🚨 We’re now on bluesky 🚨

Looking back at our time in #Colombia for COP16 COLOMBIA 🇨🇴 & meeting with our Partners Instituto Humboldt re: our #Conservation Challenges for the #Antioquia Brushfinch, aka “Montañerito Paisa,” and for an enigmatic antpitta in the genus Grallaria. Learn more: wiseancestors.org/discover

Tribal Leaders, Tribal Orgs, Indigenous peoples around the world. Reach out. We will listen. nature.com/articles/d4158…

We’re so close to reaching our crowd funding goal for our #Conservation Challenge to generate the world’s first annotated reference #genome for the Red List of Ecosystems #Bermuda Cedar in partnership with BioQuest & Oxford Nanopore! 🧬 Can you pitch in to help? platform.wiseancestors.org/challenges/4

In the spirit of #ReverseTheRed Day, make a donation to help protect IUCN Red List of Ecosystems species via a Wise Ancestors #Conservation Challenge! 🧬 Each Challenge generates world-first research & supports locally led conservation efforts! 🧬 Take action at linktr.ee/wiseancestors

Although COP16 COLOMBIA 🇨🇴 wrapped up a few months ago, we're still buzzing from our time there! 🧬Read more our #COP16 reflections: wiseancestors.org/blog/reflectin… 🧬 Check out our platform that allows everyone to participate in #conservation #genomics: platform.wiseancestors.org

Biotechnology and Indigenous knowledge must come together to protect biodiversity. 🌿 Join us at #FtCSF on Mar 15-16 to hear from Ann Pace from Wise Ancestors, on collaborative approaches to safeguarding Earth's genetic heritage. 👉 Sign up: lu.ma/ftc-sf-2025

How can we protect Earth’s genetic future? 🌱 At #FtCSF (March 15-16), Aleks from Wise Ancestors will explore the urgent need for biodiversity conservation in the age of a sixth mass extinction. 👉 Sign up: lu.ma/ftc-sf-2025

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ now includes 169,420 species, of which 47,187 are threatened with extinction. The IUCN Red List is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s #biodiversity. iucnredlist.org

We're excited to share that Bwalya Chibwe & Katie Jones are now leading our Community Engagement team! Together they will help advance #Indigenous & Local Community-led #biodiversity #conservation utilizing #genomic #science. 🧬 Learn more about our team: wiseancestors.org/team

Did you know there's a global initiative happening right now that aims to sequence all animal, plant, and fungi species on Earth? We're honored to be a part of Earth BioGenome Project 🌍, and applaud our EBP-affiliate colleagues in this massive endeavor to protect Earth's #genetic heritage!