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Tetra Tech Recognizes International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2021
Honoring Indigenous peoples around the world and supporting their advancement --News Direct--Tetra Tech is According to the United Nations (UN), more than 476
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[{"type":"text","content":"Honoring Indigenous peoples around the world and supporting their advancement\n--News Direct--Tetra Tech is According to the United Nations (UN), more than 476 million Indigenous peoples live in 90 countries across the world, accounting for 6.2 percent of the global population. Tetra Tech joined the UN Global Compact, which supports UN efforts to end extreme poverty, fight inequality, and address climate change. As part of our commitment to the UN Global Compact, we are celebrating the International Day of the World’s Indigenous peoples.Tetra Tech is committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace for all people. Throughout six of the major regions where we work, we employ, train, learn from, and partner with Indigenous peoples in our projects and operations. We aim to build awareness and understanding within our workforce about Indigenous culture, heritage, and issues in the regions where we work and provide sustainable career and business opportunities for Indigenous peoples.AfricaFragile political environments, volatile labor markets, and economic and regulatory uncertainty are among the challenges Indigenous peoples of Africa face. Tetra Tech’s long and diverse work history across Africa provides our clients and their communities with a strong partner that delivers comprehensive solutions. Billions of people around the world are dependent on Indigenous lands, and our work supports land rights throughout regions like Africa for the improvement of land governance and resources, property rights, and resilient livelihoods. In the developing world, approximately 70 percent of land is unregistered, leaving millions of households with limited stability and economic growth. Through projects like the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Integrated Land and Resource Governance and Property Rights and Artisanal Diamond Development, we also are improving land rights for women in tribal communities, helping bridge the gender gap and increase their participation in decision-making.AsiaFor more than 20 years, Tetra Tech has provided sustainable development throughout Asia. We work with communities in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and Thailand to develop scalable solutions for their most vulnerable populations. According to Amnesty International, Asia is home to the world’s...