Territorial management and natural resources

Traditional water knowledge of mountain lake communities in Kyrgyzstan

The initiative group “Suuchular” (The Waterers) The initiative’s goal is to document, interpret, and disseminate local climate change indicators from indigenous communities living around Lake Ysykkul (which represents a unique combination of mountain and coastal ecosystems) that have accumulated a large body of traditional ecological knowledge that contains local indicators of climate change based on …

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“Sutain Khishig” The Blessing of sacred Sutai Mountain—Arvai Barley Flour

Cooperative “Bayalag Sutain Khugjil” The initiative’s goal is to revitalise the culture of respect for local food and the practice of Arvai sowing, growing, harvesting, and eating as an integral part of a healthy and prosperous life in the mountainous communities of Western Mongolia and beyond. The intrinsic connection between people and the landscape is …

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Project of Improvement Access to Land and Natural Resources for Indigenous Peoples

UNIPROBA (Unissons-nous pour la promotion des Batwa) The project’s main objective is to improve access to land by the Batwa in Burundi with the involvement of public authorities. To improve the capacity of beneficiaries regarding land rights, the importance of natural resources, and how to protect and save them for future generations. To engage the …

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Strengthening Household Energy Resilience and Security of Mbororo Communities through the Revitalization of Indigenous Traditional Knowledge: Improved Clay Stoves and Fireless Cooking Bags in, four communities in the Mbéré Division, Adamawa Region of Cameroon.

African Indigenous Women Organization Central African Network (AIWO-CAN) This project aims to promote energy-efficient cooking methods through the introduction and scaling up ofAmeliorated indigenous clay stoves and an innovation of fireless cooking bags. These are considered both energy- and cost-efficient adaptation and resilience strategies for reducing pressure on forests for energy purposes and easing the …

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Mangrove Restoration Programme

Save Lamu The initiative aimed to promote, protect, and conserve the marine environment and enhance natural resource governance in Lamu, including rehabilitating the already destructed mangrove areas. Through this project, we have planned to gather with partners to enhance mangrove restoration activities in Lamu as they are beneficial and communal. Supporting 7 groups to establish …

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Land rights advocacy for Maasai in Ngorongoro

Pastoralists Indigenous Non-Governmental Organizations PINGOs The initiative sought to support the capacity strengthening and advocacy of Maasai communities in Ngorongoro, Tanzania, currently facing the threat of eviction from their territory in the name of conservation through fact-finding missions, documentation, capacity building, and advocacy to influence policies processes for the recognition and protection of the rights …

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SEGUIMIENTO AL PROYECTO DE FORTALECIMIENTO DE LA UNIDAD DEL PUEBLO ARHUACO, EN EL MARCO DEL ESTABLECIMIENTO DE UN DIÁLOGO DE GOBIERNO A GOBIERNO ENTRE EL PUEBLO ARHUACO Y EL GOBIERNO NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA

Autoridades Tradicionales del Pueblo Arhuaco – Zona de Recuperación Territorial Cesar. La presente propuesta corresponde a la segunda fase del “proyecto-implementación de la estrategia para el restablecimiento de la unidad y el consenso como principios de la autonomía del pueblo arhuaco”. Esta segunda fase tiene como propósito fortalecer un diálogo de gobierno a gobierno entre …

SEGUIMIENTO AL PROYECTO DE FORTALECIMIENTO DE LA UNIDAD DEL PUEBLO ARHUACO, EN EL MARCO DEL ESTABLECIMIENTO DE UN DIÁLOGO DE GOBIERNO A GOBIERNO ENTRE EL PUEBLO ARHUACO Y EL GOBIERNO NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA Leer más »

Actualización de la Estrategia Centroamericana sobre Territorios Indígenas y Áreas Protegidas

CICA- Consejo Indígena de Centro América CICA La iniciativa quiere establecer una actualización tanto del estado jurídico de los Pueblos Indígenas como sus territorios, para la generación de incidencia, establecimiento y adecuación de las estrategias plasmadas en dicho documento para fortalecer la gestión de los derechos de administración tradicional de los territorios y la biodiversidad …

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Traditional Seafaring and Celestial Navigation Apprenticeship Program

Island Wisdom Traditional Seafaring This initiative aims to perpetuate the ancient Pacific practice of celestial navigation by training 3 apprentices in the fundamentals of traditional seafaring utilizing the methodology prescribed by the Weriyeng school of navigation and its Master Navigators in Micronesia. Will develop traditional navigation training materials that may be shared with the larger …

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Revitalization of water

Rockhampton All Blacks Sports Club, Inc. Water – the importance of interconnecting life and the importance of protecting our water from pollution, drought and waste. Indigenous peoples water rights in Australia is not recognized by Australian law and policies. The funds will support threes indigenous communities (Central Australian, Northern Australia and the Torres Strait) to …

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