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An African man makes a speech in front of a banner in Chinese
Our previous work on China
… in both the agriculture and forestry sectors, and Deepening knowledge and collaboration on China-Africa aid. This work provides a … ' and 'Jumping into the sea: ' Chinese migrants’ engagement in non-traditional agricultural commodities in Ethiopia '.   …
Article, 01 August 2019
Picture of students and speakers attending Fair Ideas.
Students on Fair Ideas and the future they want
… While we were enthused to see how local knowledge and community cooperation can drive sustainable development, … a challenge of overcoming the problems caused by the existing system, traditional knowledge can give us solutions to local problems. But, unfortunately, …
Insight, 10 July 2012
Cover for G01564.pdf
PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 11 The use of PRA in rehabilitating minor irrigation tanks
Publication, 01 January 1995
Australia's Border Ranges National Park: more than three-quarters of the park is managed as wilderness and access is by foot only. The World Parks Congress will look at how to protect and manage areas such as these (Photo: Michael Dawes)
IIED at the World Parks Congress 2014
… (WPC) is held once every ten years. In 2014, the congress will share knowledge and innovation, setting the agenda for protected areas … Park (India). Biocultural heritage territories protect indigenous and traditional land tenure, and use land culture to achieve simultaneous … border and surround protected areas. Increasingly, indigenous and traditional knowledge and land-use practices by communities in …
Event, 12 November 2014
View of Monterrey, Mexico
New coalition to transform cities – and lives
… actors in planning and decision-making and on incorporating local knowledge. And ultimately, they have proven that it is necessary to dare … and that means experimentation and breaking down barriers between traditional sectors,” said Rogier van den Berg , director of urban …
News, 10 May 2021
A boat near Fiji. Tourism and fishing are important industries for the Pacific nation of Fiji. Both of these economically important sectors depend on effective marine conservation (Photo: Sam Gao, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Ocean of bliss: rewriting the narrative
… of Bangladesh's initiative to incentivise fishers to comply with traditional fisheries management regimes .   Sustainable financing:  … management.   Creating space for dialogues:  We believe that the traditional disconnect between science, policy and consumption needs to … scientists, and ordinary citizens together and allow them to share knowledge and information in a more accessible manner. By focusing on …
Insight, 08 June 2015
Cover for G01535.pdf
PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 24 Livestock rehabilitation programme in Mozambique
Publication, 01 January 1994
Some ecological settings, such as drylands, which are home to a high proportion of the world’s poor, are poorly studied and have become the neglected 'ugly duckling' of biodiversity research (Photo: Marie Monimart)
What we know about how biodiversity and poverty are linked: The good, the bad and the ugly
… science reported in peer-reviewed journal articles to indigenous knowledge passed on orally can qualify as evidence.   However, time and … into what has been studied and documented to date and where the key knowledge gaps remain. Biodiversity is (a) good : Most of the studies … the documented and undocumented, and the 'scientific' and 'traditional', in order to generate a much richer evidence base. Dilys …
Insight, 31 March 2014
Cover for G01440.pdf
PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 3 Qualitative methods for assessing the acceptability of immunisation in Somalia
… normally consulted following: for health advice - midwives, sheiks, traditional healers, older women. · Knowledge of immunisation; · Attitudes towards characteristics of … and immunisation: safety, effectiveness, immunisation sites of traditional healers' accessibility and cost; working. sessions. · …
Publication, 01 January 1992
A group of men in felt hats and woollen capes
“Public officers are also human beings”: trust and environmental governance
… as legitimate interlocutors for governance, acknowledging peasant knowledge as fundamental for understanding the territories, and …
Insight, 08 July 2020