WP 3 (8 months, objective 3). A mapping design approach. (Lead: Co-Is Dr Rocha, Dr Xavier, Dr Adriana Portella).

Phase 1. Co-led a mapping design approach. The project recognises that Indigenous communities living in the Amazon rely on the forest for their livelihoods, and, beyond immediate needs like food, the variety of life in the forest holds immense cultural importance for these communities. An inclusive co-led Indigenous mapping design approach (five-day activity) will be developed to identify e.g. the local cultural context of indigenous territories, water resources, deforestation, and any other issue raised by the Indigenous communities as factors that compromise Amazon Biome preservation. This WP will co-develop global scenarios and public policies by establishing climate change actions which incorporate and attend concepts of Indigenous knowledge, ground-up approach for climate change, and sustainable development. The mapping activity will be led by Indigenous community leaders (connections established in WP1-2), RICOP members, local communities (e.g. Amazon `quilombolas`, riverside dwellers), practitioners, academics, policymakers, and representatives from government and non-governmental organisations. We will challenge the intersectionality of marginalisation and exclusion that Indigenous communities encounter in relation to public participation on climate policies. It will be held in the Indigenous Documentation and Research Centre (same location of WP2, Phase 1 and 3). Invitations will deliver personally/by email to key participants identified in WP1-2.

Phase 2. A GIS Yarning mapping will be co-designed to integrate and visualise WPs 1-3 data. It will provide a tool for decision-making that can be shared across Indigenous community leaders, local communities, stakeholders, and government sectors at the local, regional, and national levels. Yarning is a conversational process that involves the sharing of stories and the development of knowledge. It prioritizes Indigenous ways of communicating, in that it is culturally prescribed, cooperative, and respectful. A Yarning mapping involves understanding and documenting the intricate web of relationships, stories, and cultural knowledge of Indigenous communities (Poirier, Hedges & Jamieson, 2022; Bessarab & Ng’andu, 2010). Indigenous leaders, RICOP members and the research team will co-design a tool that combines GIS mapping with narrative text, images, and multimedia content. It will at once combine a spatial and understanding of Indigenous communities’ ontologies and knowledge values in responding to environmental challenges. We are going to use ArcGIS software and ArcGIS Online to support it.