This study describes the actions of the Union of Peasant and Indigenous Organizations of Cotacachi (UNORCAC) in the conservation of agrobiodiversity in the forest and agricultural landscapes of the Cotacachi canton in Ecuador. These Indigenous systems stand out for their high biodiversity and for the agroecological approaches and traditional knowledge used.

This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the available evidence on gender equality and women’s empowerment in agrifood systems that has been produced over the last decade. The report also provides policymakers and development actors with an extensive review of what has worked, highlighting the promise of moving from closing specific gender gaps towards the adoption of gender-transformative approaches that explicitly address the formal and informal structural constraints to equality.

Local varieties often cope better with drought and other stresses, and outperform modern varieties when grown under ecological conditions.

This study was conducted in Ensaro District in Ethiopia to identify medicinal plant species used by the local community to treat various human ailments. A total of 389 informants (283 males and 106 women) were chosen to collect ethnobotanical data. Semi-structured interviews, participant observation, guided field walks, and focus group discussions were used to collect ethnobotanical data.

The mutually reinforcing and complex nature of climate change and biodiversity loss requires the consideration of a variety of outcomes and the application of coordinated solutions, including nature-based solutions, that deliver the highest benefits and the fewest trade-offs, effectively mainstreaming them together.

The present study provides a spatially explicit report on the state of grassland soils and can be used as a baseline for future work to explore the impacts of livestock management on soil carbon at regional, country and farm levels.

This article is a curation of insights and experiences shared during the virtual talking circle held during the “Bridging Knowledge Systems between Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities” session at the 2021 Annual Conference of the International Association for Great Lakes Research.

This guide provides a set of tools to enhance their digital skills in terms of basic knowledge and skills on using digital tools, methods of access to digital AEAS, methods of access to e-commerce, and capacity building.

The report highlighted the outcome of the project Enhancing Climate Change Resilience in the Benguela Current Fisheries System.

The project was implemented with the technical assistance of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with support of other partners.