March 22nd, 2012 | News
A seminar on Indigenous Knowledge Human-Environmental Change and Agrobiodiversity at Penn state University
Professor Zimmerer is a geographer and an environmental and earth-systems scientist, whose research, teaching and outreach are centered on global human-environmental change …
October 12th, 2011 | News
The first session of the plenary meeting on the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) held at UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya came to an end on the 7th of October 2011. Discussions during this five-day meeting ranged from the functions and operating principles of the platform; the legal issues [...]
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September 7th, 2011 | Publications
By Kurbonali Partoev, Makhmadzamon Sulangov, Kurbonali Melikov and Asomiddin Jumakhmadov An informative publication on research findings from an investigation conducted by the staff members of the Institute of botany, plant physiology and genetics of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Institute of Gardening and Vegetable growing, the Academy of agricultural sciences [...]
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July 5th, 2011 | News
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has released the outcome of the meeting on the future of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), held , in Paris, France on 10 June 2011. The meeting’s outcome calls for representation of key stakeholders and recommends elements of a knowledge generation strategy. [...]
More »June 29th, 2011 | Articles, News
The Jokkmokk Agreement was crafted by Indigenous Peoples from Africa, the Americas, Russia, Arctic, Asia, Oceania and Europe at a conference in Jokkmokk, Sapmi, Sweden, June 17th – 19th 2011. The Terre Madre brings together those players in the food chain who together support sustainable agriculture, fishing, and breeding with the goal of preserving taste [...]
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March 2nd, 2011 | Announcements, Events
Oral and poster sessions will focus on the following topics: Review current status of conservation and management of Fruits nuts and wild relatives (FNWR). •Complementary strategies including participatory and community based approaches – building partnerships •National and international policies and programs •Current threats (natural and anthropogenic) including climate change and conservation priorities •Indigenous knowledge [...]
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