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Indigenous groups and traditional farmers, plus IIED's Krystyna Swiderska (left), gather at a meeting in Bhutan in May 2014 to discuss climate change impacts and the benefits of traditional knowledge (Image: IIED)
Mountain communities could help FAO rebuild diverse, climate-resilient crops
… Indigenous groups and traditional farmers from 21 mountain communities in 10 countries … often have no equivalent protection in many countries. As a result, traditional farmers are facing serious challenges and a lack of … resilient to increased heat than introduced varieties.  Traditional knowledge and practices are also becoming increasingly critical to …
News, 02 October 2015
The rich agro-biodiversity of the Eastern Himalayas (Photo: Nawraj Gurung)
Unmissable opportunity to build food security and reduce GHGs at Paris COP
News, 12 February 2015
Cover for G03402.pdf
Decolonising action-research: the Potato Park biocultural protocol for benefit-sharing (PLA 65)
… approach to their culture – one that values~and nurtures their traditional knowledge systems and biocultural diversity. This article describes an … not only benefits derived from access to genetic resources and traditional knowledge, but~also all benefits that come from activities …
Publication, 01 June 2012
An elderly woman in a field holds crops in the air with both hands
Indigenous food systems, biocultural heritage and agricultural resilience
… to plate, in China, India and Kenya, and Advocate the importance of traditional agricultural knowledge, crops and biocultural landscapes for agricultural … and the Food and Agriculture Organization, will explore the state of knowledge on indigenous food systems and their role in agricultural …
Project, 06 April 2020
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The urbanization of humanitarian crises
… people increasingly live in established urban areas rather than more traditional camp settings. Humanitarian actors have struggled to engage … urban context, and what these imply for effective crisis response. Knowledge gaps include the ways in which humanitarian crises affect …
Publication, 01 October 2017
Cover for 10042IIED.pdf
Pastoralism: the custodian of China’s grasslands
… on an analysis of academic papers. It highlights the unique value of traditional pastoralism, particularly in maintaining efficient and … environment, responding to extreme events, and preserving culture and traditional knowledge. The brief recommends the redirection of policy to reflect …
Publication, 01 April 2013
Cover for G03848.pdf
Human Rights Standards for Conservation, Supporting Document 2
… “Indigenous and local communities” or related issues such as traditional knowledge or customary uses of biodiversity. The approach aims to …
Publication, 01 November 2014
Cover for 17213IIED.pdf
Poverty and biodiversity: evidence about nature and the nature of evidence
… and conservation policy increasingly evidence based, these knowledge gaps must be filled not just by scientific studies, but by recognising other types of evidence including informal, traditional and oral knowledge. …
Publication, 01 March 2014
Cover for G03829.pdf
Smallholder Innovation for Resilience (SIFOR) - Qualitative Baseline Study, Central & Eastern Himalayas, India
… the Central and the Eastern Himalayas. The project aims to strengthen traditional knowledge-based innovation systems, identify innovations developed by …
Publication, 01 October 2014
Cover for G03516.pdf
Smallholder Innovation for Resilience (SIFOR): Planning & Methodology Workshop Report
… food security and resilience by enabling smallholder innovation and traditional knowledge systems to thrive in developing countries. The project will conduct research with traditional farmers in areas of significant crop diversity: potatoes in …
Publication, 01 January 2013