PRATAM
Potentials for Resilience and Self-Determination of Threatened Agroecological Territories
PRATAM is a multi-stakeholder initiative in Basse-Casamance that documents the resilience and self-determination of Diola communities, highlighting their sustainable agroecological traditions supported by customary institutions and ancestral knowledge systems. The initiative analyzes how these centuries-old practices constitute relevant sustainability models for contemporary challenges.
Geographic area
Basse-Casamance (Senegal)
Partners
CIRAD, INRAE, University of Ziguinchor, DyTAELS, CREATES
Objectives
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Document Diola knowledge systems and customary institutions
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Analyze the resilience of traditional agroecological practices under contemporary pressures
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Understand community self-determination mechanisms and commons governance
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Promote indigenous sustainability models in international scientific dialogue
Role of CREATES
CREATES contributes to the PRATAM initiative by ensuring the ethical and methodological framework for community-based research, and facilitating dialogue between academic knowledge and local Diola knowledge.