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Traditional herders safeguard species-rich grasslands in Central Europe

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Bikin National Park: innovative co-management in the Russian Federation

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Controlling the invasive Gmelina and bringing back biodiversity in Kalinga, Philippines

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The potential impact of small grants: GEF-SGP support for Walling Nature Reserve, Antigua-Barbuda

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Finding alternative uses for invasive species: the water hyacinth in Benin

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Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan, Indonesia: indigenous Dayak try to save forest, river and lake habitats under threat from palm oil expansion

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Indigenous peoples’ education in Filipino schools

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Film: Zenu Indigenous Women – Protectors and Growers of Mother Earth

9 August 2022
Indigenous Zenu women in Colombia use their traditional knowledge to grow crops without using any pesticides or chemicals.
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Briefing: Indigenous Peoples, local communities and area-based conservation targets

5 July 2022
This briefing seeks to bring greater clarity to the intersection between the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and the land and resource rights, collective governance and self-determination of Indigenous Peoples and…
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Film: Nana Yala (Mother Earth)

19 May 2022
Nana Yala (Mother Earth) follows a collective of Indigenous women from the Digir Community in Panama as they work together on their fields to produce crops
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