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Bridging Knowledge Worlds: Integrating Local Climate Adaptation Practices with Scientific Research in Southeastern Nigeria
<p class="paragraph" data-pm-slice="1 1 ["document",{"aiOptions":{"imageOptions":{"stylePreset":"Theme","model":"ideogram-v3-turbo","stylePrompt":"","artStylePreset":"3D","artStylePrompt":"3D style, rendering, model, pixar","modelAutoselect":false,"count":3}},"docId":"38zw9zra9d6r77i","background":{"type":"none"},"docFlags":{"cardLayoutsEnabled":true},"format":"document","customCode":{},"settings":{"stylesDerivedFrom":"document_a4","cardDimensions":"a4_portrait","verticalAlign":"start","defaultFullBleed":"contained","defaultContentWidth":"md","fontSize":"md","scaleContentToFit":true,"animationsEnabled":true,"cardMarginSettings":{"bottomLeft":{"type":"image","imageAttrs":{"uploadStatus":0,"source":"image.custom","name":"SUSTAINE.png","src":"https://cdn.gamma.app/6297fskeiv2agri/46fe0e9a63d54161951c34b7291d438f/original/SUSTAINE.png","meta":{"width":87,"height":96,"date_file_modified":"2025/10/01 18:09:55 GMT","title":"SUSTAINE%20-%202","aspect_ratio":0.906,"device_software":"Canva (Renderer) doc=DAFM-D9Rby0 user=UACeGqyJCIA brand=Green Institute Team template=Grey Simple Business Email Signature","orientation":"Horizontal (normal)","has_clipping_path":false,"creator":"Green Campus Initiative","frame_count":1,"colorspace":"sRGB","has_transparency":true,"average_color":"#0c8281","version_id":"ejVWTFRO7OTfy9tQt0zegQIfk1E_iQ8I"}}},"bottomCenter":{"type":"text","content":"SUSTAINE.ORG | Oct 2025 | Volume 3 | Issue 1"},"bottomRight":{"type":"cardNumbers","startIndex":1,"startNumber":198}}},"generateStatus":"done","generateInfo":{"interactionId":"ylki3cdy3fzdrwv","streamId":"38zw9zra9d6r77i","lastEventId":"16","lastCompletedCardId":"39t7ykqihcyep7v","lastCompletedCardIndex":15}},"card",{"id":"yuh4x6flot4uhmq","previewContent":null,"background":{"type":"none"},"container":{},"cardSize":"default","layout":"behind","layoutTemplateColumns":null,"layoutTemplateRows":null,"verticalAlign":null,"generatorInput":null,"fontScale":1,"cardMarginSettings":{},"hidden":false},"cardLayoutItem",{"itemId":"body"}]">This article explores how local and indigenous knowledge in Southeastern Nigeria can be effectively integrated with scientific approaches to improve climate adaptation strategies and foster sustainability. While formal scientific research has largely shaped the global climate agenda, indigenous resource management practices have evolved over centuries to address environmental fluctuations and hazards. However, significant power imbalances often sideline local communities from meaningful engagement in policy and research collaboration. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork, participatory rural appraisal methods, and quantitative climate modeling, this study investigates how traditional ecological knowledge, gleaned from farmers, fishers, and community elders, can enhance scientific methods for climate resilience. Findings illustrate that local practices such as rotational crop selection, water resource management, and communal seed-banking offer valuable insights to complement advanced modeling techniques, especially in mitigating extreme weather events and adapting to shifting precipitation patterns. Additionally, a robust framework for equitable partnerships is proposed, emphasizing capacity-building, inclusive governance, and knowledge co-production. The article concludes by stressing that efforts to bridge power differentials and integrate epistemic perspectives hold tremendous promise for achieving long-term socio-ecological sustainability in the Global South.
