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A herder with his livestock in Isiolo County, Kenya (Photo: Dorine Odongo/ILRI, Creative Commons via Flickr)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Kenya
… and ecosystem services to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and 2019, IIED, … and landscapes. According to the article, the strengthening of the traditional natural resource management system has enabled Isiolo host … Climate change …
Project, 14 June 2018
The Nor Yauyos-Cochas Landscape Reserve in the Andean highlands, Peru (Photo: Karen Podvin)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Peru
… and ecosystem services to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and promote sustainable development. Between 2015 and 2022, IIED, … ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and managing traditional landscapes, based on indigenous knowledge and customary … Climate change …
Project, 04 September 2018
A women puts food into an outdoor oven
Keeping Bolivia’s culture alive through food
… lies at the core of sustainable development. Reawakening tastes for traditional food  Bolivia has immense cultural richness and food is … food’ because of its nutritious value and its ability to withstand climate change. It used to be a staple of the Bolivian diet but demand for the …
Insight, 18 June 2019
The Potato Park’s Craft micro-enterprise group. Biocultural heritage indicators that are a guarantee of origin and authenticity have increased incomes and improved social cohesion at the Potato Park (Photo: Asociacion ANDES (Peru))
Designing a biocultural heritage labelling system: survey results
… that indigenous peoples play a key role in conserving both the traditional knowledge and genetic diversity that are crucial for strengthening resilience in the face of climate change. But this traditional knowledge and genetic diversity are …
Insight, 16 January 2017
Cover for 14657IIED.pdf
Climate change and biocultural adaptation in mountain communities: second international learning exchange of the International Network of Mountain Indigenous People
… Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP) aims to exchange traditional knowledge and seeds for climate adaptation and food sovereignty and to protect biocultural … Climate change and biocultural adaptation in mountain communities: second …
Publication, 01 February 2016
Polluted air coming out of the smoke stacks of a factory in Shanghai, China.
The least developed countries, equity, and a brave new world
… each of the 195 countries committed to the UN’s Convention on climate change have pledged to contribute. For the first time, the world's … instability of agriculture production, the economic importance of non-traditional activities, and the percentage of population displaced by … Climate change …
Insight, 02 July 2013
A woman picks fresh greens
Beyond maize: exploring agricultural diversification in Zambia
… income for farmers and make the agricultural system more resilient to climate change. But how do we achieve it? While calls for crop diversification … Samis Caterings, notices that more of her clients are now opting for traditional and local foods, choosing dishes such as Matebeto (diverse …
Insight, 22 August 2019
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Sevvetijarvi Declaration
… As the UNFCCC climate talks open in Panama, a gathering in Finland of indigenous … upon the international community to address remove bias against traditional knowledge from climate change science and policy. The “Sevettijärvi Declaration”, adopted at …
Publication, 01 October 2011
People standing between piles of bananas
African social movements call on UN food summit to give people back control
… way of life, and will exacerbate land degradation, biodiversity loss, climate change, pollution and the growing challenge of unplanned urbanisation. … as pure natural science, with little room for tried and tested traditional knowledge and practices, as well as social sciences. The …
Insight, 21 July 2021
The Amaru community, in Peru, do not use any fertiliser on their crops (Image: Adam Kerby)
'Guardians of Diversity' film in Spanish and Chinese
… Potato Park is an Indigenous Biocultural Territory set up to protect traditional Andean landscapes, production systems and agrobiodiversity, … project is working with traditional farmers in areas vulnerable to climate change to identify, conserve and spread resilient crop varieties and …
News, 16 February 2015