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This indigenous water conservation method for farming, pictured here in 1975, is in use today as a climate smart agricultural technique. Volkmar Wentzel/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Why Indigenous knowledge belongs at the centre of climate action

The G20 must collect ancient practices that can help the world withstand climate change so that this knowledge is available for future generations.
Small scale farmers aren’t getting much from the rooibos tea access and benefit sharing agreements. Paul Weinberg

South Africa’s small‑scale rooibos tea growers aren’t getting much from an industry deal – why it’s not fair

Rooibos herbal tea was first farmed by Indigenous South Africans who were forced off their land during apartheid.

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