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Beyond Familiar Metrics: How Kazakhstan's Volunteer Movement is Reshaping Our Understanding of Social Innovation
<p class="paragraph" data-pm-slice="1 1 ["document",{"aiOptions":{"imageOptions":{"stylePreset":"Theme","model":"ideogram-v3-turbo","stylePrompt":"","artStylePreset":"photorealistic","artStylePrompt":"photorealistic. highly detailed, cinematic, professional","modelAutoselect":false,"count":3}},"docId":"iahdvxpmjwlawa2","background":{"type":"none"},"docFlags":{"cardLayoutsEnabled":true},"format":"document","customCode":{},"settings":{"stylesDerivedFrom":"document_a4","cardDimensions":"a4_portrait","verticalAlign":"start","defaultFullBleed":"contained","defaultContentWidth":"md","fontSize":"md","scaleContentToFit":true,"animationsEnabled":true,"cardMarginSettings":{"bottomCenter":{"type":"text","content":"SUSTAINE.ORG | Oct 2025 | Volume 3 | Issue 1"},"bottomRight":{"type":"cardNumbers","startIndex":1,"startNumber":243},"bottomLeft":{"type":"image","imageAttrs":{"uploadStatus":0,"source":"image.custom","name":"SUSTAINE.png","src":"https://cdn.gamma.app/6297fskeiv2agri/98982fe60db34d71830b30ec3f40b193/original/SUSTAINE.png","meta":{"width":87,"height":96,"date_file_modified":"2025/10/01 11:08:40 GMT","title":"SUSTAINE%20-%202","aspect_ratio":0.906,"device_software":"Canva (Renderer) doc=DAFM-D9Rby0 user=UACeGqyJCIA brand=Green Institute Team template=Grey Simple Business Email Signature","orientation":"Horizontal (normal)","has_clipping_path":false,"creator":"Green Campus Initiative","frame_count":1,"colorspace":"sRGB","has_transparency":true,"average_color":"#0c8281","version_id":"QI_j8xnoTwkr6mOOUxkYlfngA1z9Smpk"}}}}},"generateStatus":"done","generateInfo":{"interactionId":"gdvrqlkncbhb321","streamId":"iahdvxpmjwlawa2","lastEventId":"13","lastCompletedCardId":"rwbaweffzwhcept","lastCompletedCardIndex":12}},"card",{"id":"sxxpyb6ctg3fpvj","previewContent":null,"background":{"type":"none"},"container":{},"cardSize":"default","layout":"blank","layoutTemplateColumns":null,"layoutTemplateRows":null,"verticalAlign":null,"generatorInput":null,"fontScale":1,"cardMarginSettings":{},"hidden":false},"cardLayoutItem",{"itemId":"body"}]">ue blend of traditional communal assistance practices, such as 'asar,' with contemporary organizational models. It argues that this hybrid approach fosters a distinct form of civic engagement deeply rooted in local cultural values. The study critically assesses the applicability of conventional volunteer evaluation metrics predominantly developed in the Global North, revealing their limitations in capturing the nuanced impacts and motivations within a Central Asian context. Furthermore, it explores the profound implications of this culturally adapted volunteerism for achieving sustainable development goals, advocating for a more context-sensitive understanding and support of grassroots initiatives. This research underscores the need for localized frameworks that acknowledge and leverage indigenous practices for effective social change. <p class="paragraph" data-pm-slice="1 1 ["document",{"aiOptions":{"imageOptions":{"stylePreset":"Theme","model":"ideogram-v3-turbo","stylePrompt":"","artStylePreset":"photorealistic","artStylePrompt":"photorealistic. highly detailed, cinematic, professional","modelAutoselect":false,"count":3}},"docId":"iahdvxpmjwlawa2","background":{"type":"none"},"docFlags":{"cardLayoutsEnabled":true},"format":"document","customCode":{},"settings":{"stylesDerivedFrom":"document_a4","cardDimensions":"a4_portrait","verticalAlign":"start","defaultFullBleed":"contained","defaultContentWidth":"md","fontSize":"md","scaleContentToFit":true,"animationsEnabled":true,"cardMarginSettings":{"bottomCenter":{"type":"text","content":"SUSTAINE.ORG | Oct 2025 | Volume 3 | Issue 1"},"bottomRight":{"type":"cardNumbers","startIndex":1,"startNumber":243},"bottomLeft":{"type":"image","imageAttrs":{"uploadStatus":0,"source":"image.custom","name":"SUSTAINE.png","src":"https://cdn.gamma.app/6297fskeiv2agri/98982fe60db34d71830b30ec3f40b193/original/SUSTAINE.png","meta":{"width":87,"height":96,"date_file_modified":"2025/10/01 11:08:40 GMT","title":"SUSTAINE%20-%202","aspect_ratio":0.906,"device_software":"Canva (Renderer) doc=DAFM-D9Rby0 user=UACeGqyJCIA brand=Green Institute Team template=Grey Simple Business Email Signature","orientation":"Horizontal (normal)","has_clipping_path":false,"creator":"Green Campus Initiative","frame_count":1,"colorspace":"sRGB","has_transparency":true,"average_color":"#0c8281","version_id":"QI_j8xnoTwkr6mOOUxkYlfngA1z9Smpk"}}}}},"generateStatus":"done","generateInfo":{"interactionId":"gdvrqlkncbhb321","streamId":"iahdvxpmjwlawa2","lastEventId":"13","lastCompletedCardId":"rwbaweffzwhcept","lastCompletedCardIndex":12}},"card",{"id":"sxxpyb6ctg3fpvj","previewContent":null,"background":{"type":"none"},"container":{},"cardSize":"default","layout":"blank","layoutTemplateColumns":null,"layoutTemplateRows":null,"verticalAlign":null,"generatorInput":null,"fontScale":1,"cardMarginSettings":{},"hidden":false},"cardLayoutItem",{"itemId":"body"}]">; Asar; Sustainable Development; Global North Metrics
