Eallinbiras – Our Living Environment: the Samí Parliament environmental programme as a framework for the future. / Le programme environnemental du Parlement Samí comme cadre pour l’avenir.

Texte en français ci-après When referring to indigenous knowledge, to their relation to the environment and their world-view, images of American tribes may come to mind in most of our European spirits. However, here are the Sámi people, who live in Sapmi, a territory that stretches across northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. In the

Rural agro-ecological knowledge: how to develop it in agricultural education / Les savoirs agro-écologiques ruraux : comment les valoriser dans l’enseignement agricole

Texte en français ci-après These two booklets published by Sup’Agro Florac (now the Florac Institute of Agro-Environmental Education) propose a reflection on the link between local – or rural – agroecological knowledge and agricultural education. Between 2008 and 2014, this training centre has carried out several initiatives on this theme (educational projects, conferences, international project),

Intangible Cultural Heritage / Patrimoine culturel immatériel – Convention 2003- UNESCO

Our previous post was referring to the Bisses in Switzerland, that asked to register “traditional irrigation in Europe” as an intangible cultural heritage of UNESCO. But what is this initiative about? “The term ‘cultural heritage’ has changed content considerably in recent decades, partially owing to the instruments developed by UNESCO. Cultural heritage does not end

From action to knowledge: market gardeners have their say! / Du geste au savoir : les maraîchers ont la parole !

Texte en français ci-après Market gardeners, whether they are newly installed or long-time practitioners, have things to say about their practices and knowledge to share! This knowledge is constantly being built up and evolves as the market gardener gains experience. It is also nourished by meetings with peers, reading, training sessions, etc. Their values and

Habiter la forêt tropicale au XXIe siècle / Living in the rainforest in the 21st century

English version below. Cette semaine, nous vous recommandons l’ouvrage collectif “Habiter la forêt tropicale au XXIe siècle”, coordonné par Geneviève Michon Stéphanie M. Carrière et Bernard Moizo, chercheurs à l’IRD. Geneviève Michon avait publié en 2015 l’ouvrage« Agriculteurs à l’ombre des forêts du monde»., qui faisait déjà référence aux savoirs paysans. Plusieurs chapitres de la

Tending the Wild: a short insight into traditional ecological knowledge of indigenous people in California

“We come not only to gather but also to tend the land. We are not just here to take but also to give back.” Tima Link “Tending the Wild” shines light on the environmental knowledge of indigenous peoples across California by exploring how they have actively shaped and tended the land for millennia, in the

A collection of knowledge on natural grassland seed harvesting / Un recueil de savoirs sur la récolte de semences de prairies naturelles dans le Massif Central, France

Texte en francais ci-après. Located in a mid-mountain area (800-1300m), the territory of Saint-Flour Communauté is strongly marked by the presence of permanent grasslands which occupy more than 70% of the cultivated area: they are therefore an essential element of the landscape. However, climate change and the artificialization of natural environments by certain agricultural practices

UNESCO – Links (Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems)

The Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS) programme is a UNESCO interdisciplinary initiative that works: to secure an active and equitable role for local communities in resource management; to strengthen knowledge transmission across and within generations; to explore pathways to balance community-based knowledge with global knowledge in formal and non-formal education; to support the meaningful

Dossier Transrural initiatives: Searching for peasant knowledge / A la recherche des savoirs paysans

Texte en francais ci-après. The French magazine “Transrural Initiatives” published this dossier “Searching for peasant knowledge / A la recherche des savoirs paysans” in February 2021. ” What roles have agronomic research and the industrialisation of agriculture played in the massive loss of peasant knowledge that is still taking place? Who are the peasants and

Scientists’ Warning to Humanity on Threats to Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems

Extracts of the abstract of the article published on J. of Ethnobiology, 41(2):144-169 (2021). The knowledge systems and practices of Indigenous Peoples and local communities play critical roles in safeguarding the biological and cultural diversity of our planet. Globalization, government policies, capitalism, colonialism, and other rapid social-ecological changes threaten the relationships between Indigenous Peoples and