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UN talks must resolve key issues to ensure fair and sustainable use of biodiversity
… The protocol is meant to control access to genetic resources and traditional knowledge, and ensure that the benefits that arise from … because they provide options that will enable people to adapt to climate change – by switching to flood- or drought-resistant crop varieties, for …
News, 13 July 2010
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IUCN World Conservation Congress 2012
… of workshops at the World Conservation Congress. Using Ecosystems and Traditional Knowledge to Help People Adapt to Climate Change: Building the Evidence Base This workshop will evaluate the …
Event, 16 August 2012
An African man makes a speech in front of a banner in Chinese
Our previous work on China
… ' and 'Jumping into the sea: ' Chinese migrants’ engagement in non-traditional agricultural commodities in Ethiopia '.   … strengthening biocultural systems for food security in the face of climate change in China through research and policy advocacy within China, as …
Article, 01 August 2019
An IIED workshop in September 2016 that focused on conceptualising 'better evidence' (Photo: Celie Manuel/IIED)
Generating better evidence for sustainable development research and evaluation
… processes towards better development outcomes, in a post-truth climate, there is a risk that prioritisation of high quality evidence … and listened to Is action-oriented towards creating positive change Challenges perceived wisdom and/or reinforces alternative … research This paper describes an approach that combines local and traditional knowledge systems with conventional research to generate …
Project, 24 March 2017
Drying beans
Community protocols can bring real benefits to communities and combat biodiversity loss
… have received few benefits from the commercial use of the wealth of traditional crops and medicinal knowledge they have developed. Where … the Park, which are vital for their food security and resilience to climate change. Having signed an agreement with a gene bank (the International …
Insight, 15 March 2012
Global warming will push Asia into reverse says new report
… Chairman of the Nobel prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - says that without immediate action, global warming is set to … release from peatlands, as well as impacts on the food security and traditional livelihoods of local populations. * Draw up coordinated … Climate change …
News, 19 November 2007
Central Malawi: Belia Sikelo farms groundnuts using 'conservation agriculture', a set of practices including no-till farming, designed improve soil structure and help resist erosion. (Photo: T. Samson/CIMMYT)
2015: the International Year of Soils
… land use and management practices, pollution, overgrazing and climate change. The current rate of degradation threatens the ability to meet … and improve the fertility of their soil. In other areas of IIED work, traditional knowledge has often generated new techniques to improve soil …
Article, 09 April 2015
Evelyne Flora Latabu shaking a bowl of grains.
The Ugandan diet: food voices and choices
… awareness of the nutritional value of food, especially indigenous and traditional foods. A photographic exhibition curated by the Sustainable … their crops from pests, diseases and increasingly unpredictable climate hazards such as droughts and heavy rains. They show fluctuations … and knowledge and training on how to improve farming, could make a change for the better. Emericana Lamwaka is a 47-year-old farmer from …
Insight, 24 October 2019
Global network to help African farmers navigate globalised markets
… and domestic markets. Muñoz asks: “Should government revive its traditional role in the regulation of markets in the face of uncertainties in the global economy? Can international companies change their business models to include small-scale producers in fair … of finance into developing countries for adapting to and mitigating climate change provide new opportunities for smallholders?” “For too …
News, 02 December 2009
UN food treaty on plant genetic resources must protect farmers’ rights
… farmers’ rights in various ways, such as: • Protecting rights over traditional knowledge to ensure benefit-sharing from commercial use • Ensuring … and so limiting the options farmers have to adapt to a changing climate, which has implications for global food security." The FAO …
News, 14 March 2011