hold power, and that power shapes our futures. Share to support Indigenous-led data sovereignty and governance." Repost Indigenous Data Alliance
Learn more at indigenousdata.org
#IndigenousRights #Indigenous #conservation #genomics #data
Take a moment to learn about the North Antioch Plateau which holds stories that exist nowhere else: unique birds, fragile ecosystems, and communities that decide to care for them today. Here, where the water is born and the mountain breathes, life still sings. www.instagram.com/p/DScdU3iABYK/
“This would equip researchers, conservationists & policymakers to conserve, study & potentially restore the native species across the archipelago, aiding the ability of Bermuda’s ecosystems to be resilient to #climatechange.”
www.royalgazette.com/environment/...
#Bermuda #biodiversity
🚨 #Conservation #genomics update! 🧬
The first publicly available annotated reference #genome for the critically endangered #Bermuda Cedar is one step closer to being completed thanks to the incredible work of our partners BioQuest!
Learn more: www.wiseancestors.org/discover/dra...
Do you want to see more Indigenous & Local Community-led biodiversity conservation initiatives? Take part today by donating to our new crowdfund! Every dollar makes a difference. platform.wiseancestors.org/challenges/14
#conservation #genomics #IndigenousRights #datasovereignty #Indigenous
Learn more about our new Conservation Challenge on the #WiseAncestors blog: www.wiseancestors.org/discover/wis...
With your support, we can establish an ethical model for conservation—one that honors Indigenous expertise and knowledge from the very beginning. Give today: platform.wiseancestors.org/challenges/14
#GivingTuesday
We're thrilled to see what @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social office is calling "the largest-ever 'land return' in the Sierra foothills" to the Tule River Indian Tribe, whose ancestors lived in the southern Sierra Nevada for thousands of years. Learn more - www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
#NAHM
"It is clear that the #biodiversity data community is ready to engage on this topic and genuinely interested to learn more. Thank you to the @gbif.org #Indigenous Data Task Force and @localcontexts.bsky.social for their leadership in this space." - Katie Jones on #LivingData2025 in Bogotá
🧬 #LivingData2025 Update from our Community Engagement Director, Katie Jones: ""Every session discussing #Indigenous #Data #Sovereignty and Governance at Living Data 2025, including the one I spoke at today, has been delivered to a packed house. Standing room only..."
🌿 Field Notes from #Colombia 🇨🇴
Ahead of #LivingData2025, our Community Engagement Director Katie Jones joined the #Antioquia Biomonitores for field work with our project partners Instituto Humboldt and Neotropical Innovation.
Learn more: wiseancestors.org/discover/new...
More details coming soon!
Happy #Indigenous Peoples Day!
We absolutely love this teaching from #NinaGualinga by @atmosmag.bsky.social about the importance of language and the words we choose to use to describe our relationships to other living beings.
#nature #Indigenousrights #wisdom
How do we power community-centered biodiversity conservation that supports #Indigenous data sovereignty? Watch this clip from our introduction video - youtu.be/65bVkOvBbaM?....
Learn more & take action at wiseancestors.org. If you’re at #IUCNcongress visit Booth 107 &- meet members of our team!
We made it to #IUCNcongress!
Members of our team will be in booth 107 starting tomorrow - Monday! Come by and see how we're braiding #genomic science, traditional knowledge systems & an equitable, decentralized approach for #biodiversity #conservation.
Learn more & take action: wiseancestors.org
Underwater view of a seagrass meadow with green blades swaying in the water. Text overlay reads: “Seagrass meadows store carbon up to 35 times faster than tropical rainforests, and are an important habitat for dugong and seahorses. Join #GenerationRestoration.” Logos of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and Sustainable Development Goal 14 (Life Below Water) appear at the bottom and top left.
Kelp forests, mangroves, seagrass meadows, and coral reefs are vital blue ecosystems that sustain our planet.
Yet, they are severely threatened by climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, and waste.
Here's why their protection matters: www.unep.org/interactives...
This is our world at #WiseAncestors.
Everyone is invited. Learn more and take action at wiseancestors.org.
Visit Booth 107 at #IUCNcongress from 10/9-13th to learn more & meet members of our team.
#biodiversity #conservation #Indigenous #genomics
We're creating a world where #Indigenous & Local Communities are supported in protecting eons of evolutionary information – stored in the DNA of plants, animals, & fungi -- and where genomic research + locally led #conservation initiatives are supported within the same project.
Pt. 2 drops Thurs.
🧬 Why sequence plant genomes?
To reveal their hidden histories 🌿, find the genes behind resilience 💪, and protect the green blueprint of life 🌎.
You’re invited into the world of Wise Ancestors. wiseancestors.org
#collaborate #sequence #conserve
Booth 107 #IUCNcongress 2025
Exciting News! We will have a booth at the upcoming #IUCNcongress in Abu Dhabi, October 9-12th.
Meet our team attending:
🧬 Katie Jones, Community Engagement Director
🧬 Bwalya Chibwe, Community Engagement Manager
🧬 Ann Pace, Executive Director
Let us know if you'll be there too!
#climate
We highly recommend reading this new free resource, "PROTOCOLS For Non-Indigenous People Working with #Indigenous Knowledge," made possible by Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig & Deakin University, especially for those in #sustainability, #biodiversity #conservation, etc.
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🧬 Development of a Genetic Test to Detect Hybridization of Juniperus Trees & Biobanking
Fundraising & In Progress!
platform.wiseancestors.org/challenges/5
🧬 Bermuda Cedar Reference Genome & Annotation
Fully Funded & In Progress!
platform.wiseancestors.org/challenges/4
We're looking forward to Dr. Carika Weldon's Trust Talk about our Conservation Challenges for the Critically Endangered #Bermuda Cedar in partnership with BioQuest & The Bermuda National Trust.
Explore the projects & take action!
#genetics #genomes #conservation #genomics #research #science
Exciting news for all who care about protecting #biodiversity!
Our partner @ebpgenome.bsky.social announced plans to sequence 150,000 #genomes by 2030 & all 1.67M known eukaryotic species by 2035! Read more: www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci...
Video credit: #FrontiersInScience
#conservation
Do you care about taking new action to protect #biodiversity amidst the sixth mass #extinction? Then you'll want to take a moment to read our partner @ebpgenome.bsky.social latest news!
#conservation
#genomics
#sequencing
#DNA
#research
#science
