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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…
17.12.24
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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…
16.12.24
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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…
16.12.24
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IIFB representatives at COP16

Outcomes of COP16 for Indigenous Peoples and local communities

The Conference of the Parties related to biodiversity conservation and sustainable use had many positive outcomes, but ultimately was suspended without all decisions being finalised. In October 2024, governments, NGOs, Indigenous Peoples, local community representatives and other key actors came together in Cali, Colombia to…
27.11.24
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Roundtable Discussion on Indigenous Health and Wellness in Baguio City

Indigenous healers from around the Cordillera region were enthusiastic in sharing their knowledge and practices during a Roundtable Discussion on Indigenous Health and Wellness (IHW) held on November 14, 2024 in Baguio City. They shared about their experiences on the use of medicinal plants, use…
14.11.24

Conservation and Human Rights: An Introduction

This guidance is intended as a resource for conservation professionals who are interested to learn more about the relationship between conservation and human rights, especially the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities. A huge amount has been written on this topic over the past…
30.10.24
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Training resources on the Convention on Biological Diversity

This booklet series provides Indigenous Peoples and local communities with key insights into the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), and its Target 3, focusing on their rights and participation in global conservation efforts. It offers guidance on engaging…
28.10.24

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…
17.10.24
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Transformative Pathways partners prepare for COP16

The 16th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16) begins on 21 October in Cali, Colombia. Transformative Pathways project partners will be attending to advocate for their rights in biodiversity conservation. At COP15 in 2022, Parties agreed upon and signed the…
30.09.24
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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…
30.09.24
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Monitors gathering biodiversity data in Mt. Elgon Forest

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…
23.09.24
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Sungai ethnic men explaining on the types of animal traps using materials from their forest. Tony/PACOS, 2015

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…
29.08.24
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The Philippine Indigenous Peoples Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), adopted by Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 2022, recognizes the key roles and contributions of indigenous peoples and local communities as custodians of biodiversity and as partners in its conservation, restoration and sustainable use. It…
05.08.24
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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…
24.07.24
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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…
09.07.24
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‘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…
05.07.24
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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…
05.07.24
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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…
04.07.24
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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.…
04.07.24
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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…
04.07.24
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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)

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…
03.07.24
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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…
03.07.24
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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…
27.05.24
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Experts work on assessing status of traditional knowledge indicators for the Global Biodiversity Framework

As part of the Transformative Pathways project, FPP and UNEP-WCMC, together with the Secretariat to the Convention on Biological Diversity, convened an Expert Workshop on Traditional Knowledge Indicators in Cambridge, UK, in March 2024.  The event brought together Indigenous experts on indicators, members of the…
20.05.24
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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…
07.05.24
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Community Video: Monitoring Paiche Fish Repopulation in Puerto Juan, Morona

Dashed lineThe community of Puerto Juan (Shinguito) in the Morona River basin mobilized a group of 12 people, with high participation from women, to manage the project component of Paiche fish repopulation. The group conducted a Paiche census in their oxbow lake using the plot…
30.04.24

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…
11.04.24
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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…
09.04.24
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Good breath with having a forest

We have all heard stories about the umbilical forest. Right? Maybe I’ve never even heard of it; maybe I’ve heard of it, but I don’t know the true meaning, or I don’t know the depth of what the word umbilical forest is, and I am…
09.04.24

Introduction to community-based environmental monitoring

Practical guidance for monitoring of natural resources by Indigenous Peoples and local communities. This guide is for the local organisations working with communities (e.g. community-based organisations and local non-governmental organisations), which are facilitating Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPs and LCs) to design and implement…
03.04.24