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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April 17th, 2013 | Events
Wednesday 17 April 2013 during CGRFA14 in FAO, Rome
A Side Event that will feature humanity’s agricultural heritage systems and their importance to conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity for food security and nutrition, and in revitalization of rural communities.
April 12th, 2013 | Publications
Access and Benefit Sharing in Research Projects, the guidelines describe the type of agreements that can be used in different contexts and the most relevant provisions to be included in such agreements. They also provide models of agreements that can be adapted to particular situations.
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March 22nd, 2013 | Events, Featured, News
Outcomes of the Workshop on Custodian Farmers of Agricultural Biodiversity: Policy support for their roles in use and conservation
What are custodian farmers, Exploring policy support a table on the function of custodian farmers in terms of roles, responsibilities and rights and some recommendations
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March 21st, 2013 | Announcements
Nominations to participate in a workshop to identify procedures and approaches for building synergies between indigenous & local knowledge and science.
Organized on behalf of the IPBES Multidisciplinary Expert Panel by UNESCO, UNU and the Ministry of Environment of Japan, this workshop will be held from 9 to 11 June 2013 in Tokyo
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