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Women hoeing a field.
Building a women-led community climate movement
Article, 03 December 2020
Landscape of fields and forest
Q&A: Negotiating a new biodiversity deal that works for Indigenous Peoples
… Wildlife Management .  Here, Kobei shares how biodiversity loss and climate change have impacted Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and … the Ogiek as conservationists or respect our centuries-long use of traditional knowledge and techniques to protect the Mau forest’s … Climate change … The 2021 'super year' for climate, nature and people …
Article, 09 August 2021
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SDG2: achieving food security, sustainability and resilience using genetic diversity and indigenous knowledge
… a valuable resource for improving food security and adapting to climate change. Evidence from the SIFOR project (Smallholder Innovation for … China and Peru shows that crop and farming innovations based on traditional knowledge and crops - or biocultural heritage - can … sustainability and resilience using genetic diversity and indigenous knowledge …
Publication, 01 December 2016
Indigenous communities sharing potatoes in the Potato Park, near Cusco, Peru. Credit: Asociacion ANDES
Traditional innovation in farming is under threat
… not fit easily into policy frameworks. But its value will grow as the climate changes and population increases bring more mouths to feed. Yet … is in steep decline. And modern systems of farming threaten to swamp traditional innovation. Now more than ever, it needs to be recognised … innovation systems for food security in the face of climate change. Methodology Workshop Report, 2013. [2]   Biocultural Heritage …
Insight, 02 October 2013
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Living in the shadow of loss and damage: uncovering non-economic impacts
… Through 14 case studies from climate-hit communities in Africa, Asia and the Pacific Islands, this … quantified and are often overlooked. But the consequences of losing traditional ways of living, cultural heritage and biodiversity cannot be … loss and damage, and to encourage practitioners to exchange knowledge and solutions from the community level. …
Publication, 07 November 2023
Foggy forest landscape with wooden housing
Scaling up community-led ecosystem-based adaptation in biodiverse forest landscapes in Viet Nam
… EbA activities in forest and farm landscapes in Viet Nam lie in knowledge exchange on EbA best practices between forest and farm … Nam. Our work will involve co-developing, documenting, and spreading knowledge of EbA best practices  with and among local communities. We … established forest and farming producer organisations, and Build on traditional knowledge and biocultural heritage. The project will …
Project, 13 February 2023
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Mountain Communities Workshop on Climate Change and Biocultural Heritage
… Mountain communities will be the first affected by climate change, and experience the most severe changes as, according to the … the solution: as the 5th IPCC report puts it, ‘Indigenous, local, and traditional knowledge systems and practices, including indigenous … Mountain Communities Workshop on Climate Change and Biocultural Heritage …
Publication, 01 October 2014
Mountains such as the Andes, in Peru, are among the regions most affected by climate change (Photo: David Stanley via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Indigenous spiritual values guide climate change adaptation in mountain communities
News, 25 April 2014
A flooded village with damaged houses.
Practical lessons on implementing business unusual 
… Having recognised that business-as-usual climate responses were not fit for purpose in their countries, IIED’s … LDCs and the international climate community to shift away from the traditional approach to climate action – characterised by top-down, … take time, commitment and energy and is a journey along a pathway for change that supports doing development and climate action differently …
Insight, 15 June 2022
Indigenous mountain farmers examine a map of the Stone Village water management system, showing the water channels (Photo: Irene Song)
Mountain communities call for stronger action to counter climate change
… Mountain communities are among the most vulnerable to climate change, with many communities already suffering due to erratic rainfall, … Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Peru called for support to strengthen traditional natural resource management systems, especially water … Mountain communities call for stronger action to counter climate change …
News, 23 June 2016