# indigenous knowledge (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover indigenous knowledge. Page: Feed: --- ## [Beyond participation: Who has a voice in tree seed systems?](https://www.forestsnews.org/162399/tree-seed-systems-participation) _2026-08-18 · Katrine Gro Friborg · Landscape Alliance Forests News_ Lessons from the Quality Tree Seed for Africa project in Kenya and Rwanda show how wider access to training, leadership and information can help women, young people, Indigenous Peoples and other community members influence decisions and share in the benefits of tree seed systems. The post Beyond participation: Who has a voice in tree seed systems? appeared first on Landscape Alliance Forests News… ## [Steppe, soil and solutions](https://www.forestsnews.org/162537/unccd-cop17-mongolia-soil-rangelands) _2026-08-14 · Monica Evans · Landscape Alliance Forests News_ As Mongolia prepares to host UNCCD COP17, Landscape Alliance is bringing soil health, rangeland monitoring and community-led restoration to the conference agenda, connecting work in Mongolia with restoration programmes across Africa and the world’s drylands. The post Steppe, soil and solutions appeared first on Landscape Alliance Forests News . [Listen](https://www.forestsnews.org/wp-content/uploads/1996/08/Drone-Mongolia-3.mp4) ## [The case for cocoa: A ‘golden ticket’ for Pacific farmers?](https://www.forestsnews.org/162599/papua-new-guinea-cocoa-farmers) _2026-08-11 · Monica Evans · Landscape Alliance Forests News_ Papua New Guinea grows some of the world’s finest cocoa. On the Managalas Plateau, farmers are reviving old trees and planting new ones, but turning prized beans into reliable incomes means tackling pests, processing, transport and market access. The post The case for cocoa: A ‘golden ticket’ for Pacific farmers? appeared first on Landscape Alliance Forests News . ## [Strengthening policy for tree seed systems](https://www.forestsnews.org/162337/strengthening-policy-tree-seed-systems-africa) _2026-08-10 · Katrine Gro Friborg · Landscape Alliance Forests News_ Kenya and Rwanda are using technical evidence and stakeholder dialogue to improve the policy environment for tree seed systems. Their different approaches show how assessments, policy discussions and sustained collaboration can turn shared priorities into regulations, implementation guidelines and practical action. The post Strengthening policy for tree seed systems appeared first on Landscape… ## [Papua New Guinean community members learn new ways to track flora and fauna](https://www.forestsnews.org/162273/papua-new-guinea-biodiversity-monitoring-managalas) _2026-08-07 · Monica Evans · Landscape Alliance Forests News_ What does it take to monitor wildlife across one of Papua New Guinea’s largest conservation areas? Three young Biodiversity Team Leaders share how they use camera traps, acoustic recorders and local knowledge to document species in the Managalas Conservation Area. The post Papua New Guinean community members learn new ways to track flora and fauna appeared first on Landscape Alliance Forests News… ## [MaXhosa Africa makes Paris Fashion Week history](https://twyg.co.za/maxhosa-africa-makes-paris-fashion-week-history/) _2026-08-07 · Press release · twyg_ After five seasons on the official Paris Fashion Week calendar, Laduma Ngxokolo's luxury fashion house will present its first full Womenswear runway show, marking a milestone for African fashion The post MaXhosa Africa makes Paris Fashion Week history appeared first on twyg . ## [Paamari: Reclaiming ancestral fire management in the Peruvian Amazon](https://www.forestsnews.org/162140/paamari-ancestral-fire-management-peru-amazon) _2026-08-05 · Marjorie Ramos · Landscape Alliance Forests News_ Asháninka communities in Peru’s central Amazon are combining ancestral knowledge with satellite monitoring through PAAMARI to prevent wildfires. The community-led initiative is reducing fire risk while strengthening Indigenous governance and restoring traditional approaches to managing fire. The post Paamari: Reclaiming ancestral fire management in the Peruvian Amazon appeared first on Landscape… ## [When the scorecard improves, but the forest doesn’t](https://www.forestsnews.org/162098/forest-management-scorecards-measure-outcomes) _2026-08-03 · Robert Nasi · Landscape Alliance Forests News_ New research shows that better forest management scorecards can mask declining ecological outcomes. The post When the scorecard improves, but the forest doesn’t appeared first on Landscape Alliance Forests News . ## [Maybe, We've always been cooked...](https://shajaralamwendawazimu.substack.com/p/maybe-weve-always-been-cooked) _2026-08-03 · mwivanda.glo · mwivanda.glo_ If you're having a bad day, I'm about to make it worse. ## [Zimbabwe fashion talent heads to Africa Fashion Week London](https://twyg.co.za/zimbabwe-fashion-talent-heads-to-africa-fashion-week-london/) _2026-08-03 · Muchemwa Mugadzaweta · twyg_ Two designers prepare for Africa Fashion Week London where they will showcase craftsmanship, entrepreneurship and cultural storytelling driving Zimbabwe's growing fashion industry The post Zimbabwe fashion talent heads to Africa Fashion Week London appeared first on twyg . ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mOey3hfbdGkU) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [The Levelling of Being: Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Benjamin, and the Question of Algorithmic Modernity](https://skepticaltheist.substack.com/p/the-levelling-of-being-kierkegaard) _2026-08-01 · Mackenzie D. Taylor · Faith Against Defence_ In which I explore how Kierkegaard, Heidegger, and Walter Benjamin illuminate the consequences of technology, attention fragmentation in an age of algorithmically mediated existence. ## [14 Young African innovators imagine the future of textiles](https://twyg.co.za/14-african-textile-innovators-reimagine-the-future-of-fashion/) _2026-07-30 · Reporter · twyg_ From sunflower stems and banana fibre to wool, bacteria and plastic waste, the finalists in Twyg's inaugural Textile Innovation Student Challenge show how African materials and knowledge could reshape fashion The post 14 Young African innovators imagine the future of textiles appeared first on twyg . ## [Governance, not just carbon accounting, is key to jurisdictional REDD+ success](https://www.forestsnews.org/161974/governance-jurisdictional-redd-success) _2026-07-30 · Sandra Cordon · Landscape Alliance Forests News_ Evidence from Indonesia, Brazil and Peru shows that jurisdictional REDD+ is more likely to succeed when Indigenous Peoples and local communities have clear information, real decision-making power and a fair share of benefits. The post Governance, not just carbon accounting, is key to jurisdictional REDD+ success appeared first on Landscape Alliance Forests News . ## [Bogolan shows how heritage can build a fashion economy](https://twyg.co.za/bogolan-shows-how-heritage-can-build-a-fashion-economy/) _2026-07-29 · Die Sacko · twyg_ As mud cloth gains international recognition, women artisans and entrepreneurs are turning cultural heritage into jobs, businesses and local value The post Bogolan shows how heritage can build a fashion economy appeared first on twyg . ## [Why land governance is at the heart of a landscape approach](https://www.forestsnews.org/161936/land-governance-landscape-approaches) _2026-07-29 · Anne M. Larson · Landscape Alliance Forests News_ Land governance and landscape approaches are inseparable. Drawing on lessons from the Land Facility, Anne Larson and Daniella Silva explain why political insight, adaptive research and long-term partnerships are needed to secure rights, support livelihoods and sustain reform beyond project cycles. The post Why land governance is at the heart of a landscape approach appeared first on Landscape… ## [Made in South Africa | Proudly SA explains the realities of making clothes locally](https://twyg.co.za/proudly-south-african-on-rebuilding-south-africas-clothing-industry/) _2026-07-28 · Jackie May · twyg_ The country's buy local campaign's CEO Eustace Mashimbye explains what it will take to rebuild South Africa's clothing and textile industry The post Made in South Africa | Proudly SA explains the realities of making clothes locally appeared first on twyg . ## [Q&A: Sipho Mbuto treats fashion design as a craft](https://twyg.co.za/sipho-mbuto-bash-sustainable-design-incubator-interview/) _2026-07-28 · Nobanzi Sokhuthu · twyg_ The Durban-based designer reflects on finding his creative