Traditional and Indigenous knowledges

Bringing climate science and Indigenous knowledge systems together promises to produce better results for heritage protection as the climate changes. And there is no time to waste.

Some of Africa’s dry areas face serious water shortages due to minimal rainfall. An ancient system of drawing water from aquifers, the “qanat system”, could help.

PreventionWeb offers you 5 key learnings we picked up about wildfires in 2023.

This is the fifth in a series of blog posts that bring together PASTRES work from 2018-2023 around a number of themes. In this post, Ian Scoones explore the role of pastoralists in rangeland conservation.

This book is a synopsis of the history of the relationships between people and nature presented in this volume will contribute to building relationships in face of the current serious challenges of climate change and socioeconomic transformation.

This book about disaster recovery efforts and projects at the Sanriku Coast constitutes the fourth volume of the series "Eco-DRR as Learned from Local History."

This publication considers the landscape of dispersed villages in the context of the entire Tonami Plain through not only the value of its beautiful scenery, but the local knowledge needed to pass on to the next generation.

As Pakistan’s dwindling Kalash community reels from the impacts of global warming and excessive deforestation, government apathy means they often rely on ancient beliefs to protect their environments.