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Beliefs, resources, and lifestyle of the Mae Yang Min community in Mae Yang Min watershed AsiaBlogCountryIMPECTLand and resource rightsPartnersRegionThailandThemesTraditional and local knowledgeType
24.07.24

Beliefs, resources, and lifestyle of the Mae Yang Min community in Mae Yang Min watershed

Written by Issara Phanasantikul Communities in the area of Mae Yang Min watershed network include indigenous Pgakenyaw and Lahu whose traditional lifestyles remain in contact with natural resources that they believe in everything surrounding them and in the care of the protector-spirits. In the ninth…
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From Ways of Life Across Generations to Season Change AsiaBlogCountryIMPECTLand and resource rightsPartnersRegionThailandTraditional and local knowledgeType
24.07.24

From Ways of Life Across Generations to Season Change

As the rainy season approaches, the trees, plants, and forests seem to come back to life. The brown grass in the fields, dry from last summer, transforms into a lush green. The rice fields start filling with water from the rain, awaiting plowing, while the…
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The Ibaloy Heritage Garden: A Lifeline for Indigenous Culture and Values in Baguio City  BlogCommunity-led conservationCountryPartnersPhilippinesPIKPRegionThemesTraditional and local knowledgeTypeUncategorised
09.07.24

The Ibaloy Heritage Garden: A Lifeline for Indigenous Culture and Values in Baguio City 

By Jacqueline Cariño, Partners for Indigenous Knowledge Philippines (PIKP)  At the heart of Baguio City is a remaining not-so-green space located between the Baguio Orchidarium and the Children’s Park. You enter through a side street beside the Rose Garden where the bicycles-for-hire are found, until…
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‘Remarkable’ progress made towards incorporating traditional knowledge into the Biodiversity Plan AfricaAsiaBiodiversity monitoringBlogCommunity-led conservationCountryInternational processesLand and resource rightsPartnersRegionThe AmericasThemesTraditional and local knowledgeTypeUNEP-WCMC
05.07.24

‘Remarkable’ progress made towards incorporating traditional knowledge into the Biodiversity Plan

This article was originally published on the UNEP-WCMC website.   Countries must respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to achieve the world’s major international commitment on biodiversity, the Biodiversity Plan. This includes acknowledging Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ rights to nature and their…
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Indigenous Peoples in Kenya Celebrating World Environment Day and Biodiversity Day AfricaBiodiversity monitoringBlogCommunity-led conservationCountryIINKenyaPartnersRegionSustainable livelihoodsThemesTraditional and local knowledgeTypeUncategorised
05.07.24

Indigenous Peoples in Kenya Celebrating World Environment Day and Biodiversity Day

World Environment Day   Indigenous Peoples of Naramam West Pokot commemorated World Environment Day with great enthusiasm. The area which is characterized by deep gullies, exhibited an immense dedication to repairing their deteriorated land. Men, women, youths, and elderly all actively participated in this effort, coming…
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Community Video: Lagundi Syrup Preparation AsiaCountryPartnersPhilippinesPIKPRegionThemesTraditional and local knowledgeTypeVideo
04.07.24

Community Video: Lagundi Syrup Preparation

Type: Video Region: Asia Country: Philippines, Theme: Traditional and local knowledge Partner: Partners for Indigenous Knowledge Philippines (PIKP)Lagundi, locally known as dangla, has been traditionally used as herbal medicine to relieve cough symptoms by Indigenous peoples in the Cordillera region of the Philippines. It is also used as a therapeutic…
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Community-led mapping and resource inventory in Happy Hallow, Baguio AsiaBiodiversity monitoringBlogCommunity-led conservationCountryPartnersPhilippinesPIKPRegionThemesTraditional and local knowledgeType
04.07.24

Community-led mapping and resource inventory in Happy Hallow, Baguio

Ibaloy landowners have completed their participatory community mapping and resource inventory of their ancestral lands in Muyot, Happy Hallow, Baguio City. The maps show the current land use, forests, agricultural lands, residential lots, significant cultural sites, ancestral land claims, water sources and target conservation areas.…
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Now is the time for conservationists to stand up for social justice AfricaArticleAsiaBiodiversity monitoringCommunity-led conservationCountryICCSInternational processesLand and resource rightsPartnersRegionThe AmericasThemesTraditional and local knowledgeType
04.07.24

Now is the time for conservationists to stand up for social justice

This article was originally published in PLOS Biology by © 2024 E. J. Milner-Gulland.  Existing power imbalances and injustices could be exacerbated by large flows of international funding for nature recovery. Conservationists are still grappling with what social justice means in practice; a major shift…
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2nd National Roundtable Dialogue on Indigenous Peoples and Biodiversity
Progress on the development of an Indigenous Peoples’ Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (IPBSAP) ArticleBiodiversity monitoringCountryPartnersPhilippinesPIKPThemesTraditional and local knowledgeType
03.07.24

Progress on the development of an Indigenous Peoples’ Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (IPBSAP)

Since August 2023, PIKP has been collaborating with partners for capacity building on indigenous peoples’ contributions to biodiversity, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), the Philippine Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (PBSAP), and other policies that are relevant to indigenous peoples’ rights and contributions in…
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E-Sak Ka Ou Declaration Now Available in 12 Languages AIPPArticleAsiaBiodiversity monitoringCountryFPPIMPECTInternational processesLand and resource rightsPartnersPASDPhilippinesRegionThemesTraditional and local knowledgeType
03.07.24

E-Sak Ka Ou Declaration Now Available in 12 Languages

The Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) organized a regional conference on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Biodiversity, and Climate Change from November 5-8, 2023, in Krabi, Thailand. This conference marked the first regional activity under AIPP’s ongoing Transformative Pathways Project.  A key outcome of the conference was…
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