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Cobra Collective
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We support communities to achieve positive change through capacity-building, strengthening resilience, and developing long-term partnerships and collaboration.
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Hello Bluesky community. We have just joined and we are the Cobra Collective. We support communities to achieve positive change through capacity-building, strengthening resilience, and developing long-term partnerships and collaboration.

You can find out more about us here: cobracollective.org
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The Cobra Collective CIC is a UK registered non-profit organisation launched in 2016 with an international membership comprised of diverse gender, ethnic and career profiles who share the same commitm...
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A new book co-authored by Cobra Collective member Elisa Bignante on the use of film and video in geographical research has just been published and features case studies from the Cobra Collective’s projects.

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#participatoryvideo
New book released on participatory video
A new book co-authored by Cobra Collective member Elisa Bignante on the use of film and video in geographical research has just been published and features case studies from the Cobra Collective’s pro...
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May 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM
In our latest blog article, Cobra Collective member Matthew Simpson outlines why the #RightsofWetlands project is supporting a motion to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on the #RightsofRivers.

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#rightsofnature
Living in harmony with rivers
Matthew Simpson outlines why the Rights of Wetlands project is supporting a motion to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on the Rights of Rivers.
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May 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Under the Rights of Wetlands project, Wetlands International Eastern Africa have been spearheading a protocol for the sustainable management of the River Tana Basin.
Abdul Hazeez tells us more 👇

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#rightsofnature #rightsofwetlands
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River Tana Basin Water Protocol
Under the Rights of Wetlands project, Wetlands International Eastern Africa have been spearheading a protocol for the sustainable management of the River Tana Basin. Abdul Hazeez tells us more.
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May 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Read our latest article by the Guyanese Indigenous organisation, the North Rupununi District Development Board, describing their current activities under the Rights of Wetlands initiative.

#IndigenousKnowledge #RightsofNature #rightsofwetlands

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Strengthening community resilience through training and action in the North Rupununi
The North Rupununi District Development Board in Guyana are long-term partners of the Cobra Collective and have been advocating for sustainable conservation and development in the North Rupununi Wetla...
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May 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The Cobra Collective Retreat!

... where we spend time together, share stories, worries and aspirations, make art, cook food, discuss important topics we’re working on, and go on long walks. And usually there’s ice-cream 🍦 🍦🍦

This year we were in Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK.

#collectivecare
April 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
As we wrap up the 4-year EU funded LANDMARC project, Bibiana Bilbao reflects on some of our key achievements whilst leading the case study on Indigenous fire management as a land management technology.
#Indigenousfiremanagement #interculturalfiremanagement
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Fire as a land management technology
As the LANDMARC project comes to an end, we reflect on our contributions to this project on better understanding how Land-use based mitigation technologies (LMTs) can impact climate action.
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April 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Check out our policy briefs to assist decision-makers to understand and provide guidance on how Rights of Wetlands policies and legislation can be developed at a national and local level.
Scan the QR code for quick access!
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#RightsofWetlands #RightsofNature
March 31, 2025 at 11:26 AM
In the heart of Guyana, the North Rupununi District Development Board, The Open University and Cobra Collective Guyana joined forces to support Indigenous researchers in strengthening their Village Sustainability Plans (VSPs).
March 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Sri Lanka is at the forefront of developing the Rights of Wetlands. Want to learn about their journey, the challenges and future plans? Join colleagues of our #DarwinInitiative project on Tuesday 15th April 2025 at 14:00 Sri Lanka time, 9:30 UK time
Register now: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
March 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Read our latest blog article about our #participatoryvideo work on the Community-Led Research Pilot (CLRP) project, and watch the amazing films made by the Integrated Research and Development Centre (IRDC) and Reading HongKongers CIC!

#communityfoodgrowing

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Community food growing and wellbeing in Reading
Over the course of three months, we facilitated a participatory video process with two community groups in Reading. Here we reflect on the screenings and share the final films.
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March 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
We’re delighted that members of the #rightsofwetlands #DarwinInitiative project will be key speakers at the upcoming webinar series.
The series kicks off on Tuesday 1st April 2025, register here:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
March 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Read about our work supporting community groups in Reading, UK tell their stories about community food growing and health and wellbeing, using participatory video.

