Although Eritrea is certainly far from the largest in terms of geographic area (covering a total area of more than 124,000 km²), it has a very diverse flora and fauna, both on land and in the sea. Among the country’s most important ecosystems are the
As part of the remarkable recent conference held in Oaxaca, Mexico on Food Self-Sufficiency and Agroecological Transition in a Multipolar World (November 28 – December 2, 2023), IATP organized an event with partners from Africa, Southeast Asia and Mexico focusing on a key aspect of agroecological transitions: farmers’ rights over their seed systems. Global rules and corporate dominance over seeds create huge challenges to local innovations, but these conditions also produce important stories of community resistance.
Protecting plants such as Ayahuasca, genetic material and traditional knowledge from unethical exploitation is perhaps one of IP’s most difficult, but important, missions, says Marisol Cardoso of Inventa.
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