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International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP)
… biocultural heritage, particularly spirituality, indigenous knowledge, customary laws, biodiversity and indigenous landscapes; and … uses a 'horizontal learning' approach to promote the exchange of traditional and local knowledge between communities that are living in … climate change and out-migration, which is exacerbating the loss of traditional knowledge. The exchanges have also looked at the question of …
Project, 27 June 2019
Man walks in a field, with mountains behind
Farmers in China spending $280 billion adapting to climate change and nature loss
… also to halt and reverse the loss of crucial plants, animals and the traditional biocultural systems that sustain them.”  Xiaoting Hou-Jones, … patterns and pests. Foodthink, a non-profit organisation that spreads knowledge about sustainable food systems in China, conducted field …
News, 07 December 2022
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Smallholder farming systems in Southwest China: Exploring key trends and innovations for resilience
… world, we are rapidly losing a diversity of locally adapted crops and traditional knowledge, which provide resources for resilience and adaptation to … project (Smallholder Innovation for Resilience) aims to strengthen traditional knowledge-based innovation systems for food security in the …
Publication, 01 March 2016
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Potato Park Declaration
… Potato Park, Cusco, Peru to discuss the role of indigenous and modern knowledge systems in improving the wellbeing of mountain communities in … The declaration calls for action among indigenous peoples and traditional farmers to work for the preservation of their biocultural heritage landscapes and traditional resource management systems, and among national governments …
Publication, 01 June 2017
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Smallholder Innovation for Resilience (SIFOR) - Qualitative Baseline Study, Mijikenda Community, Kenyan Coast
… systems, livelihoods,crop varieties, forest use and indigenous knowledge and practices of the Mijikenda community in the coastal region … systems and practices. The study aimed to identify and disseminate traditional knowledge-based innovations that enhance productivity, including traditional crop varieties with important traits such as drought and …
Publication, 01 October 2014
Women farmers sorting their carrot harvest in Karnal District in the Indian state of Haryana (Photo: Nirmal Sigtia, IWMI/CCAFS, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Women in rural India are nature’s guardians
Article, 30 October 2018
Three women chatting
Addressing power dynamics and inequity in institutional partnership models
… require long-term investment to allow organisations to share knowledge, resources, expertise, innovation, credibility and impact. As … but they also have commitments to donors. 5. Hierarchisation of knowledge and expertise Hidden expressions of power through the … North researchers and development experts need to value and respect knowledge and communicative practices of the global South.  Trivialising …
Insight, 13 February 2023
A woman farmer tends her crops, surrounded by her crops
Locally-led action essential for achieving global biodiversity goals
… ensure their effective participation. Both also recognise the role of traditional knowledge in supporting biodiversity conservation. These are welcome … of the world’s land. Indigenous worldviews, cultural values and traditional knowledge typically promote ecological sustainability and …
Insight, 14 February 2022
A Tanzanian woman farmer displays her crop. With commercial pressures on land increasing, women farmers in Africa need support to understand, and speak up for, fair land governance (Photo: Georgina Smith/CIAT, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Strengthening women’s voices in land decisions: what works?
… law and practices. Decisions on land allocation are usually made by traditional chiefs or family heads (mostly men) and rarely involve … Grassroot Sisterhood Foundation (GSF) have been working in the Nanton Traditional Area, where they have established ‘community land … NETRIGHT and GSF worked with the CLDCs to strengthen the groups’ knowledge of how land is governed, and to ensure that at least a third …
Insight, 31 January 2019
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Local must lead action to tackle world’s multiple interconnected challenges
… experience working with their environment using Indigenous and traditional knowledge, and through informal and customary institutions. This knowledge and experience must be systematically integrated into …
Insight, 08 October 2020