local knowledge

Impact assessment and indigenous self-determination: a scalar framework of participation options

Journal article / What options are there for Indigenous Peoples to take part in impact assessments? This paper offers a scalar framework of options.

How investing in smallholder farms is investing in our society

Perspective / The livelihoods of the 350 million smallholder farmers in Asia are being threatened by unprecedented societal change. How can we better secure them?

Implementing the state duty to consult in land and resource decisions: perspectives from Sami communities and Swedish state officials

Journal article / Explore how Swedish state actors implement the duty to consult indigenous communities.

It is time to bring the informal actors into climate change adaptation discussions in Asia and the Pacific

Perspective / Gatherings such as the recent APAN Forum are important for climate change adaptation progress, but they need to be more inclusive.

Improving livelihoods, resilience and climate action

Past event / Welcome to this breakfast seminar with 2018 Right Livelihood Award Laureates Tony Rinaudo and Yacouba Sawadogo, moderated by SEI's Matthew Fielding.

Ten principles of citizen science

Other publication / Citizen science is a rapidly expanding field. These ten principles are presented as a framework to foster excellence.

Mapping different forms of knowledge to understand the impacts of mining

Perspective / Neal Haddaway explains how frustrations with evidence synthesis led to new work combining indigenous and scientific knowledge.

Regional exchange and learning with BONUS RETURN

Past event / Theme: How can we enable circular innovations to trigger sustainable transformations in the Baltic Sea Region?

Poison and profit: mining on traditional lands

Perspective / In the underground depths of northern Canada lies a monster. That’s how one local describes the 237,000 tons of arsenic left from an abandoned mining project.