Cultural Survival recently published an interview with Māori researcher Katie Lee Riddle (Rongowhakaata) where she discusses the critical risks posed by Digital Sequence Information to Indigenous rights and biodiversity.
In the interview, Riddle highlights the role of Local Contexts tools in safeguarding Indigenous data sovereignty. As the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP16, approaches, she emphasizes the need to prioritize Indigenous perspectives in global discussions. Learn more about how DSI impacts Indigenous rights and biodiversity in the full article, “Digital Sequence Information Poses Risks to Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Biodiversity.”
