Maria Loretha and Dicky Senda in East Nusa Tenggara, Charles Totto in Papua, and Modesta Wisa in West Kalimantan, are Indonesian young leaders, that has initiated local food rescue to overcome the socio-ecological crisis.
The current pandemic did not become a hindrance to the conduct of the Lasa at Kwentong Calamian Tagbanwa (Tastes and Tales of the Calamian Tagbanwa), a yearly event to celebrate the bounty of their indigenous food. It was brought to low-key community-level feast that even emphasized the need for food security in difficult times such as this. The Lamud-Marabal and Calawit Ancestral Domains conducted a Tagbanwa Food Festival on August 7 and 15, respectively.
An article from IUCN-NL on the results of the Partnership with the SHIELD project, on the the lobby and advocacy work by local stakeholders.
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Commitment of the two Provinces in Papua of Indonesia to ensure that development activities must always consider: environmental protection to ensure the life of the people; protection and preservation of biodiversity; wise and sustainable management and utilization of resources; and restoration of the degraded environment. This commitment is articulated in the Manokwari Declaration that was signed during the International Conference on Biodiversity and Creative Economy (ICBE) in Papua.
The 2019 Samdhana Partners Meeting, 11 to 13 October 2019 in Pagerharjo Village, Samigaluh, Kulon Progo, Jogja was attended by around 50 participants, organizations and communities partner of Samdhana, from Sumatera, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara, Molucca, and Papua. The meeting provided for participants and the community of Pagerharjo Village, who served as host and organizer of the event, a sharing, doing, and reflecting opportunity on food sovereignty, agroforestry, social inclusion, and the rights and livelihood of indigenous peoples and local communities.