Do Voluntary Sustainable Standards Induce Systems Change? Evidence from Sustainable Cotton Farming in Pakistan
<p class="paragraph" data-pm-slice="1 1 ["document",{"aiOptions":{"imageOptions":{"stylePreset":"Theme","model":"ideogram-v3-turbo","stylePrompt":"","artStylePreset":"3D","artStylePrompt":"3D style, rendering, model, pixar","modelAutoselect":false,"count":3}},"docId":"92bz25mgj75k51z","background":{"type":"none"},"docFlags":{"cardLayoutsEnabled":true},"format":"document","customCode":{},"settings":{"stylesDerivedFrom":"document_a4","cardDimensions":"a4_portrait","verticalAlign":"start","defaultFullBleed":"contained","defaultContentWidth":"md","fontSize":"md","scaleContentToFit":true,"animationsEnabled":true,"cardMarginSettings":{"bottomCenter":{"type":"text","content":"SUSTAINE.ORG | Oct 2025 | Volume 3 | Issue 1"},"bottomRight":{"type":"cardNumbers","startIndex":1,"startNumber":213},"bottomLeft":{"type":"image","imageAttrs":{"uploadStatus":0,"source":"image.custom","name":"SUSTAINE.png","src":"https://cdn.gamma.app/6297fskeiv2agri/98982fe60db34d71830b30ec3f40b193/original/SUSTAINE.png","meta":{"width":87,"height":96,"date_file_modified":"2025/10/01 11:08:40 GMT","title":"SUSTAINE%20-%202","aspect_ratio":0.906,"device_software":"Canva (Renderer) doc=DAFM-D9Rby0 user=UACeGqyJCIA brand=Green Institute Team template=Grey Simple Business Email Signature","orientation":"Horizontal (normal)","has_clipping_path":false,"creator":"Green Campus Initiative","frame_count":1,"colorspace":"sRGB","has_transparency":true,"average_color":"#0c8281","version_id":"QI_j8xnoTwkr6mOOUxkYlfngA1z9Smpk"}}}}},"generateStatus":"done","generateInfo":{"interactionId":"ez6fiidr4yt5erg","streamId":"92bz25mgj75k51z","lastEventId":"24","lastCompletedCardId":"ot514qhds38at8y","lastCompletedCardIndex":23}},"card",{"id":"hs7ck1wy4mz1f2n","previewContent":null,"background":{"type":"none"},"container":{},"cardSize":"default","layout":"blank","layoutTemplateColumns":null,"layoutTemplateRows":null,"verticalAlign":null,"generatorInput":null,"fontScale":1,"cardMarginSettings":{},"hidden":false},"cardLayoutItem",{"itemId":"body"}]">In the study of natural resource use, ecological variables and human activities have been widely analysed to answer the most pressing concerns regarding the future of sustainability. In recent times, a new school of thought has emerged that proposes the idea of applying systems thinking to holistically understand and analyse complex problems related to natural resource use. This approach is based on viewing a system as a whole, and studying the intertwined nature of different components in a system to evaluate the outcomes. By leveraging the systems approach, this study uses a diagnostic social-ecological systems framework to explain the diverging economic and environmental outcomes between conventional and sustainable cotton farmers in Pakistan. The study goes beyond the usual application of linear approaches in evaluating success of voluntary sustainable standards (VSS) in cotton farming to determine causation rather than identifying it. Using a mixed methods approach, data is collected from semi-structured interviews and Better Cotton farm results report (2015-2020) to identify the key factors and their interactions that determine sustainable outcomes. The study found out that this achievement is attributed to second-tier variables from governance systems and crucial interactions with the actors that are facilitated by the adoption of VSS in cotton farming.
Assessing the Economic Impact of Traditional Agroforestry Practices on Agricultural Sustainability and Climate Resilience in Rural Mexico
<p class="paragraph" data-pm-slice="1 1 ["document",{"aiOptions":{"imageOptions":{"model":"ideogram-v3-turbo","modelAutoselect":false,"stylePreset":"Theme","visualsMenuEnabled":true,"artStylePreset":"3D","artStylePrompt":"3D style, rendering, model, pixar"}},"docId":"a6ttyb96n22vm48","background":{"type":"none"},"docFlags":{"cardLayoutsEnabled":true},"format":"document","customCode":{},"settings":{"stylesDerivedFrom":"document_a4","cardDimensions":"a4_portrait","verticalAlign":"start","defaultFullBleed":"contained","defaultContentWidth":"md","fontSize":"md","scaleContentToFit":false,"animationsEnabled":true,"cardMarginSettings":{"bottomLeft":{"type":"image","imageAttrs":{"uploadStatus":0,"source":"image.custom","name":"SUSTAINE.png","src":"https://cdn.gamma.app/6297fskeiv2agri/46fe0e9a63d54161951c34b7291d438f/original/SUSTAINE.png","meta":{"width":87,"height":96,"date_file_modified":"2025/10/01 18:09:55 GMT","title":"SUSTAINE%20-%202","aspect_ratio":0.906,"device_software":"Canva (Renderer) doc=DAFM-D9Rby0 user=UACeGqyJCIA brand=Green Institute Team template=Grey Simple Business Email Signature","orientation":"Horizontal (normal)","has_clipping_path":false,"creator":"Green Campus