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Surveying At-Risk Indigenous Altai Communal Lands
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Summary
This project supports at-risk culture of 80,000 indigenous Siberians by organizing volunteers to survey and register communal and sacred lands, and to provide locals with surveying tools & training
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Received $4,960 from 184 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Problem: Potential displacement of these 80,000 indigenous people; risk to their culture, land, ecosystem, livelihoods, water access & quality, and public health. Solution: Enable them to legally secure their land rights by helping them to survey and register 100 tracts of communal land (3-4000 acres/tract) and five unprotected UNESCO World Heritage Sites, before unregistered lands must be forfeited to the government in 2010. Tools and training will be provided to locals for further surveying.
Activities
When we survey the communal and sacred lands for registration, arrange for registration advice, provide tools and hands-on training to locals for further surveying, this will prevent displacement of up to 60,000 people.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $4,960
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $70,040
Total Funding Goal: $75,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Surveying/registering 400,000 acres of communal and sacred indigenous land will assure the survival of their valuable culture, health, and well being, as well as continue their traditional role as stewards of the land.
Project Message
Altai people are OF the land, rather than living ON the land
- Mikhail Abakaev, Altai high school teacher
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on January 22, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on January 22, 2008.
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