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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 ...
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by Jay Mistry
Safeguarding craft materials
This craft materaisl directory is aimed at helping to safeguard the knowledge on ...
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by Jay Mistry
Crafting on World Indigenous Day
On World Indigenous Day today, we share a directory of crafts compiled through w ...
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by Jay Mistry
Rights of Wetlands Review
The Rights of Wetlands Review is a working document that introduces Rights of We ...
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by Matt Simpson
Colombo wetland management framework
A key output of the ‘Increasing the resilience of biodiversity and livelih ...
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by Matt Simpson
Metro Colombo urban wetland status report
The Metro Colombo urban wetland status report reviews the progress made since th ...
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by Matt Simpson
Community’s right to grow
Supporting community food growing has become an important mechanism for deliveri ...
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by Andrea
Urban wetlands improving the wellbeing of city dwellers
In a participatory video made by the community of the Mulleriyawa wetland in Col ...
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by Matt Simpson
What is a Rights of Wetlands approach?
Rights of Nature is gaining increased support as a solution, an approach that is ...
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by Matt Simpson
Sharing Indigenous crafting knowledge and skills
Throughout Guyana, Indigenous craft practices are on the decline. As part of our ...
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by Jay Mistry
Understanding Relational Values in Conservation Practices
Dinda Prayunita is currently pursuing an MSc in Sustainable Development at KU Le ...
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by Julia Jung
Learn more about Indigenous crafting in Guyana
This short stop-motion video gives a quick overview of our 'Indigenous craf ...
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by Jay Mistry
Reflections on participatory video in Colombo
Community researchers in Colombo are currently exploring the challenges and best ...
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by Jay Mistry
Community food growing report
The report 'Visual Storytelling about Community Food Growing' emerges ...
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by Andrea
Radically hopeful cooperation in community food-growing
In March-April 2022, the course on ‘Visual Storytelling about Community Fo ...
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by Julia Jung
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 ...
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by nuzzo
Evaluating the impact of community food growing initiatives
As our digital storytelling about community food growing project comes to an end ...
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by nuzzo
The Exquisite Corpse Process: Expanding our participatory art-based methods
The Exquisite Corpse process uses art and creative expression as a way of surfac ...
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by Julia Jung
Connecting Wetlands - Celebrating World Wetlands Day 2022
Celebrating World Wetlands Day, we tell a story spanning three different and div ...
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by Julia Jung
International Women’s Day 2022
To celebrate the International Women's Day, we would like to present the fr ...
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by nuzzo
“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 ...
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by Julia Jung
Digital Storytelling about Community Food Growing Project: Second Insights from autumn 2021 course
Visual stories developed through the Grassroots Visual Storytelling about Commun ...
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by Julia Jung
Amerindian Heritage 2021
Celebrate the start of Amerindian Heritage Month in Guyana with this video from ...
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by Jay Mistry
Using Storytelling to Engage in Complex Social-Ecological Challenges
How do we navigate our way through complex challenges and how can storytelling s ...
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by Julia Jung
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 ...
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by Julia Jung
Traditional knowledge for global biodiversity and development goals
On the 12th July 2021, we showcased the results and outputs of the Darwin Initia ...
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by Jay Mistry