Initiative","frame_count":1,"colorspace":"sRGB","has_transparency":true,"average_color":"#0c8281","version_id":"ejVWTFRO7OTfy9tQt0zegQIfk1E_iQ8I"}}},"bottomCenter":{"type":"text","content":"SUSTAINE.ORG | Oct 2025 | Volume 3 | Issue 1"},"bottomRight":{"type":"cardNumbers","startIndex":1,"startNumber":179}}},"generateStatus":"done","generateInfo":{"interactionId":"47yzyzz3azwdaen","streamId":"a6ttyb96n22vm48","lastEventId":"20","lastCompletedCardId":"9meflnwnn7bmtqa","lastCompletedCardIndex":19}},"card",{"id":"ypvgh0rn45u2okb","previewContent":null,"background":{"type":"none"},"container":{},"cardSize":"default","layout":"behind","layoutTemplateColumns":null,"layoutTemplateRows":null,"verticalAlign":null,"generatorInput":null,"fontScale":null,"cardMarginSettings":{},"hidden":false},"cardLayoutItem",{"itemId":"body"}]">This paper examines the economic impact of traditional agroforestry practices, particularly the Milpa and chinampas systems, on agricultural productivity, income stability, and resilience to climate change in rural communities across Mexico. Using econometric models, including difference -in-differences (DID) and instrumental variable (IV) regression, the study compares the outcomes of farmers who practice indigenous agroforestry versus those who rely on modern agricultural methods. The analysis demonstrates that traditional agroforestry systems significantly enhance soil health, increase biodiversity, and contribute to higher levels of economic resilience in the face of climate variability. Additionally, the paper explores the role of indigenous knowledge in shaping adaptive strategies and building long-term sustainability in agriculture. The findings highlight the potential for scaling up traditional agroforestry practices as a sustainable agricultural model with implications for both local economies and global climate change mitigation efforts.
Environmental Degradation and Economic Performance in Botswana: A Test of the Environmental Kuznets Curve, Pollution Haven and Pollution Halo Hypotheses
<p class="paragraph" data-pm-slice="1 1 ["document",{"aiOptions":{"imageOptions":{"model":"ideogram-v3-turbo","modelAutoselect":false,"stylePreset":"Theme","visualsMenuEnabled":true,"artStylePreset":"3D","artStylePrompt":"3D style, rendering, model, pixar"}},"docId":"5qn20t3liocodgo","background":{"type":"none"},"docFlags":{"cardLayoutsEnabled":true},"format":"document","customCode":{},"settings":{"stylesDerivedFrom":"document_a4","cardDimensions":"a4_portrait","verticalAlign":"start","defaultFullBleed":"contained","defaultContentWidth":"md","fontSize":"md","scaleContentToFit":true,"animationsEnabled":true,"cardMarginSettings":{"bottomLeft":{"type":"image","imageAttrs":{"uploadStatus":0,"source":"image.custom","name":"SUSTAINE.png","src":"https://cdn.gamma.app/6297fskeiv2agri/46fe0e9a63d54161951c34b7291d438f/original/SUSTAINE.png","meta":{"width":87,"height":96,"date_file_modified":"2025/10/01 18:09:55 GMT","title":"SUSTAINE%20-%202","aspect_ratio":0.906,"device_software":"Canva (Renderer) doc=DAFM-D9Rby0 user=UACeGqyJCIA brand=Green Institute Team template=Grey Simple Business Email Signature","orientation":"Horizontal (normal)","has_clipping_path":false,"creator":"Green Campus Initiative","frame_count":1,"colorspace":"sRGB","has_transparency":true,"average_color":"#0c8281","version_id":"ejVWTFRO7OTfy9tQt0zegQIfk1E_iQ8I"}}},"bottomCenter":{"type":"text","content":"SUSTAINE.ORG | Oct 2025 | Volume 3 | Issue 1"},"bottomRight":{"type":"cardNumbers","startIndex":1,"startNumber":140}}},"generateStatus":"done","generateInfo":{"interactionId":"rg0wwvypf7vggsq","streamId":"5qn20t3liocodgo","lastEventId":"22","lastCompletedCardId":"fmqd9gmjou0lin2","lastCompletedCardIndex":21}},"card",{"id":"z0fa9a0iayt7m7b","previewContent":null,"background":{"type":"none"},"container":{},"cardSize":"default","layout":"behind","layoutTemplateColumns":null,"layoutTemplateRows":null,"verticalAlign":null,"generatorInput":null,"fontScale":1,"cardMarginSettings":{},"hidden":false},"cardLayoutItem",{"itemId":"body"}]">This study explores the relationship between economic growth and environmental degradation in Botswana, a relatively understudied Southern African economy, by examining the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC), Pollution Haven Hypothesis (PHH), and Pollution Halo Hypothesis (PHLH). Using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model—which allows for mixed integration orders and is suitable for small sample sizes—on data from 1991 to 2019, the study finds a U-shaped EKC, with a turning point at a GDP per capita of $3,479.38. Botswana, with a mean GDP per capita of approximately $5,500 and a 2019 value around $6,485, sees increased emissions. Short-term evidence supports the PHH, while long-term evidence supports the PHLH. This indicates that Botswana's current economic trajectory may be environmentally unsustainable without policy shifts. The study recommends investing in green technologies, strengthening environmental regulations, and promoting sustainable practices to mitigate the environmental impact of economic growth.