voice through TFG's Sustainable Design Incubator, creating collections for Bash, and why timeless craftsmanship matters The post Q&A: Sipho Mbuto treats fashion design as a craft appeared first on twyg . ## [Butterfly business: Can sustainable trade save the biggest butterfly on Earth?](https://www.forestsnews.org/162448/worlds-largest-butterfly-papua-new-guinea-decline) _2026-07-27 · Monica Evans · Landscape Alliance Forests News_ New field surveys on Papua New Guinea’s Managalas Plateau suggest the world’s largest butterfly may be declining. Researchers are documenting its remaining habitat while communities grapple with illegal wildlife trade, conservation and the possibility that carefully managed sustainable trade could one day help protect one of the country’s most iconic species. The post Butterfly business: Can… ## [My thoughts on the ‘Solarpunk is just aesthetics! Y’all can’t do anything!’ Statement](https://solarpunks.net/post/823273947749580800) _2026-07-27 · SOLARPUNKS_ the-habitat-ring : sustainable-solarpunk : My thoughts on the ‘Solarpunk is just aesthetics! Y’all can’t do anything!’ Statement Every movement has some kind of visual identity. Every. Single. One. Now, those identities often evolve after the politics, but that’s not a rule. Solarpunk was created as a way to directly oppose the grim, late stage capitalistic future we’ve been sold my cyberpunk for… ## [Safari Reli](https://shajaralamwendawazimu.substack.com/p/safari-reli) _2026-07-26 · mwivanda.glo · mwivanda.glo_ Kwani Mi hudu? ## [Stocks ranked by what execs say (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lBtyNhFXi2mB) _2026-07-26 · **Sponsored**_ Evidence-backed watchlists from earnings calls and filings, cited to real transcripts—not guesses. ## [Karabo Poppy paints a new beauty story](https://twyg.co.za/karabo-poppy-lelive-beauty/) _2026-07-23 · Partner Post · twyg_ What happens when a multi award-winning illustrator and street artist meets Lelive’s plastic-negative, locally made philosophy? The post Karabo Poppy paints a new beauty story appeared first on twyg . ## [What does Made in South Africa really mean?](https://twyg.co.za/what-does-made-in-south-africa-really-mean/) _2026-07-20 · Jackie May · twyg_ As South Africa works to rebuild its clothing industry, finding a common agreement on what Made in South Africa means has never been more important The post What does Made in South Africa really mean? appeared first on twyg . ## [What factory raids reveal about South Africa’s clothing industry](https://twyg.co.za/what-factory-raids-reveal-about-south-africas-clothing-industry/) _2026-07-20 · Sean Christie · twyg_ Factory raids in KwaZulu-Natal and court cases have exposed the rot, but what are the solutions? The post What factory raids reveal about South Africa’s clothing industry appeared first on twyg . ## [Overlap Without Subsumption: A Conceptual Account of the Relationship Between Scientific and Indigenous Knowledge](https://skepticaltheist.substack.com/p/overlap-without-subsumption-a-conceptual) _2026-07-19 · Mackenzie D. Taylor · Faith Against Defence_ What is the relationship between scientific and Indigenous knowledge? I argue for a critical, but positive account of the relationship between the two and identify the category error at it's core. ## [Mimi, I Don’t Like Church, By the Way](https://shajaralamwendawazimu.substack.com/p/mimi-i-dont-like-church-by-the-way) _2026-07-19 · mwivanda.glo · mwivanda.glo_ Go argue with you pastor. ## [Q&A: How DunsinCrafts turns plastic sachet waste into luxury goods](https://twyg.co.za/qa-how-dunsincrafts-turns-plastic-sachet-waste-into-luxury-goods/) _2026-07-15 · Nobanzi Sokhuthu · twyg_ Nigerian designer transforms discarded water sachets into Aso Òrá, a textile inspired by traditional Aso Oke weaving, creating luxury fashion while tackling plastic waste The post Q&A: How DunsinCrafts turns plastic sachet waste into luxury goods appeared first on twyg . ## [This year’s Solarpunk Cambodia project aims to ‘rethink resilience’](https://solarpunks.net/post/822224469075656704) _2026-07-15 · SOLARPUNKS_ Cambodian artists, engineers and other creative practitioners are being invited to work across disciplines to imagine greener and more equitable futures, as Solarpunk Cambodia