Nia Tero

 Nia Tero’s mission is to secure Indigenous guardianship of vital ecosystems. Nia Tero supports communities, other collectives and institutions that uphold Indigenous guardianship within biocultural settings that satisfy the following criteria:

1) Vital Ecosystems – Land and seascapes alive with ecological and cultural systems essential to the well-being of human communities within them, and of a scale and integrity vital to the well-being of all humanity

2) Collectively Held Territories – Lands and waters held by Indigenous Peoples and local communities, although not necessarily with recognized tenure rights 

3) Durable Indigenous governance and agency, or strong potential for them to be built. 

All of Nia Tero’s work adheres to the principles of Free, Prior, Informed Consent (FPIC) and the rights of Indigenous peoples as laid out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.