The Amadiba community in South Africa holds fast to traditional farming. They have also withstood pressure to mine their land.

While indigenous communities are on the frontline of climate change, “these very same Pacific communities are also often fighting to be heard on the issue.” The Pacific Islands are home to a wealth of ...

It is well known that biodiversity of cultural landscapes is threatened by land abandonment and agricultural intensification. Traditional, low chemical and machinery input management systems have long ...

New Delhi: Govt school teachers in Delhi are set to undergo specialised training in India's traditional knowledge systems.The programme, scheduled to begin in Sept, will be conducted at two Indian ...

Undisturbed peatlands act as carbon sinks and support biodiversity. Finland has drained 60% — more than 60,000 km2 (23,000 mi2) — of its peatlands, releasing vast amounts of carbon dioxide into the ...

The Ministry of Ayush today signed an agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) to co-host the 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine. Themed “Restoring balance for people and planet: ...

The Arganeraie Biosphere Reserve, designated in 1998, covers 2.5 million hectares of argan tree forests in southwestern Morocco, spread across two administrative regions: Marrakech-Safi and ...

Australia has always had bushfires, the result of being the driest inhabited continent on earth combined with high temperatures. Its indigenous people, who predate European colonization by some 40,000 ...