The over 400 registrants attending the Communities, Conservation & Livelihoods conference will see four Nova Scotia communities highlighted at the very beginning at the first Plenary event, called Celebrating Communities, chaired by Saint Mary’s prof and conference co-host, Tony Charles....
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]“ 'Communities, conservation and livelihoods' is a big research agenda because it cuts across disciplines and because there are so many variables potentially involved that it is difficult to find an entry point. Based on some of our...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]The Local-Global Leaders Dialogue brings indigenous peoples’ representatives and local civil society leaders together with national policymakers and global thought leaders on priority issues in the areas of communities, conservation and livelihoods. This discussion focuses on around three...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="6923" img_size="full" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""][vc_empty_space height="10px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]In many nations - particularly those which are considered to be developing or affected by conflict, it has been found that women are often primarily...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_single_image image="6920" img_size="full" alignment="center" qode_css_animation=""][vc_empty_space height="10px"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Key themes found throughout the resources below relate to how Indigenous communities are facing and responding to environmental and livelihood sustainability challenges, drawing on Indigenous perspectives...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Through presentations made by numerous knowledgeable professionals during the 2018 Communities, Conservation, and Livelihoods conference, valuable insight and personal experiences were shared on topics such as structures of governance, sustainable livelihoods, rights and conflict, Indigenous peoples (and...