"...We found that global sustainability goals cannot be achieved without improved knowledge on feedbacks between social and ecological systems, effectiveness of governance systems and the influence of institutions on the social distribution of ecosystem services....  analysis also reveals limited understanding of the role of indigenous and local knowledge in sustaining nature’s benefits to people." (Mastrángelo, M.E., Pérez-Harguindeguy, N., Enrico, L. et al. Key knowledge gaps to achieve global sustainability goals. Nat Sustain 2, 1115–1121 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0412-1)

Articles:

1. In Peru, pre-Columbian canals offer hope against drought  https://phys.org/news/2021-04-peru-pre-columbian-canals-drought.html

2. Excellent article on Chilean-New Zealand project: https://www.thecontextasiapacific.org.nz/water-scarcity/

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Research:

Videos:

TED (8min) https://www.ted.com/talks/julia_watson_how_to_build_a_resilient_future_using_ancient_wisdom/transcript?user_email_address=53fd8e9112e15fe7f8002e76060e1007&lctg=62d1b93954733608145d02d2

TED-Activism (8 min) https://www.ted.com/talks/xiye_bastida_if_you_adults_won_t_save_the_world_we_will/transcript?user_email_address=53fd8e9112e15fe7f8002e76060e1007&lctg=62d1b93954733608145d02d2