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Maechantai Coffee Fest: The Great Combination of Nature, Culture, and Coffee AsiaBlogCountryIMPECTPartnersRegionSustainable livelihoodsThailandThemesTraditional and local knowledgeType
27.05.24

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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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…
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Planting trees for the restoration of headwater and streams in a Pgakenyaw community AsiaBlogCommunity-led conservationCountryLand and resource rightsPartnersPASDRegionThailandThemesTraditional and local knowledgeType
09.04.24

Planting trees for the restoration of headwater and streams in a Pgakenyaw community

Thailand is located in the tropical rain forest. So, in the past, there were forest resources and highly abundant biological diversity. Then, the Thai government started to think about selling wood to generate income for country development.  The Department of Forestry was set up on…
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Community-Based Monitoring and Information Systems in the Philippines  AsiaBiodiversity monitoringBlogCommunity-led conservationCountryPartnersPhilippinesPIKPRegionThemesTraditional and local knowledgeType
03.04.24

Community-Based Monitoring and Information Systems in the Philippines 

Resource inventory in Ibaloy ancestral land claims  Residents of Sitio Muyot, Barangay Happy Hollow in Baguio City, conducted a resource inventory within the forested areas of their Ibaloy ancestral land claims last December 2023 and continued in March 2024, with the support of the Philippine…
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Engaging Youth in Local Biodiversity Conservation of Baguio City AsiaBlogCommunity-led conservationCountryPartnersPhilippinesPIKPRegionThemesTraditional and local knowledgeTypeUncategorised
03.04.24

Engaging Youth in Local Biodiversity Conservation of Baguio City

The student council of the University of the Philippines Baguio in partnership with the Partners for Indigenous Knowledge Philippines (PIKP) conducted an ecological walk and educational discussion on local biodiversity conservation and promotion in Busol Watershed and Forest Reserve in Baguio City, Philippines in March…
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EN: Yanesha woman spinning. Central forest. Photo: Bruno Takahashi/ CHIRAPAQ. ES (original): Mujer Yanesha hilando. Selva Central. Foto: Bruno Takahashi/ CHIRAPAQ.
Showcase on Indigenous contributions to biodiversity conservation: Transformative Pathways website launches AfricaAIPPAsiaBiodiversity monitoringBlogCHIRAPAQCIPDPCommunity-led conservationCountryFPPGTANWICCSIINIMPECTInternational processesKenyaLand and resource rightsLMMalaysiaPartnersPASDPeruPhilippinesPIKPRegionSustainable livelihoodsThailandThe AmericasThemesTraditional and local knowledgeTypeUNEP-WCMC
09.08.23

Showcase on Indigenous contributions to biodiversity conservation: Transformative Pathways website launches

The Transformative Pathways website, launched on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, is a platform to evidence Indigenous Peoples' and Local Communities’ work safeguarding biodiversity across the globe. The website is a repository of information  to ensure that Indigenous voices are heard in global biodiversity policy.…
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“We want to demonstrate to the environmental policy makers both at national and international level that Indigenous people; Ogiek in this case, can coexist with nature without harming it” - Phoebe Ndiema, CIPDP
Indigenous fellows lead workshop on biodiversity monitoring protocol at Oxford University AfricaBlogCIPDPCommunity-led conservationFPPICCSKenyaSustainable livelihoodsTraditional and local knowledge
07.06.23

Indigenous fellows lead workshop on biodiversity monitoring protocol at Oxford University

Phoebe Ndiema and Elijah Kitelo, both biodiversity fellows at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Conservation Science (ICCS) at the University of Oxford, led a hybrid workshop on biodiversity monitoring protocols on the 7th June, 2023. Attended by Oxford academics from a wide variety of expertises -…
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Group photo of the Transformative Pathways Annual Review and Planning Meeting, Included were community members from Thailand, indigenous representatives and staff from partners in Peru, Thailand, Philippines and Kenya, as well as staff from global supporting organizations. Chiang Mai, 2023. The purpose of the meeting was to strengthen the project, reflecting on the previous year, plan for the next, share workplans, participate in capacity-building sessions on CBD international policy processes, workshops on sharing biodiversity monitoring experiences, and advocacy strategies. Photo by PASD.
First Transformative Pathways In-Person Meeting: Annual Planning and Review AfricaAIPPAsiaBlogCHIRAPAQCIPDPCommunity-led conservationFPPGTANWICCSIINIMPECTInternational processesKenyaLand and resource rightsLMPASDPeruPhilippinesPIKPSustainable livelihoodsThailandThe AmericasTraditional and local knowledgeUNEP-WCMC
22.02.23

First Transformative Pathways In-Person Meeting: Annual Planning and Review

The first in-person meeting of the Transformative Pathways consortium took place in Thailand in February 2023. Around 50 participants were present, including project partners, community members and Thai officials. The first day was focused on partner presentations which explored their visions for how this project…
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