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03 December 2014 Colombia

Local research: our own language, our own knowledge

Pragmatic and experiential knowledge of women and men living in direct contact with natural resources and ecosystem services is a fundamental part of the cultural heritage of local communities. Such knowledge is translated into decisions that are taken on a daily basis by farmers and other inhabitants of the territory. This local knowledge is transmitted through generations, sometimes it includes variations and sometimes it is actively built and renewed in face of adaptation challenges, in terms of environmental factors or the appearance of new actors.

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01 December 2014 Ghana

Experimental Agro-forestry Plot Yields 10 Mini Bags of Rice

Reformed Chainsaw Operators now engaged in agroforestry have reaped a total of ten (10) mini bags of rice from a one acre experimental plot established to assess the viability of the agroforestry project being promoted as an alternative livelihood for former chainsaw operators by Tropenbos International (TBI) Ghana.

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19 November 2014 DR Congo

Images that raise awareness among local people about legal timber in Province Orientale (DR Congo).

The provincial minister of natural resources, Paulin Odiane, presented the comic book titled “Together for legal timber” during an event to launch an awareness campaign on legal timber organized by TBI DR Congo on November 14, 2014.

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17 November 2014 the Netherlands

Effectively addressing domestic and regional timber trade within FLEGT VPAs

Domestic and regional timber trade in developing countries is important for economic development. It offers a lot of employment and timber for (re)construction purposes. The supply of lumber to the domestic market in developing countries is very often informal because of an inadequate legal framework and unclear tenure arrangements. During a workshop organized by Tropenbos International in cooperation with CIFOR at the Forest Governance Forum in Cameroon (Yaounde, 22-24 October 2014) it was discussed how this trade can be effectively addressed within FLEGT VPAs.

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04 November 2014 Suriname

Upper Suriname River communities develop three-dimensional participatory map

A three-dimensional map of the upper Suriname River has been developed through participatory mapping by local communities of the Saramaccan ethnic group in Suriname. Children, women, men and elders worked together during 10 days to build the map that represents their territory in 34 aspects relevant for their orientation, livelihoods and culture.

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29 October 2014 Colombia

National Campesino Cultures Meeting

From 29-31 October 2014 the National Campesino Cultures Meeting will take place in Curití (Santander). The meeting will provide an opportunity to express and debate the great variety of cultural expressions of farmers (campesinos) in Colombia and for the recognition of the knowledge and practices of rural communities around the country.

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