Tag: traditional knowledge

Sustainable architecture is booming – but what inspiration can it take from traditional buildings, from igloos to yurts to windcatchers?

Here's a look at this year's Project Teams run by the Youth in Landscapes Initiative to bring restoration to a diverse planet.

How the patenting of genetic resources fails to benefit the traditional knowledge holders it should - a phenomenon known as biopiracy.

A growing number of people are turning to Kirinyaga’s precolonial past to save the mountain’s vital forests from an uncertain future.

Here stands the Great Green Wall: Part 2

A new cookbook of Indigenous recipes in Mexico's poorest state reignites pride in tradition, native seeds and sense of place.

Xiuhtezcatl Martinez on his values, the interplay between music and activism, and how to maintain hope in the climate crisis.

In New Zealand, myrtle rust is affecting some 50 native plant species. Scientist Nick Waipara explains how ancient Māori knowledge is helping combat it.

From seed saving to non-linear conceptions of time, ancient Indigenous knowledge continues to transform landscapes and livelihoods today.

Two poems from Inuk poet Aka Niviâna

Here's what happened at the Global Landscapes Forum Bonn 2019

Using ethno-communication to preserve traditions, languages and landscapes

Lessons for International Day for Biological Diversity

Experts discuss forest bathing’s history and health benefits in GLF Digital Summit

Traditional knowledge and 'cosmo visions' vital for restoration