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Indigenous crafters of Guyana: a directory
This directory presents craftswomen and craftsmen from Regions 1, 3 and 9 who we ...
Working with communities on the Rights of Wetlands in Kenya
This week we've been working with Indigenous people and local communities i ...
Safeguarding craft materials
This craft materaisl directory is aimed at helping to safeguard the knowledge on ...
Crafting on World Indigenous Day
On World Indigenous Day today, we share a directory of crafts compiled through w ...
Rights of Wetlands Review
The Rights of Wetlands Review is a working document that introduces Rights of We ...
Colombo wetland management framework
A key output of the ‘Increasing the resilience of biodiversity and livelih ...
Metro Colombo urban wetland status report
The Metro Colombo urban wetland status report reviews the progress made since th ...
Community’s right to grow
Supporting community food growing has become an important mechanism for deliveri ...
Urban wetlands improving the wellbeing of city dwellers
In a participatory video made by the community of the Mulleriyawa wetland in Col ...
What is a Rights of Wetlands approach?
Rights of Nature is gaining increased support as a solution, an approach that is ...
Sharing Indigenous crafting knowledge and skills
Throughout Guyana, Indigenous craft practices are on the decline. As part of our ...
Understanding Relational Values in Conservation Practices
Dinda Prayunita is currently pursuing an MSc in Sustainable Development at KU Le ...
Learn more about Indigenous crafting in Guyana
This short stop-motion video gives a quick overview of our 'Indigenous craf ...
Reflections on participatory video in Colombo
Community researchers in Colombo are currently exploring the challenges and best ...
Community food growing report
The report 'Visual Storytelling about Community Food Growing' emerges ...
Radically hopeful cooperation in community food-growing
In March-April 2022, the course on ‘Visual Storytelling about Community Fo ...
Remote working in participatory video - the UN Women experience
The Covid-19 crisis forced many people to stay at home and work remotely. In thi ...
Evaluating the impact of community food growing initiatives
As our digital storytelling about community food growing project comes to an end ...
The Exquisite Corpse Process: Expanding our participatory art-based methods
The Exquisite Corpse process uses art and creative expression as a way of surfac ...
Connecting Wetlands - Celebrating World Wetlands Day 2022
Celebrating World Wetlands Day, we tell a story spanning three different and div ...
International Women’s Day 2022
To celebrate the International Women's Day, we would like to present the fr ...
“We feel at home” at the Calthorpe: Community garden volunteers share their experiences
Screening short films made by participants in various community-gardens in Londo ...
Digital Storytelling about Community Food Growing Project: Second Insights from autumn 2021 course
Visual stories developed through the Grassroots Visual Storytelling about Commun ...
Amerindian Heritage 2021
Celebrate the start of Amerindian Heritage Month in Guyana with this video from ...
Using Storytelling to Engage in Complex Social-Ecological Challenges
How do we navigate our way through complex challenges and how can storytelling s ...
Community food growing helps build the future differently: An invitation to tell your visual story
Starting in September 2021, we are recruiting a second cohort of participants fo ...
Traditional knowledge for global biodiversity and development goals
On the 12th July 2021, we showcased the results and outputs of the Darwin Initia ...