Indigenous Knowledge

Marcos in his community
Biocultural Diversity  ·  Indigenous Knowledge  ·  Plant Consciousness
The significance of the medicinal plant piripiri in Shipibo-Konibo culture

Piripiri is a cultivated medicinal plant, a sedge, with great importance in Shipibo-Konibo culture, and several other Amazonian indigenous cultures. […]

February 24, 2023

Ecosystem Restoration  ·  Indigenous Knowledge
Why we need traditional knowledge in ecosystem restoration

Ecosystem restoration policies and initiatives are mostly based only on Western science and ecological knowledge. But partnership with indigenous people […]

January 24, 2023

Biocultural Diversity  ·  Indigenous Knowledge  ·  Nature Conservation
The role of indigenous communities in biodiversity conservation

One million species are threatened with extinction, and transformative change is needed to restore and protect nature globally. Those were […]

January 25, 2020

Indigenous Knowledge  ·  Plant Consciousness  ·  Shamanism
Animystics, a Shamanic Gathering in Ireland

For many the idea of shamanism brings visions of Latin America, where seekers join plant ceremonies and sweat lodges, or of the mystics of Asia […]

September 15, 2016

Ecosystem Restoration  ·  Indigenous Knowledge
The call of the mountain, a community gathering in Colombia

The Llamado de la Montaña is the annual gathering for sustainable communities in South America. This ‘ Call of the […]

January 28, 2015