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- 5 Apr 2012
Domesticating indigenous fruit trees puts better food on the table in sub-Saharan Africa
About 23 Results found. From 1997 - 2024
News - 20 Aug 2013
India’s Jenu Kuruba forest honey industry sticks to tradition – study
Traditional knowledge persists among the Jenu Kuruba people because of the economic value in honey collecting.
Event Coverage - 19 Aug 2013
Amazon degraded lands prompt new bushmeat hunting trends
Hunting and consumption of bushmeat may constitute the main source of protein for rural families.
News - 22 Jul 2013
Scientists seek out forest traditions in climate change fight
Traditional forest-related knowledge are inherently adaptable - and we can learn a lot from them.
Interview - 12 Jun 2013
Q&A: ‘Traditional forest knowledge is not folklore, but a resource for change’
Miguel Pinedo-Vásquez on how traditional forest knowledge and practices can be used to in adaptation and mitigation initiatives.
Interview - 12 Jun 2013
Q&A: ‘Traditional forest knowledge is not folklore, but a resource for change’
Event Coverage - 4 Jan 2013
The world’s shrinking food basket: Why it is critical we increase crop diversity
Two key words for resilient food systems: genetic diversity and indigenous knowledge.
Event Coverage - 4 Jan 2013
The world’s shrinking food basket: Why it is critical we increase crop diversity
News - 24 Dec 2012
BEST OF 2012: Supernatural powers play key role in forest use
A strictly secular approach to forest management may be at odds with local attitudes.
News - 24 Dec 2012
BEST OF 2012: Supernatural powers play key role in forest use
Event Coverage - 29 Oct 2012
Bringing the genebank back to the field: researcher argues for on-farm conservation
Researchers promote community based biodiversity management to protect biological diversity.
Event Coverage - 29 Oct 2012
Bringing the genebank back to the field: researcher argues for on-farm conservation
23 Oct 2012
Recognising indigenous “sacred areas” could double amount of protected land worldwide
More indigenous voices and knowledge need to be involved in decisions over indigenous owned land.
23 Oct 2012
Recognising indigenous “sacred areas” could double amount of protected land worldwide
Feature - 20 Jul 2012
Social assets and social hazards shape adaptive capacity in Setulang
Adaptation planning should take into account both the social assets and the social hazards that enhance or hinder adaptive capacity.
Feature - 20 Jul 2012
Social assets and social hazards shape adaptive capacity in Setulang
Event Coverage - 18 Jul 2012
What’s gender got to do with it? Bush meat consumption in the Congo Basin
CIFOR presents new findings at the IUFRO-FORNESSA Africa Congress.
Event Coverage - 18 Jul 2012
What’s gender got to do with it? Bush meat consumption in the Congo Basin
Feature - 11 Jul 2012
Forest communities provide a new perspective on climate change in Papua
The future climate is uncertain; we have to understand how communities are adapting.
Feature - 11 Jul 2012
Forest communities provide a new perspective on climate change in Papua
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