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From darkness to blue skies: listening to Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and Afro-descendant Peoples about their journey to a better future

Over the course of 2022, one hundred leaders of grassroots networks in 22 countries*—men, women, and youth among Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and Afro-descendant Peoples—were interviewed about their hopes, dreams, and fears for the future. The interviews, commissioned by the Rights and Resources Initiative and conducted anonymously, used a “blue-skies thinking” approach, in which created a freeform space for brainstorming and new ideas.