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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

PLA 65 on Biodiversity and culture: exploring community protocols, rights and consent now online

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Participatory Learning and Action 65 on Biodiversity and culture: exploring community protocols, rights and consent is now online . T...

Trading Bows and Arrows for Laptops: Carbon & Culture

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The Surui Cultural Map shows the Surui tribe of the Amazon's vision of their forest, including their territory and traditional histo...
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Participatory 3D Modelling (P3DM) for Peoples' Advocacy vis-a-vis Extractive Industries

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This video documents how a participatory 3D model (P3DM) has been effectively used for advocacy purposes in the framework of the Tampaka...
Monday, June 18, 2012

Mapping is Power

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Set in the Altai Republic of Russia in southern Siberia, Mapping is Power follows cultural specialist Maya Erlenbaeva and shaman Maria ...
Sunday, June 17, 2012

Risks of Mapping Indigenous Lands, Ep 2 - Giacomo Rambaldi, CTA

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Giacomo Rambaldi from CTA discusses participatory mapping including the benefits and risks during the "Participatory Mapping and Co...
Saturday, June 16, 2012

Mapping Indigenous Lands, Ep 1 - Dave De Vera, Philippines

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Dave De Vera, executive director of PAFID  is an advocate in rights based approaches and expert in participatory mapping (in particular...

Crowdsourcing Geographic Knowledge: Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) in Theory and Practice

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Crowdsourcing Geographic Knowledge: Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) in Theory and Practice  to be released in August 2012. The...
Friday, June 15, 2012

The power of information: Map Kibera uses GIS, SMS, video and the web to gather community data

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The Map Kibera project works with young people from one of Africa’s biggest slums. They use GIS, SMS, video and the web to gather data and...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Climate Change and African Political Stability dynamic mapping tool released

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The Strauss Center’s Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) program and AidData recently released a dynamic mapping tool...
Monday, June 04, 2012

Handbook on Participatory Land Use Planning Methods and tools developed and tested in Viengkham District, Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR

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“ This approach puts the keys of development in the hands of local communities and avoids engaging them into endless assistance programs ...
Monday, May 28, 2012

Day 6: Participatory Mapping and Community Empowerment for Climate Change Adaptation, Planning and Advocacy

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26 May, 2012 HONIARA - It is early morning when representatives from UNDP , CTA , TNC , and from NGOs from PNG and the Caribbean region t...
Sunday, May 27, 2012

Day 5: Participatory Mapping and Community Empowerment for Climate Change Adaptation, Planning and Advocacy

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25 May, 2012 HONIARA -The last day of the event participants split in six working groups depending on specific interests including prov...
Saturday, May 26, 2012

Feedback on the P3DM experience in Boeboe, Solomon Islands, through the eyes of a woman

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25 May, 2012 HONIARA - We asked Ms. Winifred Piatamama who took part in a participatory 3D modelling exercise which took place in Febru...
Friday, May 25, 2012

Day 4: Participatory Mapping and Community Empowerment for Climate Change Adaptation, Planning and Advocacy

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24 May, 2012, HONIARA - The morning of day 4 opened with a presentation on the potentials of Web 2.0 applications and social media for remo...
Thursday, May 24, 2012

Day 3: Participatory Mapping and Community Empowerment for Climate Change Adaptation, Planning and Advocacy

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23 May, 2012, HONIARA - Day 3 started with the visit to the nearby hall where the blank 3D model was on display. At that time six community...