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| Global Diversity Foundation |
| Activities： |
Activist, Educational, Networking, Philanthropy, Research |
| Type： |
Foundation |
| Areas of Focus： |
Land Stewardship | Indigenous Rights | Evolutionary Ecology | Environmental Justice | Green Schools | Natural Resource Conservation | Traditional Culture | Malnutrition, Diet, Disease, and Education | Local Food Systems | Sustainability Education | Ethnobotany | Language Revitalization | Land Restoration | Biocultural Diversity | Alternative Medicine | Natural Resource Management | Conservation Biology | Sustainable Energy Development | Biological Development | Culture and Sustainability | Domesticated Plant Conservation | Seed Conservation | Cultural Diversity | Endangered Plant Species Protection | Biodiversity Conservation | Community Participation | Sustainable Living | Sustainable Forestry | Sustainable Communities | Social Development | Plant Ecology | Indigenous Lands | Ecological Footprint | Dialogue, Deliberation and Consensus-Building | Ethnic Equality | Training for Nonprofits | Urban Revitalization | Cultural Heritage Conservation | Practical Conservation | Sustainable Production | Indigenous Peoples and Cultures | Land Use Policy | Access To Education | Endemic Plant Species Protection |
| About Global Diversity Foundation： |
The Global Diversity Foundation promotes agricultural, biological and cultural diversity around the world through research, training and social action. We conduct applied research and provide training on biocultural diversity at specific field sites in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Our community and conservation projects build on local traditions and knowledge to secure education, health, nutrition and other basic human rights for marginalised peoples. In collaboration with diverse institutions, we support the participation of a wide range of community members – including children, young adults and elders – in our research and development programs. Areas of specific focus include the continuity of ethnobiological knowledge, community access to biological resources and the conservation of biodiversity. We bring these concerns to a wider public through international courses, publications and our website.
What we do
Created with the support of professionals from various academic disciplines, GDF obtained charitable status in May 2000 from the Charity Commission of England and Wales. The Foundation:
★contributes to conservation and development projects that involve local communities, governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations and academic research centres.
★supports field studies in which local researchers and students gain practical experience in documenting, monitoring and promoting biocultural diversity
★participates in multidisciplinary diploma and graduate degree programs in collaboration with botanical gardens, research institutes and universities;
★provides fellowships for talented young colleagues who are studying for advanced degrees, and grants to support their research at field study centres
★works with selected academic institutions to offer research and training opportunities on cultural and natural diversity, conservation and community development
★presents the results of its applied scientific research in seminars, symposia and scientific publications
★organises excursions, exhibits and publications to educate the general public on strategies to maintain biocultural diversity. |
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