With $2 million from NSF, Indigenous knowledge and western science meet to advance mountain sustainability
Ensuring sustainability of mountainous regions and peoples around the world, centered around local and Indigenous knowledge, is moving forward with a $2 million funding push from a National Science Foundation award to Colorado State University. Mountain Sentinels, based at CSU, is an international alliance focused on synthesizing local and Indigenous knowledge, regional policy, and western science to strengthen mountain communities and sustain mountain ecosystems.