Biocultural Territories
Land use mosaics encompassing traditional and indigenous land tenure, production and exchange systems, cultural identity, community organization, and simultaneous objectives of endogenous development and biodiversity conservation.
Biocultural Territories
Endogenous development and conservation of biodiversity
Asociación ANDES, in collaboration with indigenous communities in Peru and around the world, has worked during the last several decades to define, expand, and protect biocultural heritage territories. Through learning exchanges facilitated by the International Network of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP), indigenous communities in countries ranging from Kenya to India to Kyrgyzstan have worked to implement the biocultural heritage model.
WHY?
The current erosion of genetic and cultural diversity is unprecedented, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for communities around the world to cope with the adverse impacts of climate change, threats to food security, and water scarcity. Biocultural heritage territories, which use integrated landscape management, offer a clear model for adapting to change.
OUR AMBITIONS
- Conserve agrobiodiversity
- Strengthen food security
- Improve livelihoods
- Protect biocultural heritage
Areas of Impact
- Agrobiodiversity
- Cultural diversity
- Poverty and inequality
Economic Activities
- Agriculture
- Seed Company
- Agro-ecoturism
- Gastronomy
- Crafts
- Natural Products
We can create a better tomorrow
Promoting a conservation and development approach rights-based through the implementation of Biocultural Territories
Case Studies
Discover in-depth research and perspectives on biodiversity, indigenous rights, and sustainable development.
Apple Park and Wheat Park, Tajikistan
Discover the story of how indigenous farmers in Tajikistan are implementing the biocultural heritage model to protect their diversity of wheat and apple. The center of origin for these two world-important crops is in the Central Asian lands of these farmers.
Maize Park, Peru
Learn about how the Maize Park in Lares, which is managed by 4 Quechua communities located in the Andes mountains of Peru, has helped create a model for the establishment of biocultural heritage territories in other parts of the world.
