by Simon Hoyte The ambition of Extreme Citizen Science and our mapping tool Sapelli has always been to co-develop projects … More
Category: Indigenous peoples
IN.FOR.BIO – our new 6-year One Health project
By Simon Hoyte & Jerome Lewis The world is waking up to the deep connection between human, animal, plant, and … More
Indigenous floor maps and many names for ice: ICA Vancouver 2025
by Timothie Biggs Here are a few highlights from the 32nd International Cartographic Association (ICA) 2025 Conference in Vancouver, British … More
Intelligent Maps = pixel value + local knowledge
Remote sensing has made huge breakthroughs in recent years in providing global maps of land cover and land use. A … More
Decolonising paradise: The International Society of Ethnobiology conference in Kingston, Jamaica
I’ve just returned from the Society for Economic Botany & International Society of Ethnobiology (ISE) conference at the University of … More
Recognition of Indigenous People through Sapelli
Indigenous people believed to be a drag on society are in reality a major asset for conservation. We must recognise … More
Decolonising protected areas: Sapelli in eastern Cameroon
Whilst being initially hesitant to work in this controversial and problematic context, I decided that this was an opportunity to initiate change, whereby the voices and values of the Baka could be taken seriously
WEBINAR: Whose land? Whose map? Land use mapping by land users in the Digital Earth era.
*Recording and slides are available here. This Webinar is part of the ongoing PhD project titled: Whose land? Whose map? … More
“We are weeping with our knowledge of the forest”
I have been living with the Baka, one of Central Africa’s hunter-gatherer groups, for the last 5 months. As an … More
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