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23 Results found. From 1997 - 2023
News
- 1 Apr 2015
In Indonesia, local communities lose out as oil palm expands
Research in West Papua highlights stark reality for indigenous communities.
Analysis
- 7 Mar 2015
Where the wild vegetables are: Moroccan food from the forest
Study reveals 84% in Rif Mountains consumed wild vegetables in the previous week.
News
- 3 Mar 2015
‘Boom’ and gloom: Forest-based wildlife feel brunt of Asia’s appetite for meat, medicine
Bushmeat is big business thanks to growing middle class in China, but is it sustainable?
Event Coverage
- 11 Dec 2014
Traditional herders face uncertain future, forum hears
“Indigenous people have a special relationship with the land and with their territory that is important for their physical and cultural survival.”
Video
- 28 Nov 2014
Outside a national park, agroforestry helping to save forests inside the park
Scientists use local participation and knowledge to determine drivers of land use change and land cover.
News
- 19 Nov 2014
Eat the beetles? Rural people losing their taste for a crucial food source
Forest communities shift to western sources of protein - but at what cost?
Fact File
- 3 Sep 2014
10 things you didn’t know about bushmeat in Africa
From porcupines and rats to (yes) the occasional monkey.
Video Q&A
- 10 Jul 2014
Interview: Forest loss hurting food security in Indonesia
More recognition needed on the strong links between forests and food security.
News
- 15 Apr 2014
‘Rural’ forests nurture healthy socio-environmental activity — scientists
The success of the logic of rural forests: natural vegetation dynamics instead conventional agriculture.
News
- 27 Sep 2013
Scientists tap local expertise to deepen knowledge of threatened species
Indigenous people’s knowledge can provide urgently needed data at little cost.
News
- 26 Sep 2013
Traditional knowledge fuels climate change adaptation in Ghana – study
Modern techniques and practices have everything to learn from traditional practices.
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