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A group of colourfully dressed people stand behind a huge amount of amassed crops and in front of some impressive mountains under a blue sky.
Indigenous Peoples are the real solutions to the nature and climate crises
… natural land , are essential for safeguarding biodiversity. The traditional knowledge and innovations of Indigenous Peoples and local communities – … Ogiek forest peoples in Kenya for a carbon scheme .  Furthermore, traditional knowledge is rapidly disappearing, with approximately 20 …
Insight, 10 October 2024
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Development and Climate Days 2025 goes digital-first ahead of Brazil UNFCCC COP30
News, 11 September 2025
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Stakeholder Participation in Policy on Access to Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Benefit-sharing. Case studies and recommendations
… the development of policy on access to genetic resources and related traditional knowledge. -South Africa’s biodiversity policy (Rachel Wynberg and Krystyna Swiderska)-Peru’s sui generis regime to protect traditional knowledge (Brendan Tobin and Krystyna Swiderska)- the … Stakeholder Participation in Policy on Access to Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Benefit-sharing. Case studies and …
Publication, 01 January 2001
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The role of biodiversity, traditional knowledge and participatory plant breeding in climate change adaptation in Karst mountain areas in SW China
… has also suffered from the adoption of high yielding hybrids. Yet traditional varieties, related TK and Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB) … The role of biodiversity, traditional knowledge and participatory plant breeding in climate change adaptation …
Publication, 01 July 2011
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Research planning workshop (Cusco, 2005). Protecting community rights over traditional knowledge: Implications of customary laws and practices
… lessons for, and have an impact on, policies for protection of traditional knowledge. The project encompasses diverse local case studies, in terms … planning workshop (Cusco, 2005). Protecting community rights over traditional knowledge: Implications of customary laws and practices …
Publication, 01 May 2005
Headshots of five people over a forest
Indigenous knowledge, people and nature – all crucial to Kunming: Make Change Happen podcast episode 11
… and discuss the benefits of recognising and applying Indigenous knowledge to biodiversity conservation. Hosted by Liz Carlile , this … biological and cultural legacy: wild and domesticated biodiversity, traditional knowledge, cultural and spiritual values, customary laws and traditional languages. The belief in a unified biocultural heritage has …
Article, 26 April 2021
A new radish variety shown off by Dayanand Joshi
As climate changes, Himalayan farmers return to traditional crops
Insight, 29 October 2018
A man stands beside a river and a floating raft on which stand plant pots full of crops.
Introduction to community-based adaptation to climate change
Project, 02 February 2025
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Knowledge-based participatory action research
… This document is part of the ‘Better Evidence in Action’ toolkit. Knowledge-based participatory action research seeks to maximise the use of local and traditional knowledge and strengthen local knowledge systems, while also enabling … Knowledge-based participatory action research …
Publication, 01 March 2017
Group of community members Kibaale, Uganda are sitting down and discussing during consultations with officials. Two women are sitting on blue chairs, listening and noting things down on notebooks.
Country platforms: are we asking the right questions?
Insight, 29 October 2025