traditional knowledge
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Innovative Food Systems Involving Edible Insects and Climatic Conditions Within Indigenous Knowledge
Amaya Carrasco-Torrontegui, CASAS’ member, has published a chapter in the book “Indigenous Insights for Planetary Health and Sustainable Food Systems: Learning from International Case Studies” with Esther Katz, Carlos Andres Gallegos-Riofrío & Adela Caranqui-Pintag. Abstract: Currently, worldwide, there is a rising interest in edible insect consumption. Insects constitute about 80% of the animal kingdom, and…
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Resisting in the mountains in Mexico: using territory and self-determination to resist COVID-19
Mexico is a diverse country and as such, each region is coping with COVID19 in different ways with the resources they have. Today, I will describe the coping mechanisms of my hometown, Tamazulapam Mixe, a little indigenous community located in the mountains of “Sierra Norte” in Oaxaca, Mexico. Many people know us as ‘the never…