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Association ANDES: Conserving indigenous biocultural heritage
… NGO that seeks to defend indigenous rights to genetic resources, traditional knowledge and landscape character in Peru. It was established in 1995 … conditions of poverty or extreme poverty. It has successfully bridged traditional Quechua principles with modern organisational models to …
Publication, 01 August 2008
A woman with a basket on her back picks tea leaves from a huge field surrounding her
Stockholm+50 must build a legacy of support for locally-led action for people, nature and climate
Insight, 27 May 2022
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FishNet: Inspiring action for sustainable fisheries
… a positive narrative based on innovation. We also believe there is a traditional gap between policymakers, researchers, producers and consumers that hinders discussion and knowledge sharing. This gap needs to be bridged. The aims Create a …
Project, 11 August 2014
Global network to help African farmers navigate globalised markets
… organisations and others from across the global South to produce knowledge that can inform better policies and practices for small-scale … farmers and traders across the global South. New challenges need new knowledge.” Muñoz is in Nairobi this week to share his experiences from … and domestic markets. Muñoz asks: “Should government revive its traditional role in the regulation of markets in the face of …
News, 02 December 2009
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A brief history of biodiversity at IIED
… management. The resulting publication Whose Eden? challenged the traditional practice of separating the management and conservation of … work has since evolved into a programme of work on the protection of traditional knowledge and agricultural biodiversity . The wildlife tourism work …
Article, 16 August 2013
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Understanding the Biological Diversity Act 2002
… and 'A Simple Guide to Intellectual Property Rights, Biodiversity and Traditional Knowledge. …
Publication, 01 September 2006
Workers digging zaï pits that help to preserve water on farms (Photo: IUCN)
EbA Evidence and Policy: Burkina Faso
… capacity building and policy advocacy – has resulted in broader knowledge and ultimately, better adaptive capacities.  Informing policy  … held in Hawaii September 1-10. We presented a poster on “The role of traditional knowledge for adapting to climate change and related hazards”, which …
Project, 02 January 2019
United Nations decision prompts potato celebration in Peru
… They want to highlight the importance of conserving traditional crop varieties in the ground and keeping this biological … and livelihoods," he says. "We want to highlight the importance of traditional knowledge systems and customary laws that have allowed this crop to …
News, 31 October 2007
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Flyer: Biodiversity and culture: exploring community protocols, rights and consent (PLA 65)
… for access and benefit-sharing (ABS) for genetic resources and traditional knowledge; confronting threats from mining and protected areas; and …
Publication, 01 June 2012
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Glossary: Biodiversity and culture: exploring community protocols, rights and consent (PLA 65)
… for access and benefit-sharing (ABS) for genetic resources and traditional knowledge; confronting threats from mining and protected areas; and …
Publication, 01 June 2012