May 14th, 2013 | Initiatives, News
Calling for A Global Program on Conservation of Useful Plants and Traditional Knowledge to address the tragic loss of plant diversity and for the development of a concerted effort worldwide to address the loss of essential knowledge about plants and their uses, especially at the level of local communities.
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May 2nd, 2013 | Featured, Initiatives
Indigenous food and issues of food sovereignty discussed during food festival organized as part of Western Ghats civil society Conclave at Mahabaleshwar India, provided a context in which tribal people could share wider concerns about environmental sustainability, political sovereignty and preservation of traditional culture, and also interact with other conclave participants from the position of specialists and experts in their own field.
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November 8th, 2012 | Initiatives, Publications
The Equator Initiative releases its landmark publication.
In this book a comprehensive analysis of the commonalities, trends and lessons learned across this pool of outstanding grassroots efforts to reduce poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
Twelve key lessons with the greatest relevance for understanding and catalyzing effective ecosystem-based action at the local level. Sample case studies are provided to illustrate lessons learned.
November 6th, 2012 | Initiatives
The objective of Andescrop is to improve food security in the Andean region by developing methods for sustainable use of Andean plant genetic resources, soil, water and biodiversity, and by linking small-scale producers to modern markets.
Another priority is strengthening local research capacity and developing human resources for continued and innovative research and development in the Andean crops.
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October 19th, 2012 | Initiatives, Websites
The Society For Conservation of Mango Diversity (SCMD) is an organization working for mango growing community empowerment and mango diversity conservation. Activities taken up by SCMD mainly aim on the empowerment of communities of Kasmandi Kalan, Gopramau, Sarsanda and Mahmood Nagar Talukedari to appreciate more value and uniqueness of their mango diversity and its on farm [...]
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July 4th, 2012 | Announcements, Featured, Initiatives, News
By Khamphone Syvongxay, Vientiane Times The Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC) will provide Laos US$6.3 million to continue the work of the Agro-Biodiversity Initiative (Tabi) project. Phase I was undertaken within 13 development village groups totalling 104 villages in the Phoukoud district, the Xieng Khuang province, the Phonxay district, and the Luang Prabang province. [...]
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