Climate Resilient Islands
Creating space to build strong connections
The Climate Resilient Islands programme aims to build resilience to help communities overcome the challenges of climate change into the future, and to implement the most localised, effective resilient actions possible, CRI teams must first…
Read MoreMaking the land of tomorrow through ecological literacy
In Tongan communities, Indigenous knowledge takes many forms and plays numerous roles in everyday life. For Houma resident Anamafi Kula, it is about working with her local environment to enable the community to be self-reliant.…
Read MoreProspering through ancient practices
For many generations the people of Talihau have lived with fishing and agriculture as their central livelihood activities, working with the beautiful ecosystems they live among. Crops like taro and yams grow well in the…
Read MoreTaking action using Indigenous approaches
In communities across New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, there are two types of Indigenous knowledge. One of these is a spiritual, sacred knowledge that has been held by these communities for countless years. The…
Read MoreNaiqaqi’s future leaders look to the past
Life is busy for a young person in Naiqaqi. From working jobs in larger towns, tending to farms, family commitments and sports participation, they have many responsibilities filling up their days as they contribute to…
Read MoreThe community of Naliut in Papua New Guinea is embracing traditional knowledge and community spirit. Recently they hosted a workshop as part of the Climate Resilient Islands Indigenous Knowledge Leadership Programme (IKLP). This proved to…
Read MoreIndigenous knowledge is alive and well in New Ireland
Preserving and sharing Indigenous Knowledge helps foster environmental stewardship and community resilience. In New Ireland Province, in Papua New Guinea, the Climate Resilient Islands (CRI) team is implementing the Indigenous Knowledge Leadership Programme (IKLP). This…
Read MoreA village among the streams
The village of Himau is located on the coast of New Ireland Province among an intricate system of freshwater streams that flow from an underground spring in highlands close to the community. This system of…
Read MoreFor generations, the people of Poposa and Puatanarau have sustainably managed the ecosystems they live among, with their long-held traditional knowledge teaching them to take plants, food and other resources from the forests, mangroves and…
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