Production of Weather Info Vis a Vis Agricultural Planning Calendar
<p class="paragraph" data-pm-slice="1 1 ["document",{"aiOptions":{"imageOptions":{"stylePreset":"Theme","model":"ideogram-v3-turbo","stylePrompt":"","artStylePreset":"lineArt","artStylePrompt":"Clean, minimal line art in pictographic style. Single-weight black lines on white background. Simple geometric forms, no shading, no texture, no fill. Clear negative space.","modelAutoselect":false,"count":3}},"docId":"xq6r68v04kl6wdp","background":{"type":"none"},"docFlags":{"cardLayoutsEnabled":true},"format":"document","customCode":{},"settings":{"stylesDerivedFrom":"document_a4","cardDimensions":"a4_portrait","verticalAlign":"start","defaultFullBleed":"contained","defaultContentWidth":"md","fontSize":"md","scaleContentToFit":true,"animationsEnabled":true,"cardMarginSettings":{"bottomLeft":{"type":"image","imageAttrs":{"uploadStatus":0,"source":"image.custom","name":"SUSTAINE.png","src":"https://cdn.gamma.app/6297fskeiv2agri/46fe0e9a63d54161951c34b7291d438f/original/SUSTAINE.png","meta":{"width":87,"height":96,"date_file_modified":"2025/10/01 18:09:55 GMT","title":"SUSTAINE%20-%202","aspect_ratio":0.906,"device_software":"Canva (Renderer) doc=DAFM-D9Rby0 user=UACeGqyJCIA brand=Green Institute Team template=Grey Simple Business Email Signature","orientation":"Horizontal (normal)","has_clipping_path":false,"creator":"Green Campus Initiative","frame_count":1,"colorspace":"sRGB","has_transparency":true,"average_color":"#0c8281","version_id":"ejVWTFRO7OTfy9tQt0zegQIfk1E_iQ8I"}}},"bottomCenter":{"type":"text","content":"SUSTAINE.ORG | Oct 2025 | Volume 3 | Issue 1"},"bottomRight":{"type":"cardNumbers","startIndex":1,"startNumber":258}}},"generateStatus":"done","generateInfo":{"interactionId":"iomg25azre3ysv1","streamId":"xq6r68v04kl6wdp","lastEventId":"8","lastCompletedCardId":"g3cymq6crq0lzll","lastCompletedCardIndex":7}},"card",{"id":"38noynjzkmw17w7","previewContent":null,"background":{"type":"none"},"container":{},"cardSize":"default","layout":"blank","layoutTemplateColumns":null,"layoutTemplateRows":null,"verticalAlign":null,"generatorInput":null,"fontScale":1,"cardMarginSettings":{},"hidden":false},"cardLayoutItem",{"itemId":"body"}]">Smallholder farmers in Rwanda face significant challenges from increasing climate variability, including unpredictable rainfall patterns, droughts, and floods, which severely impact agricultural productivity and food security. This research article explores the critical role of accessible and accurate weather forecasting information in enhancing farmers' resilience and decision-making capabilities. Focusing on services provided by Meteo-Rwanda, this study investigates how the integration of scientific meteorological data with indigenous knowledge forecasting methods creates a more robust and locally relevant early warning system. By combining modern meteorological tools with traditional indicators, these services offer tailored forecasts that empower farmers to make timely decisions regarding planting, harvesting, and crop management. The implementation of these localized weather information systems has led to documented benefits, significantly improving agricultural outcomes. Specifically, farmers utilizing these integrated forecasting services have reported a 15-25% improvement in crop yields, contributing substantially to enhanced food security and livelihoods. This paper highlights the effectiveness of a hybrid approach to weather information dissemination, advocating for similar strategies in other climate-vulnerable agricultural communities.
