Given their high degree of self-sufficiency, it is essential to secure and preserve Indigenous Peoples’ food systems to ensure the food security of 476 million Indigenous people around the world1. The traditional food systems of Indigenous Peoples are sustainable because over the centuries their practices have been oriented towards the rational use of resources, which …
In this meeting we have Joan Carling as a guest, an indigenous activist from the Cordillera with more than 20 years of work on indigenous issues at the international level. A podcast made by indigenous people for indigenous peoples. Listen on Listen on web:
Latin America is the most urbanized region in the world. In the last decade, already 80% of its population lived in urban areas. By 2021, 35% of the population lived in cities of 1 million or more inhabitants. The high rate of migration to cities also makes it the most unequal region in the world. …
If the grandparents, the tatas, leave, we will be without knowledge Leer más »
América Latina, es la región más urbanizada en el mundo. En la última década, ya el 80% de su población vivía en zonas urbanas. Mientras que, para el 2021, el 35% de la población vivía en ciudades de 1 millón o más habitantes. La alta taza de migración a las ciudades, genera también que sea …
Si los abuelos, los tatas, se van, nos vamos a quedar Leer más »
Indigenous leaders are respected in their communities for their knowledge of indigenous languages, histories, ceremonies, rituals, and stories. In this sense, we start by recognizing that each indigenous people are a nation in itself and therefore has its own type of organization, leadership, and decision-making. In indigenous communities, decisions are made by consensus as part …
Modern life offers pre-processed foods low in nutrients, to the dietary changes is added the predominance of sedentary lifestyle and the loss of ancestral values of Indigenous Peoples. The Altai Valley has not undergone major changes due to industrial development, but it
is currently threatened by large industries, and also the emigration of inhabitants to the industrial areas located in the North, in search of sources of work.
Sustainable water management is currently one of the greatest global challenges, as it is fundamental for food production, ecosystem conservation and human survival. It is also a crucial part of climate change adaptation and is a determining link between societies and the environment. For the indigenous peoples worldwide, there is a unique and spiritual relationship …
For thousands of years, indigenous peoples have used their knowledge to manage the resources of their environment in a sustainable way with a vision of the present and future. Indigenous peoples see in their habitat more than just land and resources, their territory is the link by which they obtain medicines, food, building materials and …
Biodiversity Conservation in Indigenous Communities Leer más »
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