IFAD has updated its policy on engagement with Indigenous Peoples to work with them as equal partners, focusing on co-creating strategies and investments based on Indigenous perspectives, with the Indigenous Peoples' Forum serving as the primary engagement platform and the Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility supporting community-level initiatives alongside IFAD's financial investments

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

The emphasis is on adaptation in agriculture, however the materials can be applied to planning for climate change adaptation in other sectors. In addition to this Guide for Trainers, there are companion PowerPoint templates that workshop organizers can tailor to their specific context.

The Guidelines aim to support developing countries in: i) reducing vulnerability of the agriculture sectors to the impacts of climate change by building adaptive capacities and resilience; ii) addressing agriculture in the formulation and implementation of NAPs; and iii) enhancing the integration of adaptation in agricultural development policies, programmes and plans.

In order to preserve their tradition, the Manjaq communities have embarked on a process of preserving local rice varieties essential for the organization of certain traditional ceremonies. Faced with these challenges, they have rebuilt their seed capital by making an inventory of all traditional seeds and their importance in traditional ceremonies.

The content and theory pages of this training manual set out the basic concepts, while the exercise sheets provide for participative activities. The trainer notes, together with the introduction, guide trainers in the preparation of tailored training in relation to the five steps of the virtuous circle.

The text discusses the adoption and definition of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for addressing societal and environmental challenges, its growing popularity and criticism for potential greenwashing, as well as the Green Climate Fund's development of sector guides to guide investments in impactful areas.

In the Rupununi, the SWM Programme is being implemented by the Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission in coordination with CIFOR. Guyana is one of twelve African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries participating in the initiative. The SWM Programme is co-funded by the European Union and the French Facility for Global Environment.

Organic agriculture follows the principles and logic of a living organism, in which all elements (soil, plant, farm animals, insects, the farmer and local conditions) are closely linked to each other. Organic agriculture shares many techniques used by other sustainable agricultural approaches (e.g. intercropping, crop rotation, mulching, integration of crops and livestock).

The Policy Guidance to UNEP aims to better understand and build on Indigenous Peoples' rights and knowledge, ensuring their active and continuous engagement as environmental policy partners based on recommendations from the UNPFII and the UNDRIP, with regular reviews every four years.