The Impact of Climate Change on Digital Governance Policies in Tuvalu
<p class="paragraph" data-pm-slice="1 1 ["document",{"aiOptions":{"preserveLayouts":false,"imageOptions":{"stylePreset":"Theme","model":"ideogram-v3-turbo","stylePrompt":"","artStylePreset":"3D","artStylePrompt":"3D style, rendering, model, pixar","modelAutoselect":false,"count":3}},"docId":"nwng71i9uemt2fa","background":{"type":"none"},"docFlags":{"cardLayoutsEnabled":true},"format":"document","customCode":{},"settings":{"defaultFullBleed":"contained","stylesDerivedFrom":"document_a4","cardDimensions":"a4_portrait","verticalAlign":"start","defaultContentWidth":"md","fontSize":"md","scaleContentToFit":false,"locale":"en","animationsEnabled":true,"cardMarginSettings":{"bottomLeft":{"type":"image","imageAttrs":{"uploadStatus":0,"source":"image.custom","name":"SUSTAINE.png","src":"https://cdn.gamma.app/6297fskeiv2agri/46fe0e9a63d54161951c34b7291d438f/original/SUSTAINE.png","meta":{"width":87,"height":96,"date_file_modified":"2025/10/01 18:09:55 GMT","title":"SUSTAINE%20-%202","aspect_ratio":0.906,"device_software":"Canva (Renderer) doc=DAFM-D9Rby0 user=UACeGqyJCIA brand=Green Institute Team template=Grey Simple Business Email Signature","orientation":"Horizontal (normal)","has_clipping_path":false,"creator":"Green Campus Initiative","frame_count":1,"colorspace":"sRGB","has_transparency":true,"average_color":"#0c8281","version_id":"ejVWTFRO7OTfy9tQt0zegQIfk1E_iQ8I"}}},"bottomCenter":{"type":"text","content":"SUSTAINE.ORG | Oct 2025 | Volume 3 | Issue 1"},"bottomRight":{"type":"cardNumbers","startNumber":89}}},"generateStatus":"done","generateInfo":{"interactionId":"hjzestvgoulm8xa","streamId":"nwng71i9uemt2fa","lastEventId":"9","lastCompletedCardId":"rj6cks220ma04jh","lastCompletedCardIndex":8}},"card",{"id":"0imie0t0yvprumw","previewContent":null,"background":{"type":"none"},"container":{},"cardSize":"default","layout":"behind","layoutTemplateColumns":null,"layoutTemplateRows":null,"verticalAlign":null,"generatorInput":null,"fontScale":null,"cardMarginSettings":{},"hidden":false},"cardLayoutItem",{"itemId":"body"}]">This review examines the impact of climate change on digital governance policies in Tuvalu, analyzing the nation's pioneering 'First Digital Nation' initiative as a climate adaptation strategy. Tuvalu is an island nation highly susceptible to the detrimental effects of climate change due to its geographical setting. It consists of tiny, low-lying flat atolls in the Pacific Ocean, with its highest altitude located just five meters above sea level. With a total land area of about 26 square kilometers and an approximate population of 15,000 people, the relentless onslaught of climate change impacts has triggered significant institutional digital developments within the country. Tuvalu's migration into the metaverse involves creating a digital replica by archiving video data of its sinking islands in data centers, an effective climate adaptation strategy the nation has initiated. A climate change-induced existential threat poses a national security risk. Digital innovation is perceived as an avenue to help Tuvalu adapt to the impact of climate change. A strategic direction for Tuvalu involves considering migration into a quantum-safe cyberspace to mitigate cybersecurity risks posed by quantum computing technology. Subsequently, Tuvalu should negotiate with major technology companies hosting data archives to address data privacy concerns, thereby tackling socio-technical impediments within quantum-safe cyberspace such as surveillance capitalism. This comprehensive review synthesizes existing literature, policy documents, and recent developments to provide insights into the intersection of climate adaptation and digital governance, offering implications for other Small Island Developing States facing similar challenges.
Fostering Equitable Sustainability: Integrating Indigenous Wisdom and Scientific Knowledge for Global Solutions
<p class="paragraph" data-pm-slice="1 1 ["document",{"aiOptions":{"imageOptions":{"stylePreset":"Theme","model":"ideogram-v3-turbo","stylePrompt":"","artStylePreset":"3D","artStylePrompt":"3D style, rendering, model, pixar","modelAutoselect":false,"count":3}},"docId":"2gbjauhj61z7q5f","background":{"type":"none"},"docFlags":{"cardLayoutsEnabled":true},"format":"document","customCode":{},"settings":{"stylesDerivedFrom":"document_a4","cardDimensions":"a4_portrait","verticalAlign":"start","defaultFullBleed":"contained","defaultContentWidth":"md","fontSize":"md","scaleContentToFit":true,"animationsEnabled":true,"cardMarginSettings":{"bottomLeft":{"type":"image","imageAttrs":{"uploadStatus":0,"source":"image.custom","name":"SUSTAINE.png","src":"https://cdn.gamma.app/6297fskeiv2agri/46fe0e9a63d54161951c34b7291d438f/original/SUSTAINE.png","meta":{"width":87,"height":96,"date_file_modified":"2025/10/01 18:09:55 GMT","title":"SUSTAINE%20-%202","aspect_ratio":0.906,"device_software":"Canva (Renderer) doc=DAFM-D9Rby0 user=UACeGqyJCIA brand=Green Institute Team template=Grey Simple Business Email Signature","orientation":"Horizontal (normal)","has_clipping_path":false,"creator":"Green Campus Initiative","frame_count":1,"colorspace":"sRGB","has_transparency":true,"average_color":"#0c8281","version_id":"ejVWTFRO7OTfy9tQt0zegQIfk1E_iQ8I"}}},"bottomCenter":{"type":"text","content":"SUSTAINE.ORG | Oct 2025 | Volume 3 | Issue 1"},"bottomRight":{"type":"cardNumbers"}}},"generateStatus":"done","generateInfo":{"interactionId":"7jju8agclficufx","streamId":"2gbjauhj61z7q5f","lastEventId":"16","lastCompletedCardId":"hk7ko1yolbn8faw","lastCompletedCardIndex":15}},"card",{"id":"t03ap9fs2d5druv","previewContent":null,"background":{"type":"none"},"container":{},"cardSize":"default","layout":"behind","layoutTemplateColumns":null,"layoutTemplateRows":null,"verticalAlign":null,"generatorInput":null,"fontScale":1,"cardMarginSettings":{},"hidden":false},"cardLayoutItem",{"itemId":"body"}]">In the face of unprecedented global environmental challenges, there is a growing recognition that sustainability cannot be achieved through a one-size-fits-all approach. Traditional, local, and indigenous knowledge systems—deeply rooted in the wisdom of communities who have lived in harmony with the land for centuries—offer invaluable insights that complement scientific research and technological solutions. These knowledge systems, however, have often been sidelined in global conversations on climate change and sustainability. As we move toward more inclusive and effective climate action, it is essential to bridge these knowledge worlds and create partnerships that empower local and indigenous communities. The Viara Foundation, with its commitment to community-driven solutions, offers a model for integrating indigenous knowledge with scientific research in a way that fosters empowerment and equity. This essay explores the integration of traditional knowledge with academic and scientific research, emphasizing the importance of equitable partnerships, cross-cultural collaboration, and inclusive knowledge systems. It draws from case studies and reflections to illustrate the impact of these partnerships on local communities and the environment, highlighting the lessons learned and challenges faced in creating sustainable futures through collaborative approaches to knowledge integration.
