The Myth of Wilderness in the Brazilian Rainforest
The Myth of Wilderness in the Brazilian Rainforest, Carlos Diegues, 2010
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Desde el pensamiento de los Pueblos Indígenas de Guatemala, por los derechos de la Madre Tierra
Agenda socioambiental Desde el pensamiento de los Pueblos Mayas Garifumas y Xinkas de Guatemala, Guatemala 15 de Octubre, 2010 (in Spanish)
Robust institutions and resilient ecology: linkages in Maasailand (Kenya)
A Century of Institutions and Ecology in East Africa’s Rangelands: Linking Institutional Robustness with the Ecological Resilience of Kenya’s Maasailand, Esther Mwangi and Elinor… Read more “Robust institutions and resilient ecology: linkages in Maasailand (Kenya)” ▸
A minha Casa/My home
This short video, made by many hands and minds in Brazil, presents the voices of leaders of indigenous populations, quilombolas, fishermen, and terreiro peoples, with their unique perceptions about issues such as belonging, knowledge, and the sacred. Read more ▸
Sherpa Cultural and Ecological Reflections
Sherpa, Tenzing Tashi. 2018. Sherpa Cultural and Ecological Reflections. Kathmandu: Khumbu Sherpa Culture Conservation Society (KSCCS). Sherpa Cultural and Ecological Reflections by Tenzing Tashi… Read more “Sherpa Cultural and Ecological Reflections” ▸
Risks to the sanctity of community lands in Kenya. A critical assessment of new legislation with reference to forestlands
This paper focuses upon loopholes in new laws that could exclude forested lands from collective entitlement, impairing constitutional advances in the process. Ambiguity within the Kenyan Constitution itself plays a role. Therefore, while lesser impediments to land justice may be remedied through clarifying regulations and parliamentary removal of offending clauses, judicial interpretation of constitutional intentions is required. Read more ▸
People in Conservation #2
People in Conservation – is the second Newsletter of Kalpavriksh, an ICCA Consortium Founding member. It is a special issue on Good Food For All. Read more ▸
Exploring the African Traditional Belief Systems in Natural Resource Conservation and Management in Ghana
Abstract The aim of this paper was to discover how taboos and totems as belief systems have been used successfully to promote natural resource… Read more “Exploring the African Traditional Belief Systems in Natural Resource Conservation and Management in Ghana” ▸
Beneath the Surface: Community Mapping and Resistance to Mining in Ghana
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When the Ghanaian government granted an Australian mining company the right to mine for gold in Upper West Region of Ghana, the community of… Read more “Beneath the Surface: Community Mapping and Resistance to Mining in Ghana” ▸
Garantir la conservation durable des écosystèmes par le respect des droits culturels des peuples autochtones en RDC
Garantir la conservation durable des écosystèmes par le respect des droits culturels des peuples autochtones en République Démocratique du Congo. 3ème édition du Bulletin… Read more “Garantir la conservation durable des écosystèmes par le respect des droits culturels des peuples autochtones en RDC” ▸
People in Conservation # 1
People in Conservation – is the first Newsletter of Kalpavriksh, an ICCA Consortium Founding member. It is a special issue on Community Conserved Areas (CCAs). It shares information related to forest governance, marine biodiversity, pastoral communities and agro-biodiversity. Read more ▸
Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwepemc Nation (SSN) defending its land against Ajax Mine
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Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwepemc Nation (SSN) has recently carried out its own autonomous Environmental Assessment process to consider the proposed Ajax Mine in their territory… Read more “Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwepemc Nation (SSN) defending its land against Ajax Mine” ▸
The Role of Sherpa Culture in Nature Conservation
By: Tenzing Tashi Sherpa, ed. Khumbu Sherpa Culture Conservation Society (KSCCS), 2016 The Role of Sherpa Culture in Nature Conservation, by Tenzing Tashi Sherpa… Read more “The Role of Sherpa Culture in Nature Conservation” ▸
Safeguarding Commons for Next Generation – A study of Common property Resources in District Alwar
Safeguarding Commons for Next Generation – A study of Common property Resources in District Alwar, Krapavis, Bread for the World, Seva Mandir, Aman Singh
Field to a forest: Patterns of forest recovery following shifting cultivation in the Eastern Himalaya
Field to a forest: Patterns of forest recovery following shifting cultivation in the Eastern Himalaya, Karthik Teegalapalli and Aparajita Datta, Forest Ecology and Management… Read more “Field to a forest: Patterns of forest recovery following shifting cultivation in the Eastern Himalaya” ▸
Evolving hunting practices in Gabon: lessons for community-based conservation interventions
Evolving hunting practices in Gabon: lessons for community-based conservation interventions. Walters, G., J. Schleicher, O. Hymas, and L. Coad. 2015. Ecology and Society 20(4):31.… Read more “Evolving hunting practices in Gabon: lessons for community-based conservation interventions” ▸
Rice-related knowledge, farming strategies and the transformation of swiddens Amongst the Batak of Palawan Island, the Philippines
Rice-related knowledge, farming strategies and the transformation of swiddens amongst the Batak of Palawan Island, the Philippines, Dario Novellino, Chapter 48, In Shifting cultivation… Read more “Rice-related knowledge, farming strategies and the transformation of swiddens Amongst the Batak of Palawan Island, the Philippines” ▸
Chimalapas: La defensa del territorio y de los bienes naturales como un factor de identidad indígena
Chimalapas: La defensa del territorio y de los bienes naturales como un factor de identidad indígena, Miguel Ángel García Aguirre, Centro de Estudios para… Read more “Chimalapas: La defensa del territorio y de los bienes naturales como un factor de identidad indígena” ▸
Unseen sentinels: local monitoring and control in conservation’s blind spots
Unseen sentinels: local monitoring and control in conservation’s blind spots, Douglas Sheil, Manuel Boissière and Guillaume Beaudoin, Ecology and Society 20(2): 39, 2015
Los servicios ambientales en México
Los servicios ambientales en México: Las reglas operativas de CONAFOR y los derechos a la autonomía y la auto-determinación de las comunidades indígenas. Autores: Carlos del… Read more “Los servicios ambientales en México” ▸
Tana’ Ulen, Customary Forest: A legacy of Indigenous Kenyah Dayak people for forest conservation
Tana’ Ulen, Customary Forest: A legacy of Indigenous Kenyah Dayak people for forest conservation, Ndan Imang, Center for Social Forestry (CSF)