Case Study

The Kingdom of Tonga is a Pacific Island nation whose communities depend heavily on marine and coastal ecosystems for food security, livelihoods and cultural identity. The major income sources for…

Up until the 1980s the Payew people of Mountain Province in the Philippines were largely self-sufficient in food, and even exported some of their surplus bananas and rice. They sourced…

The Gunayala Comarca (province) is an indigenous territory located in the east of the Republic of Panama. It is characterised by having a special territorial administration granted by the Republic…

Taloy Sur is a mountainous barangay located in Tuba, in the province of Benguet in the Philippines. It abounds in forests and river systems, and indigenous communities have been at…

The community of Muyot in the barangay (village) of Happy Hallow, Baguio City, has been home to the indigenous Ibaloys for generations. The original inhabitants and their descendants cared for…

The Wapichan conserved headwaters area offers a unique contribution to global biodiversity and to Guyana’s 30×30 target.

Loky Manambato is a highly diverse landscape in northeastern Madagascar spanning 250,000 hectares, and including high massifs, forested areas and grasslands, and a marine/coastal zone. Bounded by two rivers, the…

This short film illustrates how a bottom-up approach is enabling communities in the Loky Manambato area of Madagascar to protect their land and marine ecosystems.

This short film follows Warembunga spiritual leader Tonaas Rinto Taroreh as he conducts a ritual to protect and honour ancestral connections to a sacred spring near his community in Indonesia.

This short film shows how members of the Maya Kaqchikel community in Guatemala predict changes in the weather