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Ensuring the sustainability of customary use on Indigenous and community-held lands AfricaAIPPAsiaCHIRAPAQCIPDPCommunity-led conservationCountryFPPGTANWICCSIINIMPECTKenyaLand and resource rightsLMMalaysiaPACOSPartnersPASDPeruPhilippinesPIKPRegionReportSustainable livelihoodsThailandThe AmericasThemesTraditional and local knowledgeTypeUNEP-WCMC
17.10.24

Ensuring the sustainability of customary use on Indigenous and community-held lands

This guide is for local organisations (e.g. community-based organisations and trusted local non-governmental organisations) which are supporting Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IP & LCs) in their desire to assess the sustainability of natural resources on their lands (both terrestrial and marine), and implement activities…
Mapping and Monitoring in Indigenous Territories AfricaAsiaBiodiversity monitoringCommunity-led conservationCountryLand and resource rightsLMPartnersRegionThe AmericasThemesTraditional and local knowledgeTypeVideo
30.09.24

Mapping and Monitoring in Indigenous Territories

This film is made by six indigenous filmmakers from Asia, Latin America and Africa, about mapping and monitoring in indigenous territories. The film is designed to raise community awareness and looks into ancestral and technological approaches to mapping and monitoring, as well as the benefits…
Mapeo app used for gathering data points along a transect.
Community-based biodiversity monitoring trials begin in Mt. Elgon AfricaArticleBiodiversity monitoringCIPDPCommunity-led conservationCountryKenyaPartnersRegionThemesTraditional and local knowledgeType
23.09.24

Community-based biodiversity monitoring trials begin in Mt. Elgon

After a series of indoor training and field practical together with elders, the monitors have gained skills to enable them collect data.  With past experience on the use of mapping tool which is mastered by some of the monitors, the community is now applying the…
Sungai ethnic men explaining on the types of animal traps using materials from their forest. Tony/PACOS, 2015
PACOS Trust joins the Transformative Pathways AsiaBiodiversity monitoringCommunity-led conservationCountryInternational processesLand and resource rightsMalaysiaPACOSPartnersRegionSustainable livelihoodsThemesTraditional and local knowledgeTypeVideo
29.08.24

PACOS Trust joins the Transformative Pathways

As of August 2024, we are honoured to welcome PACOS Trust, an Indigenous community-based organisation in Sabah, Malaysia to the Transformative Pathways Project.  PACOS Trust (short for Partners of Community Organisations in Sabah) is dedicated to improving the quality of life in Indigenous communities in…
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…
‘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…
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…
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.…
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…
Introducing a New Resource for Community-Based Biodiversity Monitoring AfricaAsiaBiodiversity monitoringBlogCommunity-led conservationCountryICCSKenyaLand and resource rightsMalaysiaPartnersPeruPhilippinesRegionThailandThe AmericasThemesTraditional and local knowledgeType
07.05.24

Introducing a New Resource for Community-Based Biodiversity Monitoring

Originally published on ICCS.org.uk   In the face of escalating biodiversity loss and the urgent need for sustainable conservation practices, the role of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPs & LCs) has never been more critical. To ensure that their actions are recognised and supported…