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Janet and the Weavers in the Mountain of Mt. Elgon, Kenya AfricaBlogCIPDPCommunity-led conservationFPPKenyaSustainable livelihoodsTraditional and local knowledgeUncategorised
23.06.25

Janet and the Weavers in the Mountain of Mt. Elgon, Kenya

Blog article by Susana Núñez Lendo Janet Chemtai introduces herself: "I represent all the indigenous women across the mountain." . The mountain is Mount Elgon, an extinct volcano on the border between Uganda and Kenya. She is an Ogiek leader, chairwoman of the Chepkitale Women…
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From Local to Global: Cordillera Training on Indigenous Peoples and Biodiversity ArticleAsiaCommunity-led conservationInternational processesPhilippinesPIKP
04.06.25

From Local to Global: Cordillera Training on Indigenous Peoples and Biodiversity

Frameworks such as the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) have set biodiversity targets with the main goal to live in harmony with nature by 2050. However, a lack of policy coherence between these international obligations and national…
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Transformative Pathways Marks AIPP’s Largest Biodiversity Day Celebration AfricaAIPPArticleAsiaCommunity-led conservationIINIMPECTInternational processesKenyaLand and resource rightsLMPASDPhilippinesPIKPSustainable livelihoodsThailandTraditional and local knowledgeVideo
01.06.25

Transformative Pathways Marks AIPP’s Largest Biodiversity Day Celebration

In a powerful expression of solidarity and shared purpose, Transformative Pathways partners from Thailand, the Philippines, and Kenya proudly joined regional Pathways partner - the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) in celebration of the 2025 International Day for Biological Diversity, commemorating the adoption of the…
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Baan Mae Ning Nai Youth: Coming Together, Taking Action, and Growing Hope AsiaBlogCommunity-led conservationPASDSustainable livelihoodsThailandTraditional and local knowledge
30.05.25

Baan Mae Ning Nai Youth: Coming Together, Taking Action, and Growing Hope

Nestled amidst the lush green mountains of Mae Chaem District, Chiang Mai Province, lies a small village called "Baan Mae Ning Nai". This is home to the Pgakenyaw ethnic group, a community that steadfastly holds onto its traditional way of life, even as the outside…
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Constructing Autonomy – Stories of Indigenous Governance in Peru Community-led conservationCountryGTANWLand and resource rightsPartnersPeruRegionSustainable livelihoodsThe AmericasThemesTraditional and local knowledgeTypeVideo
15.04.25

Constructing Autonomy – Stories of Indigenous Governance in Peru

A video about indigenous autonomous governance in Peru, looking in detail at the Wampis and Awajun Autonomous Territorial Governments. Many indigenous peoples in the Americas are implementing their own governance systems. Among them are the Wampis and Awajún, who control and manage large territories in…
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Indigenous Voices in the Philippines: Youth Storytelling Through Film AsiaCommunity-led conservationLand and resource rightsLMPhilippinesPIKPTraditional and local knowledgeUncategorisedVideo
14.03.25

Indigenous Voices in the Philippines: Youth Storytelling Through Film

In the heart of the Philippines, indigenous youth are reclaiming their narratives through film. The Indigenous Voices training initiative led by LifeMosaic aims to equip young indigenous leaders with storytelling and filmmaking skills to amplify their communities’ voices and efforts in biodiversity conservation and cultural…
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Revitalising Indigenous Food Systems of the Payew people of Besao, Mt. Province AsiaBlogCommunity-led conservationLand and resource rightsPhilippinesPIKPSustainable livelihoodsTraditional and local knowledgeUncategorised
17.12.24

Revitalising Indigenous Food Systems of the Payew people of Besao, Mt. Province

Blog by Florence Daguitan Up to the 1980’s, food production of the Payew people has been sufficient and diverse. They even exported some of their surplus banana and rice. Their food comes mainly from their cultivated farms: the baangan and payew. Baangan are located within…
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Tohmle Statement AIPPArticleAsiaBiodiversity monitoringCommunity-led conservationIMPECTInternational processesLand and resource rightsMalaysiaPACOSPASDPhilippinesPIKPSustainable livelihoodsThailandThemesTraditional and local knowledge
16.12.24

Tohmle Statement

This statement was developed at the 4th Indigenous Knowledge and Peoples of Asia (IKPA) Conference on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights, Biodiversity, and Climate Change, held on October 1-4, 2024, in Pokhara, Nepal  Asia is a region of high biological and cultural diversity, where Indigenous Peoples, play…
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Community-based monitoring of ancestral land and resources in an urban setting ArticleAsiaBiodiversity monitoringCommunity-led conservationLand and resource rightsPhilippinesPIKPTraditional and local knowledge
16.12.24

Community-based monitoring of ancestral land and resources in an urban setting

The experience of the Ibaloy community of Muyot, Happy Hallow, Baguio City The community of Muyot in Barangay Happy Hallow, Baguio City, has been home to the indigenous Ibaloys for generations. The original inhabitants and their descendants cared for the land, forests, and pasturelands for…
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