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… Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Lesson 3 Implementation of … (TK) includes expertise in the selection, storage, use and management of seed. This knowledge is vital for understanding … certain soil conditions such as heavy clay soil with high water holding capacity and fertility, and despite the …

… Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Lesson 1 Introduction to … indigenous communities in the conservation and sustainable management of plant genetic resources for food and … Farming is intrinsically linked to access to land, water and other input factors, such as labour, knowledge and …

… Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Lesson 2 Farmers´Rights in … rights, such as those related to land tenure, access to water and mineral resources, health care, education and … including customary institutions for agro-ecological management, festivities and associated knowledge systems. In …

… once a week. While there are numerous such examples of management practices that remain relatively unchan- ged, many … permitting each group to exploit sustainably the resources in the floodplain at different times of the year. … for maintaining the foug- garas, human-made undergrou- nd water systems, has assured water supplies to oases since the …

… strategic actions 25 2.1 General, conservation and management objectives 25 2.2 Guidance on the general … activities 43 4.1 Habitation 43 4.2 Primary use of wetland resources 46 4.3 Secondary use of wetland resources 49 4.4 … the role of other species groups and aspects such as water management, human health and other ecosystem ser- …

… BCP Bio-cultural Community Protocol BMC Biodiversity Management Committee CBD Convention on Biological Diversity … Systems GPS Global Positioning Systems GR Genetic Resources ICCA Indigenous and Community Conserved Area ICCPR … as embedded within a network of relationships with land, water, plants, and animals, expressed through culture and …

… Convention’s wise use and management guidelines. In Resolution VII.8 (San José, 1999), … potential contribu- tion to the sustainable use of wetland resources” which identified a basic set of “guiding … Convention’s Standing Committee has designated “Wetlands: water, life, and culture” as the theme and focus of the 8th …

… traps. Again, the design and construction reflect local water conditions and available materials as well as the … offer their great wealth of water, a diversity of natural resources that provide food, fibre, medicines and shelter, … Middle Ages in many coastal marshes in the Mediterranean. Management of the water resource itself, as well as the need …

… communities embodying traditional lifestyles on biological resources and the need for fair and equitable sharing of … to “protect and encourage customary use of biological resources in accordance with traditional cultural practices … have been revitalizing customary land use and territorial management using culturally-defined ecosystems-based …

… Cultural values From humanity’s earliest existence, water has been recognized as an absolute necessity … years, closer collaboration between traditional land-management techniques and western science have seen … elaborate processes for protecting and managing their resources.” Ramsar guidance document on Culture and Wetlands …