Backing the stewards of cultural and biological diversity/

Experience the Richness of our Regions

Biocultural diversity is the interweave of humankind and nature, cultural pluralism and ecological integrity. It is the focus of our grant making.
In this section we've collected some of the sights and sounds of our programs.

:: Explore our regions of focus by clicking a MARKER below ::

Global Program

Global Program

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  • What is a Sacred Place Satish Kumar on “What is a Sacred Place?”
  • seeds of freedom The Seeds of Freedom
  • Nepalese-rice-Farmer1 Small Holder Farmers and Agrobiodiversity
  • Kamburu-community1 From Tea back to Ecology
  • riviving culture Reviving Our Culture, Mapping Our Future
  • Cranes-6 The Music of Bird Flyways
  • TK_Climate_Science Traditional Knowledge and Climate Science
  • BCP Biocultural Community Protocols: Articulating and Asserting Stewardship
  • Nongtraw Village Participatory Video: Nongtraw Village
  • sacred-tibetan-hilltops Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas
  • Peru-Potato-Park Genetic diversity: The Potato Park of Peru
  • global_lives The Global Lives Project
  • IPCC local knowledge Valuing indigenous and local knowledge
  • Indigenous rights in REDD Indigenous Perspectives on the REDD Mechanism
  • Danil Mamyev Pilgrimage to a Sacred Mountain
  • Working with women in India and Bolivia to process NUS Bringing Back Neglected and Underutilized Species
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African Rift Valley

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  • Festival-of-1000-Stars The Festival of 1000 Stars
  • Mallabo-Manca-Mazze-small Guardian of a Sacred Site
  • biocultural-landscape-small A Beautiful Biocultural Landscape
  • Eithiopia_coffee_ceremony-small Coffee Ceremony in Ethiopia
  • 1000_stars Song of Celebration – Gamo Gofa
  • Lalare_Ari_Polyphonies Song of the Ari People
  • Gamo-Staples Staple Foods of the Gamo
  • Gamo-forests-in-peril Forests of the Gamo in Peril
  • Gabbra_women Gabra Women of Northern Kenya
  • Weather Forecasters of Kenya Kenya: Traditional Weather Forecasters and Climate Change
  • Protecting-Life-and-Land-in-Kenya Preserving life and land in Kenya
  • imgres Konso cultural landscape: terracing and moringa
  • OLPC_student1 Gamo: Indigenous Knowledge and I.T.
  • konso_skirt Konso: Weavers and Clothes
  • 1000_stars_dancer African Rift Valley Program
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Central Asia and N.E. Turkey

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  • Kamil-Mamadaliev-small Manaschi of Kyrgyzstan
  • Kyrgyz-horse The Magnificent Kyrgyz Horse
  • NV_Tajik_clay_oven Traditional Tajik Clay Oven
  • Tajik_wrapping_pears Wrapping Pears for Market
  • Ustatshakirt-and-Red-State-Ramblers Ustatshakirt and Red State Ramblers
  • Moussawal_playing Mussovar Playing the Ghizhak
  • Kyrgzy-Herb-Doctor Wisdom of the Kyrgyz Herb Doctor
  • Fine-Tajik-Silk Preparing Fine Tajik Silk
  • The-River-Yagnob The Sound of the Yagnob River
  • A-Road-Through-Badakhshan A Road Through Badakhshan
  • Apricot_Festival3 The Blooming Apricot Festival
  • Ortolan-Bunting The Birds of Turkey
  • Fresh bread_Yolboyu Village Biocultural Tourism in Turkey
  • Women from the village of Kyzyl-Tu in the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan demonstrating process of making shyrdak during the 1st annual World of Felt festival. Photo by: Erkin Baljurov Kyrgyz Felt Festival
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Northern Australia

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  • mulka-project The Water of Yirrkala
  • Yiki_Bunggul Yiki Bunggul
  • Walking-on-Country Walking on Country with Spirits
  • Song for the Rainbow Serpent Song for the Rainbow Serpent
  • mamba Gurrumattji (Magpie Geese)
  • kakadu-mimi-spirits Image of the Dreaming – Kakadu
  • Cairns-Indigenous-Art-Fair Interview with an Aboriginal Artist
  • Australian-Mask Australian Indigenous Art
  • Straight_talk_Denice-Kickett Straight Talk for Women
  • Scotty Martin Traditional Song of the Northern Kimberley
  • imgres Dancing the Spirit Back Into Parched Rivers
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Melanesia

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  • NV_PNG_canoe Fisherman off Pitilu Island
  • Atossa_Melanesia_ceremony Cafe Niugini – the foods of PNG
  • George_Telek_West_Papua Tolani Music by George Telek
  • Richard_Mogu_LouPom ‘Lou Pom’ song by Richard Mogu
  • PNG_birds The Importance of New Guinea Birds
  • em-graun-bilong Choosing Food Sovereignty over Oil Palm
  • guardians-of-the-river Guardians of the River
  • Supsup-Gardens Raised Bed Gardens in Melanesia
  • Culture_PNG_Highlands PNG: The Culture of the Highlands
  • Vanuatu Alternative Economy Vanuatu’s Piggy Bank
  • Wantoat bamboo pipe smoking ceremony Markham Valley Banana Festival
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Southwest U.S. & Northern Mexico

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  • Estuaries_Ancoj Walking Between the Estuaries
  • SongsOfTheColorado Songs of the Colorado
  • Ramdilla_Cody ‘A Beautiful Dawn’ by Ramdilla Cody
  • Ron-Christman Traditional Kumeyaay Singing
  • yaiva2 Navajo Hip-hop Artist/Activist Raps
  • Hopi_garden Revitalizing Hopi and Diné (Navajo) Agriculture
  • BMWC Black Mesa Water Coalition
  • Video Institucional Fundación Tarahumara Video Institucional Fundación Tarahumara
  • water-calls-water Ba”a ba”ata Wike (Water calls water)
  • divisadero Indigenous-led Ecotourism in the Sierra Tarahumara
  • Biwigame-7 Protecting medicinal plants through microenterprise
  • j_loeffler Landscapes and Culture of the Southwest
  • seeds Steward of the Seeds
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