launches its 2026 initiative, ahead of September’s Clean Energy Week. Returning for its second year, Solarpunk Cambodia is expanding its art programme with collaborative art-making sessions, an artist residency and a… ## [Out of Breath: Passivity, Pain, and Involuntary Ecstasy in Teresa of Avila](https://skepticaltheist.substack.com/p/out-of-breath-passivity-pain-and) _2026-07-11 · Mackenzie D. Taylor · Faith Against Defence_ How Teresa distinguishes mystical rapture from effortful devotion, tracing the arrow's wound through pleasure, pain, and total, involuntary absorption. ## [Mike Mentzer: "Philosophy of Iron: Mastery, Reason and Mind"](https://skepticaltheist.substack.com/p/mike-mentzer-philosophy-of-iron-mastery) _2026-07-07 · Mackenzie D. Taylor · Faith Against Defence_ Mike Menzter on why bigger muscles cannot deliver the self-esteem you're chasing—and what Plato, Aristotle, and a rational philosophy of life actually require. ## [The Lives of Other People](https://shajaralamwendawazimu.substack.com/p/the-lives-of-other-people) _2026-07-06 · mwivanda.glo · mwivanda.glo_ If " Ebu Nione" was a person ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FvT00Uvm2tV7) _2026-07-06 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [No use case ever too big or too small…](https://solarpunks.net/post/821394139208957952) _2026-07-06 · SOLARPUNKS_ solarpunks : ALT "There's an oppositional quality to solarpunk, but it's an opposition that begins with infrastructure as a form of resistance . " Adam Flynn - Solarpunk: Notes toward a manifesto - 2014 Balcony Solar. Somewhere in Athens, Greece. Shared by friend of the blog No use case ever too big or too small. .. Balcony Solar. Spotted Somewhere in Basel, Switzerland. Shared by friend of the… ## [Skateboarding Against Rough Odds in Cities Across Africa](https://shajaralamwendawazimu.substack.com/p/skateboarding-against-rough-odds) _2026-07-01 · mwivanda.glo · mwivanda.glo_ "Yoh, Dude, Skateboarding saved me..."The Ska8erheads are alright. ## [#5 - Lyle McDonald on the Hypertrophy Science Crisis](https://skepticaltheist.substack.com/p/5-lyle-mcdonald-on-the-hypertrophy-c8d) _2026-06-30 · Mackenzie D. Taylor · Faith Against Defence_ Has evidence-based fitness lost its way? Lyle McDonald and I discuss when science becomes marketing ## [Herbs, Spices, Concoctions, and African Indigenous Knowledge of Wellness](https://shajaralamwendawazimu.substack.com/p/herbs-spices-concoctions-and-african) _2026-06-30 · mwivanda.glo · mwivanda.glo_ A visual essay on traditional medicine and the enduring role of African indigenous knowledge in contemporary wellness. ## [Solarpunk, not as in glass and solar panels, but as in less consumption (energy included), more…](https://solarpunks.net/post/820464457399566336) _2026-06-26 · SOLARPUNKS_ solarpunkshoppe : Solarpunk, not as in glass and solar panels, but as in less consumption (energy included), more ceramics, textiles, community, and crafts. Appropriate technology over constant "innovation and progress". As in convivial tools and living. Diversity not just in our biome, but in our architecture and tools as well. Don't let the AI slop images fool ya, solarpunk is more than an… ## [Practising Christianity: A Comparative Odyssey](https://skepticaltheist.substack.com/p/practicing-christianity-a-comparative) _2026-06-13 · Mackenzie D. Taylor · Faith Against Defence_ "Is it possible to be a Christian in the sense described by the New Testament writers?" Soren Kierkegaard and Sergei Bulgakov on the early church ## [#4 - Tartaria, Thunderless Lightning, and Other Completely Normal Topics](https://skepticaltheist.substack.com/p/4-tartaria-thunderless-lightning) _2026-06-10 · Mackenzie D. Taylor · Faith Against Defence_ Three men, a campfire, and an attempt to reconstruct reality from frequencies, scripture, architecture, and intuition. A conversation on forgotten empires, sacred geometry, and hidden worlds. ## ["The Violent Take It by Force?" A Response to Matt Fradd's Terrifying Rumination](https://skepticaltheist.substack.com/p/the-violent-take-it-by-force-a-response) _2026-06-04 · Mackenzie D. Taylor · Faith Against Defence_ On Matt Fradd's selective patristics, a misappropriated Origen, non-sequiturs, and a God Whose Love admits defeat. ## [The