Twelve junior research groups under the social-ecological research programme (SÖF/ FONA) of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) came together with members of the funding agencies in a two day seminar to discuss key findings, elaborate ways to shape social ecological changes and implications for research. The researchers of BioDIVA presented the first results fresh from the field.
The economics tandem of Monish Jose and Girigan Gopi, together with Martina Padmanabhan presented the paper "Adapting to changing institutions: Livelihood strategies and land use of farmers" in the session "Gestaltungspotenziale in der Landwirtschaft" (potentials for shaping agricultural production).
In the session on the effects of long-term social ecological change (Wirkungen von langfristigem sozial-ökologischen Wandel) Lydia Betz and Isabelle Kunze presented a study on the resilience potential of indegenous communities in Wayanad "Sind indigene Bevölkerungsgruppen resilient gegen Transformationsprozesse? Eine sozial-ökologische Studie in Indien" co-authored with Prajeesh Parameswaran and Suma Tamaracheryil Ramachandran from the MSSRF.
Preview: Handbook Cultivate Diversity!
The Rice Seed System in Wayanad.
Briefing Note 8, 2014
Feedback Loops - Multi-level stakeholder workshops in transdisciplinary research.
Briefing Note 7, 2014
Food for thought: Facing land use change in Wayanad.
Briefing Note 6, 2014 (Malayalam version)
"Cultivating Diversity": Results from the national level dialogue workshop. Briefing Note 5, 2014
Cultivate Diversity! A Handbook on Transdisciplinary Approaches to Agrobiodiversity Research. September 2013
Multi-stakeholder dialogue on land use: Transdisciplinary approaches to address landscape transformation in Kerala.
Briefing Note 4, 2013
Marketing Gandhakasala: Local varieties for livelihood options.
Briefing Note 3, 2013
Resilience in transformation: „A study into the capacity for resilience in indigenous communities in Wayanad“.
Briefing Note 2, 2013
Visions for Wayanad: „The land of paddy fields“.
Briefing Note 1, 2013
