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… crop genetic diversity, which is the basis of all food and agricultural production worldwide. This lesson explains the … the world have been the custodians and innovators of agricultural biodiversity. Through careful selection of their … Goals 1 (no poverty), 2 (zero hunger) and 15 (life on land). 1.2.3 The farming context argument Farmers, …

… relatives of cultivated plants in crop improvement and agricultural development cannot be overemphasized. There are … was ignored for many years because of its many negative agricultural characteristics. But in the 1980s it was … production constitutes 85 per cent of the agricultural land used, with several different varieties grown. The local …

… security, and underscores the need to maintain traditional agricultural practices, so as to ensure continuity in the … issue of generic human rights, such as those related to land tenure, access to water and mineral resources, health … must involve the maintenance and promotion of traditional agricultural systems and the continued conservation of plant …

… to respond to the problem of desertification and land degradation. A tenet of the UNCCD is that … ability of both governments and stakeholders to control agricultural and other risks by improving techniques and … After the gradual shift from hunter/gatherer clans to agricultural societies, water became an essential …

… to access TK or any other intended activity on their land, such as the establishment of a REDD project or a … and forest degradation that the community faces (agricultural expansion, legal/illegal logging, fire, etc). … have a medium position in the caste-system - on a par with agricultural communities - and are not resource poor. As …

… JUANITA CHAVES POSADA Commissioned by the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR), supporting the implementation … vulnerable population in the country, the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) commissioned a study to identify … 300 meters. The weather is diverse due to differences in land elevation. Location of Huehuetenango, Guatemala In the …

… to Aboriginal people for some 50,000 years, during which land and culture have become inextricably intertwined. In recent years, closer collaboration between traditional land-management techniques and western science have seen … annually (2005–2007 averages) in the Kakadu and Arnhem Land region of Australia’s Northern Territory. Most of these …

… from genetic resources (enzymes, micro-organisms) ! Agricultural seeds US$ 30 billion All derived from genetic … beliefs, rituals, community laws, local language, and agricultural practices. Such a broad understanding can … rights regarding access to biological resources on private land or to create speci!c rights over the genetic resources …

… products such as medicines and cosmetics, as well as agricultural and environmental practices and techniques. … or civil society bodies, which can include private land owners and communities within a country, who are … of activities including pharmaceutical, industrial and agricultural technology Image copyright: Johny …