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Planning and implementing climate change responses in the context of uncertainty
Publication, 01 December 2016
A dish of amatehe
Protecting indigenous foods, preserving biodiversity – the solutions are in nature
… Consumption of indigenous fruits and vegetables is low, and knowledge of how to prepare indigenous plants is not widespread.  Other … less water and fewer chemical fertilisers and pesticides. These traditional farming methods help keep soil rich with biodiversity while … of people, conscious of the nutritional and environmental benefits.   Traditional indigenous foods such as okra have nutritional benefits …
Insight, 22 May 2020
A herbalist shares information on medicinal and food plants growing in Kaya Kinondo Sacred Coastal Forest in Kenya
Smallholder innovation for resilience (SIFOR)
… programme on biocultural heritage. We worked with 64 indigenous and traditional farming communities in areas vulnerable to climate change … innovation systems, recognising the close inter-dependence between traditional knowledge, biodiversity, landscapes, customary laws and cultural and …
Project, 16 August 2013
A woman hands protective equipment to another woman.
Engaging pastoralist communities through citizen movements to amplify their voice
… or across community hierarchies and institutions.  Working through traditional institutions is often the preferred basis for engagement, … to disseminate information… songs on drought and climate change in traditional language.”  Some members find seminars and workshops too … The main source of information is generated through Indigenous knowledge and practices, for example forecasts are generated through …
Article, 11 December 2020
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 disappearing fast. That …
Insight, 16 January 2017
People standing between piles of bananas
African social movements call on UN food summit to give people back control
… as pure natural science, with little room for tried and tested traditional knowledge and practices, as well as social sciences. The process, in my … and the right to food in its proposals Integrates the food knowledge and practices of food insecure groups as a core component of …
Insight, 21 July 2021
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Nourishing diversity: A five-point plan to enrich our food systems
… breeds and under-utilised crops; nurturing biocultural heritage and traditional knowledge; and increasing awareness and catalysing change through …
Publication, 01 October 2017
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Developing Biocultural Innovations for Resilience: Linking biological and cultural diversity in agricultural systems
… growing food and water shortages requires innovations that link local traditional, indigenous and scientific knowledge on equal terms to develop adaptive responses. This session … examples from the ground that are creating synergies across knowledge systems through the co‐production of innovations which respond …
Publication, 01 September 2014
New website shows how nature plus culture equals resilience
… cultural heritage that arises from the interaction between culture, knowledge, biodiversity and landscapes,” says Krystyna Swiderska, a … partners are launching this new website to promote understanding of traditional knowledge as biocultural systems, and of the need to protect … systems as a whole, rather than focusing narrowly on rights to traditional knowledge in isolation,” says Swiderska. Policies and laws …
News, 18 May 2011
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Human Rights Standards for Conservation, Supporting Document 3: IUCN resolutions that reference Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ rights and concerns
… “Indigenous Peoples” or “local communities” or related issues such as traditional knowledge or customary uses of biodiversity. The approach highlights the …
Publication, 01 November 2014