From Conflict to Cooperation: A Community-led Approach to Farmer-Herder Peacebuilding in Riyom, Plateau State, Nigeria
<p class="paragraph" data-pm-slice="1 1 ["document",{"aiOptions":{"imageOptions":{"stylePreset":"Theme","model":"ideogram-v3-turbo","stylePrompt":"","artStylePreset":"3D","artStylePrompt":"3D style, rendering, model, pixar","modelAutoselect":false,"count":3}},"docId":"bjjq71413csbmnj","background":{"type":"none"},"docFlags":{"cardLayoutsEnabled":true},"format":"document","customCode":{},"settings":{"stylesDerivedFrom":"document_a4","cardDimensions":"a4_portrait","verticalAlign":"start","defaultFullBleed":"contained","defaultContentWidth":"md","fontSize":"md","scaleContentToFit":true,"animationsEnabled":true,"cardMarginSettings":{"bottomLeft":{"type":"image","imageAttrs":{"uploadStatus":0,"source":"image.custom","name":"SUSTAINE.png","src":"https://cdn.gamma.app/6297fskeiv2agri/46fe0e9a63d54161951c34b7291d438f/original/SUSTAINE.png","meta":{"width":87,"height":96,"date_file_modified":"2025/10/01 18:09:55 GMT","title":"SUSTAINE%20-%202","aspect_ratio":0.906,"device_software":"Canva (Renderer) doc=DAFM-D9Rby0 user=UACeGqyJCIA brand=Green Institute Team template=Grey Simple Business Email Signature","orientation":"Horizontal (normal)","has_clipping_path":false,"creator":"Green Campus Initiative","frame_count":1,"colorspace":"sRGB","has_transparency":true,"average_color":"#0c8281","version_id":"ejVWTFRO7OTfy9tQt0zegQIfk1E_iQ8I"}}},"bottomCenter":{"type":"text","content":"SUSTAINE.ORG | Oct 2025 | Volume 3 | Issue 1"},"bottomRight":{"type":"cardNumbers","startIndex":1,"startNumber":164}}},"generateStatus":"done","generateInfo":{"interactionId":"9oup97gxnwlaiie","streamId":"bjjq71413csbmnj","lastEventId":"11","lastCompletedCardId":"2fg3to7piidb7ig","lastCompletedCardIndex":10}},"card",{"id":"x209vfxos3wozi4","previewContent":null,"background":{"type":"none"},"container":{},"cardSize":"default","layout":"behind","layoutTemplateColumns":null,"layoutTemplateRows":null,"verticalAlign":null,"generatorInput":null,"fontScale":1,"cardMarginSettings":{},"hidden":false},"cardLayoutItem",{"itemId":"body"}]">Community Participatory Action Research (CPAR) in peacebuilding is often framed as an approach to ensure that conflict analyses are locally-informed and as means to empower local stakeholders. However, CPAR can also in itself be an approach to building peace. This documentary shows how the Youth Initiative Against Violence and Human Rights Abuse (YIAVHA) used CPAR to analyze conflict dynamics in Riyom, Plateau State, Nigeria, and in the process, lessened the outbreaks of violence between farmers and herders and promoted continued cooperation between groups. This provides further evidence that CPAR itself can act as a form of problem-solving workshop that promotes positive intergroup contact—a finding that has significant implications for peacebuilding efforts around the world.
