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Meeting review: Workshop on the contribution of indigenous and local knowledge systems to IPBES

Elsa Tsioumani wrote 15 hours ago: International Expert and Stakeholder Workshop: The Contribution of Indigenous and Local Knowledge Sy … more →

Tags: Biodiversity, IPBES, UNESCO, unu

Meeting review: WIN Conference

Elsa Tsioumani wrote 15 hours ago: World Indigenous Network (WIN) Conference 26-31 May 2013 (Darwin, Australia) Aiming to “connect indi … more →

Tags: Biodiversity, Culture, development, Education, forests, Indigenous and local communities, Marine, Meeting Documents & Reports, Traditional Resource Management

Resource: UNEP-WCMC toolkit to support conservation by indigenous peoples and local communities

Elsa Tsioumani wrote 15 hours ago: A toolkit to support conservation by indigenous peoples and local communities: building capacity and … more →

Tags: Biodiversity, Culture, customary law, Education, Indigenous and local communities, publications, Traditional Resource Management, UNDP, UNEP

Resource: IIED multimedia publication on voices and flavours of the earth

Elsa Tsioumani wrote 15 hours ago: Voices and flavours of the earth: Visualising food sovereignty in the Andes International Institute … more →

Tags: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Culture, Indigenous and local communities, Public awareness, publications, Traditional Resource Management

This week in review ... Indigenous Land Coalition opens consultation on document on indigenous peoples’ land rights

Elsa Tsioumani wrote 15 hours ago: Call for Participation: Open consultation on the document “Indigenous peoples’ rights to lands, terr … more →

Tags: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Culture, customary law, development, FAO, forests, Indigenous and local communities, News Alerts

This week in review ... Arctic research station design incorporates Inuit knowledge

Elsa Tsioumani wrote 15 hours ago: Arctic research station design incorporates Inuit knowledge CBC news, 18 June 2013 NUNAVUT, CANADA: … more →

Tags: Culture, News Alerts, climate change, Indigenous and local communities, Education

Artifice v. Pastoral by Jay Griffiths

anagnori wrote 2 days ago: From: Artifice v. Pastoral by Jay Griffiths, Orion Magazine, http://www.orionmagazine.org I asked on … more →

Tags: Ecology, Community, Economy, Environment, Energy, land, Inuit, Arctic, qallunaat

UPCOMING RELEASE OF “GIFTS FROM THE ELDERS: Honoring the Past for a Healthier Tomorrow”

jdgriffithlaw wrote 3 days ago: In July, a Canadian production company will release a new movie that follows the story of five Anish … more →

Tags: INDIAN LAW, tribal economic development, Human Rights, Tempe, Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Scottsdale, phoenix

Deep Culture

whaletrail wrote 6 days ago: Due to a tendency to dream big and an unrelenting curiosity of the world, I am not satisfied with br … more →

Tags: Culture, farming, lesson learned, Lifestyle, permaculture, Abundance, Biodiversity, biomimicry, Culture 2

This week in review … Global Indigenous Preparatory Conference on the WCIP meets in Alta

Elsa Tsioumani wrote 1 week ago: Indigenous peoples meet in Arctic Norway to prepare 2014 UN conference Nunatsiaqonline, 10 June 2013 … more →

Tags: Culture, development, Indigenous and local communities, News Alerts, un general assembly

Meeting prep: Chengdu International Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage

Elsa Tsioumani wrote 1 week ago: Chengdu International Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage 14-16 June 2013 (Chengdu, China) Or … more →

Tags: Intellectual Property, UNESCO, Culture, Meeting Documents & Reports, Indigenous and local communities

Resource: UNDP report on indigenous political participation in Latin America

Elsa Tsioumani wrote 1 week ago: Intercultural Citizenship: Contributions from the political participation of indigenous peoples in L … more →

Tags: development, publications, Public awareness, Indigenous and local communities, UNDP, customary law

Resource: The Indigenous World 2013

Elsa Tsioumani wrote 1 week ago: The Indigenous World 2013 Cæcilie Mikkelsen (ed.) International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (I … more →

Tags: Biodiversity, CBD, Culture, customary law, development, Education, forests, Indigenous and local communities, language

This week in review … SciDev.Net article reviews UNPFII 12

Elsa Tsioumani wrote 1 week ago: Indigenous people ‘excluded from development efforts’ SciDev.Net, 7 June 2013 UN HEADQUARTERS, NEW Y … more →

Tags: development, Indigenous and local communities, News Alerts, UNPFII

Meeting review: UNPFII 12

Elsa Tsioumani wrote 2 weeks ago: UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, twelfth session 20-31 May 2013 (UN Headquarters, New York) … more →

Tags: Culture, development, Education, forests, Indigenous and local communities, language, Meeting Documents & Reports, UNPFII

This week in review … Traditional knowledge can enable precision farming, researcher says

Elsa Tsioumani wrote 2 weeks ago: Traditional knowledge “can enable precision farming” SciDev.Net, 28 May 2013 LONDON, UK: Crop yields … more →

Tags: Agriculture, Indigenous and local communities, Information Technology, News Alerts, publications, Traditional Resource Management

This week in review … UNESCO meeting in New Zealand focuses on traditional calendars

Elsa Tsioumani wrote 2 weeks ago: Experts link local knowledge with climate change Voxy.co.nz, 29 May 2013 AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND: Co-h … more →

Tags: UNESCO, Culture, News Alerts, climate change, Meeting Documents & Reports, Indigenous and local communities

Resource: Article on community participation and benefits in REDD+

Elsa Tsioumani wrote 2 weeks ago: Community Participation and Benefits in REDD+: A Review of Initial Outcomes and Lessons Kathleen Law … more →

Tags: Biodiversity, development, Culture, publications, Indigenous and local communities, forests

Resource: Book on common pools of genetic resources and TK

Elsa Tsioumani wrote 2 weeks ago: Common Pools of Genetic Resources: Equity and Innovation in International Biodiversity Law Evanson C … more →

Tags: Abs, Agriculture, Biodiversity, CBD, Culture, customary law, development, Indigenous and local communities, Intellectual Property


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