@britsciassoc.bsky.social

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Community-Led Research Pilot: Supporting Groups with Participatory Film - Community-based Research
UoR & BSA Community-Led Research Pilot: From roots to results The Integrated Research and Development Centre (IRDC) is a community organisation based in Reading which aims to address health and enviro...
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March 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Read the full article for International Women's Day in which women on our #DarwinInitiative project tell us why the #RightsofWetlands is important to them.

#IWD2025 #AccelerateAction

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Women on wetlands
Today, on International Women’s Day 2025, meet some amazing women fighting for the Rights of Wetlands.
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March 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Today, on International Women’s Day 2025, meet some amazing women fighting for the Rights of Wetlands.
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Read the full article here: cobracollective.org/news/women-o...

#IWD2025 #AccelerateAction

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March 8, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Wondering what we mean by ‘wetland’? Getting confused by the different definitions? Read our latest blog article for an explainer.

#wetlands #wetlandconservation

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What are wetlands?
Wondering what we mean by ‘wetland’? Getting confused by the different definitions? Here’s an explainer.
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March 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
🔥 Manejo Cultural del Fuego 🔥
Únase a Bibiana Alejandra Bilbao del Cobra Colectivo en este webinar internacional que tendrá lugar mañana, 25 de febrero 2025, a las 14.00 (hora de Ecuador), 19.00 (hora del Reino Unido) y 20.00 (hora central europea)

#firemanagement #culturalburning
February 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
On Saturday, we joined the Community Journalism Film Screening of films about community initiatives in neighbourhoods impacted by the Euston development in London. The Collective's Claudia Nuzzo presented the community journalists with their certificates of achievement in #participatoryvideo
February 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
⬇️ Read the policy brief coming out of our Biodiversity Challenge Funds #DarwinInitiative project outlining the Wetland Management Framework as practical and feasible for managing the wetlands in the Metro Colombo Wetland Complex.
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#wetlands #urbanwetlands
February 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Over the last two weeks, we’ve been on secondment in France as part of the FIRE-ADAPT project.

Read our latest blog article where we reflect on some of the activities and our experiences.

#FireManagement

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Understanding the complexities of fire management in the Mediterranean region of France
Over the last two weeks, we’ve been on secondment in France as part of the FIRE-ADAPT project. Here we reflect on some of the activities and experiences.
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February 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
🔥 If you want a great discussion about #fireecology and #Indigenousfiremanagement in relation to the recent LA fires, check out this Ologies podcast episode with @ecologyofgavin.bsky.social and @amycardinal.bsky.social We just finished listening and we loved it! 🔥

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Fire Ecology (WILDFIRES & INDIGENOUS FIRE MANAGEMENT) Mega Encore with Dr. Gavin Jones & Dr. Amy Christianson — alie ward
As wildfires burn across L.A. — and my neighborhood evacuates — we thought it would be a good time to encore these Fire Ecology episodes so I can literally catch my breath. First Dr. Gavin Jones bring...
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February 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Today is World Wetlands Day! The theme, ‘Protecting Wetlands for our Common Future’, recognises that only together - people working collectively with a common vision for Nature - can we ensure that wetlands are safeguarded.

Read the full article: cobracollective.org/news/protect...
February 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
We love all things visual at the Cobra Collective, and so we’re kicking off 2025 with a video about fire management in Latin America and the Caribbean.

We hope you enjoy it!

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#firemanagement #integratedfiremanagement #traditionalknowledge #indigenousfiremanagement
Integrated fire management in Latin America and the Caribbean - Perspectives and reflections
This video was created during the workshop 'Fire Enlightenment: Emerging Paradigms for Integrated Fire Management Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean…
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January 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hello Bluesky community. We have just joined and we are the Cobra Collective. We support communities to achieve positive change through capacity-building, strengthening resilience, and developing long-term partnerships and collaboration.

You can find out more about us here: cobracollective.org
Cobra Collective - Home page
The Cobra Collective CIC is a UK registered non-profit organisation launched in 2016 with an international membership comprised of diverse gender, ethnic and career profiles who share the same commitm...
cobracollective.org
January 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM