Agro-forestry, Silviculture & Mixed farming

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    Country of registration
    Canada
    Relation to CTCN
    Network Member
    Sector(s) of expertise
    Agriculture and forestry
    Early warning and Environmental assessment
    Energy efficiency
    Human health
    Infrastructure and Urban planning
    Marine and Fisheries

    ESSA is an international environmental consulting firm with over 37 years of experience in resolving complex natural resource and environmental management problems.

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    Knowledge partner
    Country of registration
    United Kingdom
    Relation to CTCN
    Network Member
    Knowledge Partner
    Sector(s) of expertise
    Agriculture
    Early warning and Environmental assessment
    Renewable energy
    Energy efficiency

    Practical Action Consulting (PAC) is the consulting arm of Practical Action, an international non-governmental organisation that uses technology to challenge poverty in developing countries.

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    Knowledge partner
    Country of registration
    India
    Relation to CTCN
    Network Member
    Knowledge Partner
    Sector(s) of expertise
    Agriculture
    Agriculture and forestry

    National Council for Climate Change Sustainable Development and Public Leadership (NCCSD) acts as an apex organization at the national level disseminating information and technology that will enable appropriate action and suggest policy frameworks to tackle impacts of global warming and climate c

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    Country of registration
    India
    Relation to CTCN
    Network Member
    Sector(s) of expertise
    Agriculture
    Agriculture and forestry
    Renewable energy
    Infrastructure and Urban planning
    Waste management

    SEED Kolkata was registered in 1996 as a Society under W B Societies’ Registration Act, 1961. It is an implementing NGO working in coastal India on climate adaptation and education in collaboration with other agencies.

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    Knowledge partner
    Country of registration
    Nicaragua
    Relation to CTCN
    Network Member
    Knowledge Partner
    Sector(s) of expertise
    Agriculture
    Agriculture and forestry
    Renewable energy

    Nitlapan UCA's mission is to promote models of inclusive development by non-financial services and interventions in the value chain and better governance of land and natural resources.

  • Knowledge partner
    Country of registration
    United Kingdom
    Relation to CTCN
    Network Member
    Sector(s) of expertise
    Agriculture
    Agriculture and forestry
    Carbon fixation and abatement
    Coastal zones
    Early warning and Environmental assessment
    Renewable energy
    Energy efficiency
    Transport
    Waste management
    Water

    LTS is an international company with more than 40 years of experience that provides professional consultancy and project management services to support sustainable development in the public and private sectors across Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, principally across developing nations.

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    Description of the project:

    The project “Seeds for Hope” improves the climate resilience, food sovereignty and economic autonomy of farming communities (20,000 people) in the valley of Derhadun, in Northern India, relying on women’s knowledge and action. They are trained to reproduce and conserve local seeds, learn agro-ecological techniques and food transformation, which reinforces their power to make decisions. The project is led in partnership with the association Navdanya, created by Vandana Shiva. Direct beneficiaries: 745 farmers and their families in 31 villages.

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    The methods described in this publication may be quite diverse, but they are drawn together by one common thread—a strong commitment towards genderresponsive participatory research that involves the participation and represents the different needs of the end users. Each of the methods showcased in the guide recognizes that smallholder farmers play key roles in food production,