Back to news
22 Dec 2022 | Announcements

MRD Talk #02 | Engaging with Indigenous and local knowledge for the conservation of mountain landscapes

0 mins Read

70% Complete
Photo: Inanc-Tekguc

Working with Indigenous and local knowledge holders is crucial to conserving mountain landscapes. It provides the systemic approaches needed to reconcile human wellbeing with nature conservation, and it is fundamental to creating just conservation initiatives. In this MRD Talk, researchers, Indigenous representatives, practitioners, and the audience discussed promising new practices as well as challenges. Key takeaways include the importance of coleadership and meaningful, respectful relationships. A recording of the event and a summary of key insights with links to resources mentioned are now available online.

The event was the second in the new MRD Talks series, which is organized jointly by Mountain Research and Development (MRD) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) as part of the PRIMA project funded by Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC).
 

Read key insights and watch recording.

Read about MRD Talks

Read about Mountain Research and Development

The MRD Editorial Team

MRD Editorial Office, University of Bern, Centre for Development and Environment

mrd-journal.cde@unibe.ch

Tags: MRD Talks

Stay current

Stay up to date on what’s happening around the HKH with our most recent publications and find out how you can help by subscribing to our mailing list.

Sign Up
Request for proposal: Conducting a scoping assessment on sustainable mountain settlements across the Hindu Kush Himalaya countries

Section A: Technical details Introduction   ICIMOD is a leading regional and intergovernmental knowledge and learning centre, serving the eight regional member countries ...

2 Jun 2022 Announcements
Call for papers: Restoring mountain systems for social–ecological resilience

Mountain Research and Development is looking for papers that systematically assess restoration experiences in mountains, including enabling and hindering factors ...

8 Oct 2018 Announcements
Call for Abstracts: Regional Knowledge Forum on Drought

Call for Abstracts Regional Knowledge Forum on Drought Earth Observation and Climate Services for Food Security and Agricultural Decision Making ...

31 Dec 2018 SANDEE
Economics of Natural Resource Use and Environmental Change

Call for research concept notes Economics of Natural Resource Use and Environmental Change Deadline: 31 December 2018 The South ...

30 Aug 2018 Announcements
Request for Sealed Bid: Chairs

Request for Sealed Bid 30 August 2018 ICIMOD is issuing a request for sealed bid from interested furniture suppliers to supply and ...

7 Jun 2016 Announcements
Partnership Brokers Training

Partnership Brokers Training 07-10 June 2016, Kathmandu, Nepal ICIMOD in association with the Partnership Brokers Association (PBA) is organizing a Partnership Level ...

23 Jun 2025 Announcements
Expression of Interest (EOI) for ICIMOD Quadrennial Review

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is a leading regional intergovernmental knowledge and learning centre based in Kathmandu, ...

29 Apr 2020 Announcements
Mountain Research and Development Vol 39, No 3 available online and open access

In this open issue, a MountainDevelopment paper presents effective ways of supporting girls’ education in rural Nepal. Papers in the MountainResearch ...