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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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AsiaBlogCountryIMPECTPartnersRegionSustainable livelihoodsThailandThemesTraditional and local knowledgeType
03.07.24

Maechantai Coffee Fest: The Great Combination of Nature, Culture, and Coffee

This article was originally published by IMPECT. The Mae Chan Tai Coffee Festival took place for the first time on April 15-16, alongside the annual traditional event of the Akha Indigenous group, known as "Khmqxeevq Khmqmir Aqpoeq lawr-e”, often referred to as the "Red Egg…
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AfricaAIPPAsiaBiodiversity monitoringCHIRAPAQCIPDPCommunity-led conservationCountryFPPGTANWICCSIINIMPECTInternational processesKenyaLand and resource rightsLMMalaysiaPartnersPASDPeruPhilippinesPIKPRegionReportSustainable livelihoodsThailandThe AmericasThemesTraditional and local knowledgeTypeUNEP-WCMC
11.04.24

Project Update April 2024

This Project Update, published in April 2024, brings together updates from the Transformative Pathways partners on their key activities and work undertaken since the start of the project in 2022.   Capacity building sessions on biodiversity monitoring have been a key part of the first phase…
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Learning new skills on planting and restoration to achieve food security. Photo credits: IIN
AfricaArticleCommunity-led conservationCountryIINKenyaPartnersRegionSustainable livelihoodsThemesTraditional and local knowledgeType
02.04.24

Food sovereignty in Maasai, Samburu and Pokot communities in relation to their traditional knowledge

The Maasai, Samburu and Pokot are semi nomadic pastoralist communities in Kenya who migrate within semi- arid lowlands to obtain water and pasture for their livestock. Their lifestyle centres around their cattle which constitute their primary source of food, and for them wealth is measured…
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02.04.24

Second Transformative Pathways In-Person Meeting 

In February 2024, twelve project partners of the Transformative Pathways consortium gathered for the second in-person planning and review meeting at Laboot, Chepkitale in Kenya. The meeting hosted nearly 80 participants, including representatives of all organisations, and local community members of the Ogiek of Mt…
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Biodiversity monitoringCommunity-led conservationCountryGTANWPartnersPeruRegionSustainable livelihoodsThe AmericasThemesTypeVideo
02.04.24

Community Video: Release of Aquatic Turtles in the Kankiam Basin, Morona, territory of Wampis Nation

In 2023, during the first phase of the aquatic turtle repopulation component of the Pathways project, four communities of the Kankaim (Morona) river basin have released a total of 3291 hatchlings of two species - Taricaya and Charapa - into the Kankaim oxbow lakes. Watch…
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Sustainable food systems learning exchange
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20.12.23

Learning Exchange on Sustainable Food Systems

During the last learning exchange held in March 2023, there was enthusiasm among the home gardeners to exchange knowledge from their actual experiences.  One recommendation that came out was to continue learning exchanges through holding garden visits. On this note, PIKP conducted another learning exchange…
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Besao Leaders Forum
ArticleAsiaCommunity-led conservationCountryPartnersPhilippinesPIKPRegionSustainable livelihoodsThemesTraditional and local knowledgeType
20.12.23

Indigenous Leaders Forum held in Besao, Mountain Province

There were lively discussions addressing the challenges eroding Besao culture during the Leaders Forum held in Besao, Mountain Province. A majority of elders from all the four ancestral communities gave their insights into the dwindling community practices such as the use of the dap-ay as…
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Sunset over Wampis village of Soledad, Peru. Credit Vicki Brown, FPP
Community-led conservationCountryLand and resource rightsPeruRegionReportSustainable livelihoodsThe AmericasTraditional and local knowledgeType
13.12.23

Executive Summary: Baseline study of the legal framework of land rights and ancestral knowledge of indigenous peoples and local communities in Peru

This study examines the recognition of the land rights and ancestral knowledge of indigenous peoples and local communities in Peru. It systematically analyses the relevant national and sub-national legal framework, judicial and administrative decisions, relevant public policies and interviews with representatives of indigenous peoples’ organisations.…
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Crias de taricaya y charapa en artesas CC.NN. Puerto Juan
Biodiversity monitoringCommunity-led conservationCountryGTANWPartnersPeruPress ReleaseRegionSustainable livelihoodsThe AmericasThemesType
04.12.23

Wampís to release aquatic turtles in the Kankaim Basin, Morona

The Autonomous Territorial Government of the Wampis Nation (GTANW), through the management groups of the San Juan, Puerto Juan, Sánchez Cerro, and San Francisco de Chiwaza communities in the Morona District, Datem del Marañón Province, will be releasing 3,205 hatchlings of Yellow-spotted river turtles “Taricaya”…
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