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Mountain communities Are the guardians of ancestral and traditional knowledge

Key points from the mountain c ommunities session. Mountain communities Are the guardians of ancestral and traditional knowledge are under pressure and vulnerable ( food security , migration , globalisation , global changes ) play a key role in natural resources management

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Mountain communities Are the guardians of ancestral and traditional knowledge

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  1. Key pointsfromthemountain communitiessession • Mountain communities • Are theguardiansofancestraland traditional knowledge • areunderpressureand vulnerable (foodsecurity, migration, globalisation, global changes) • play a keyrolein naturalresourcesmanagement • Are not enoughrepresentedat sub-national , national and international levels • They do not knowaboutadministrative borders • Theyare not alwayspronetochange

  2. Key pointsfromthemountain communitiessession • Needs for the policy field • Guarantee access to decisions (give a voice to mountain communities) • Acceptandintegrate mountain communitiestraditional governance (potential ofinnovation) • Developtransboundarygovernancemechanisms • Base policies on valuesassolidarityandsubsidiarity

  3. Key pointsfromthemountain communitiessession • Needs for the knowledge field • Understandmountain communities (values, traditions, culture, …) • Mentor thecomunitiesrespectingequity, transparencyand permanent mutual benefitandengagement • Protect traditional knowledge • Create a dialoguebetweeninnovationandlocalknowledge (coproductionofnewknowledge)

  4. Key pointsfromthemountain communitiessession • Needs for the implementation field • Understand, educateandsupport • Integrated approach for mountain development. • participatory approaches (incl. gender aspects) and local ownership for sustainability • Representingmountainsthroughsharedidentities • Applied researchandmonitoringareparamount

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