Divided Mind: A Psychological Tale of Two Sauls, and Evagrius of the Desert](https://skepticaltheist.substack.com/p/the-divided-mind-a-psychological) _2026-06-03 · Mackenzie D. Taylor · Faith Against Defence_ I examine how Hebrew, Greek and Christian philosophical-theological traditions functioned as legitimate literary psychologies that anticipated later concerns in cognitive psychology ## [“There’s an oppositional quality to solarpunk, but it’s an opposition that begins…](https://solarpunks.net/post/818334808491130880) _2026-06-02 · SOLARPUNKS_ ALT "There's an oppositional quality to solarpunk, but it's an opposition that begins with infrastructure as a form of resistance . " Adam Flynn - Solarpunk: Notes toward a manifesto - 2014 Balcony Solar. Somewhere in Athens, Greece. Shared by friend of the blog ## [Black Mambas and Boskos](https://shajaralamwendawazimu.substack.com/p/black-mambas-and-boskos) _2026-05-26 · mwivanda.glo · mwivanda.glo_ Where the earth remembers ## [Are Large Language Models intelligent? A dissection of A.I's candidacy for Human Rights.](https://skepticaltheist.substack.com/p/are-large-language-models-intelligent) _2026-05-26 · Mackenzie D. Taylor · Faith Against Defence_ Why granting rights to LLM's reveals more about our confusions than AI's capacities ## [In My Mother’s Capacity](https://shajaralamwendawazimu.substack.com/p/in-my-mothers-capacity) _2026-05-14 · mwivanda.glo · mwivanda.glo_ A story of bodies, belief, and what women pass down without words ## [If Nairobi Were an Animal](https://shajaralamwendawazimu.substack.com/p/if-nairobi-were-an-animal) _2026-05-11 · mwivanda.glo · mwivanda.glo_ A portrait of Nairobi through the anatomy of a hyena. ## [All I Know About Uganda](https://shajaralamwendawazimu.substack.com/p/all-i-know-about-uganda) _2026-05-10 · mwivanda.glo · mwivanda.glo_ ...As a Kenyan. ## [A Wind-Powered Tumbleweed That Heals the Desert as It Rolls – Yanko Design](https://solarpunks.net/post/811681862900695040) _2026-03-21 · SOLARPUNKS_ solarpunkfuturenow : A Wind-Powered Tumbleweed That Heals the Desert as It Rolls – Yanko Design A Wind-Powered Tumbleweed That Heals the Desert as It Rolls – Yanko Design https://share.google/oFvKVpez3eC0g5MEc A Wind-Powered Tumbleweed That Heals the Desert as It Rolls - Yanko Design ## [The solarpunk community’s interests extend beyond literature, though. Some of the greatest ferment…](https://solarpunks.net/post/809093464443813888) _2026-02-20 · SOLARPUNKS_ Tired of dystopian sci-fi? You might like Solarpunk. The solarpunk community’s interests extend beyond literature, though. Some of the greatest ferment is online, where everyday folks cram into themed subreddits, Tumblrs, and Substacks, posting their mood-board images of a better future. Some of it is fantasy—solar airships with grappling hooks hovering over vertical farms—but more often, the… ## [Inside the UN’s Massive Lake Project in Africa](https://solarpunks.net/post/806158054962987008) _2026-01-19 · SOLARPUNKS_ Inside the UN’s Massive Lake Project in Africa Permaculture instructor Andrew Millison journeys with the UN World Food Programme to the edge of the Sahara Desert in the Abeche and Mongo regions of Chad. He visits 3 projects where massive dykes have been to hold back floodwaters and soak the water into the ground to create fertile well-watered farms and recharge water tables. ## [Did a little more decorating on those cargo shorts that I’ve been mending. Getting centered by…](https://solarpunks.net/post/800284955266695168) _2025-11-15 · SOLARPUNKS_ hidefdoritos : ALT Did a little more decorating on those cargo shorts that I've been mending. Getting centered by stitching in these crazy times has been essential. ## [Solarpunk: A Story of Sand and Energy: Imagining Namibia’s Bright Future](https://solarpunks.net/post/800025836338151425) _2025-11-12 · SOLARPUNKS_ Solarpunk: A Story of Sand and Energy: Imagining Namibia’s Bright Future The Franco Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) came alive on 30 October 2025 as art lovers, sustainability advocates and curious visitors gathered for the opening of Solarpunk: A Story of Sand and Energy, an interactive exhibition inviting audiences to imagine Namibia’s future powered by creativity and renewable energy. The…