Youth Initiative Against Violence and Human Rights Abuse, Nigeria (YIAVHA)
Climate Change and the Global South: An Intersectional Study of the Impact of Climate Change on LGBTQIAP+
The purpose of this paper is to examine how minorities and vulnerable communities, particularly LGBTQIAP+ individuals in the Global South, are disproportionately affected by climate change. The queer community often faces discrimination through cisgender-heteronormative State policies on employment, housing, and healthcare, resulting in exclusion from healthy environments and increased vulnerability. These institutional barriers, compounded by behavioral exclusion and mental health challenges, create environmental health disparities, as illustrated in a case study of transgender persons in India. Until 2014, India’s trans community lacked legal recognition as a “third gender,” leading to severe socio-economic exclusion. Mapping the effects of climate change on this community reveals entrenched queer biases within environmental jurisprudence and policy. As climate change becomes a central concern of international law and treaty obligations requiring collective State action, this paper exposes gaps in the global environmental regime regarding queer inclusion. It analyses the representation of LGBTQIAP+ interests in municipal laws and the responsibilities of States under international climate frameworks, emphasizing the third-world perspective and unacknowledged liabilities of developed nations. The paper underscores the lack of institutional and policy attention to queer climate vulnerability, despite their higher incidence of climate-related health issues, and calls for accountability among powerful stakeholders whose decisions rarely include queer representation. It further highlights the relevance of the “polluter pays” principle within international environmental law.
Bridging Knowledge Systems for Inclusive Sustainability: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
<p class="paragraph" data-pm-slice="1 1 ["document",{"aiOptions":{"imageOptions":{"stylePreset":"Theme","model":"ideogram-v3-turbo","stylePrompt":"","artStylePreset":"lineArt","artStylePrompt":"Clean, minimal line art in pictographic style. Single-weight black lines on white background. Simple geometric forms, no shading, no texture, no fill. Clear negative space.","modelAutoselect":false,"count":3}},"docId":"hjh5hbra8l4f33s","background":{"type":"none"},"docFlags":{"cardLayoutsEnabled":true},"format":"document","customCode":{},"settings":{"stylesDerivedFrom":"document_a4","cardDimensions":"a4_portrait","verticalAlign":"start","defaultFullBleed":"contained","defaultContentWidth":"md","fontSize":"md","scaleContentToFit":true,"animationsEnabled":true,"cardMarginSettings":{"bottomLeft":{"type":"image","imageAttrs":{"uploadStatus":0,"source":"image.custom","name":"SUSTAINE.png","src":"https://cdn.gamma.app/6297fskeiv2agri/46fe0e9a63d54161951c34b7291d438f/original/SUSTAINE.png","meta":{"width":87,"height":96,"date_file_modified":"2025/10/01 18:09:55 GMT","title":"SUSTAINE%20-%202","aspect_ratio":0.906,"device_software":"Canva (Renderer) doc=DAFM-D9Rby0 user=UACeGqyJCIA brand=Green Institute Team template=Grey Simple Business Email Signature","orientation":"Horizontal (normal)","has_clipping_path":false,"creator":"Green Campus Initiative","frame_count":1,"colorspace":"sRGB","has_transparency":true,"average_color":"#0c8281","version_id":"ejVWTFRO7OTfy9tQt0zegQIfk1E_iQ8I"}}},"bottomCenter":{"type":"text","content":"SUSTAINE.ORG | Oct 2025 | Volume 3 | Issue 1"},"bottomRight":{"type":"cardNumbers","startNumber":17}}},"generateStatus":"done","generateInfo":{"interactionId":"vy17xsi2whxtb0y","streamId":"hjh5hbra8l4f33s","lastEventId":"16","lastCompletedCardId":"2ha0yg0z3j5riu1","lastCompletedCardIndex":15}},"card",{"id":"cqr1gqwf23lmc09","previewContent":null,"background":{"type":"none"},"container":{},"cardSize":"default","layout":"behind","layoutTemplateColumns":null,"layoutTemplateRows":null,"verticalAlign":null,"generatorInput":null,"fontScale":1,"cardMarginSettings":{},"hidden":false},"cardLayoutItem",{"itemId":"body"}]">Global sustainability efforts increasingly acknowledge the need to integrate diverse knowledge systems, including indigenous, local, and community-based insights that have evolved over centuries. Yet, mainstream academic and policy frameworks often underutilize these perspectives, hindering the potential for comprehensive solutions to climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequities. This perspective explores how structured cross-cultural collaboration can bridge power imbalances and enrich sustainability research and practice. Drawing from fieldwork experiences in regions such as Southern Africa and Southeast Asia, this perspective discusses barriers faced by local experts when engaging with international institutions, including resource inequities, language barriers, and systemic bias in peer review. This perspective argues that equitable partnerships require co-creation of research agendas, consensus on ethical data use, and rethinking how we define "rigor" in academic publishing. Additionally, digital platforms—while not a panacea—can facilitate more democratic forms of knowledge exchange when designed to accommodate limited connectivity and multilingual settings. This perspective also provides recommendations for policy reform, highlighting inclusive funding models, open-access publishing, and the adoption of broader evidence criteria by journals and granting agencies. By weaving together interdisciplinary research, success stories, and real-world case studies, this paper emphasizes that integrating multiple knowledge frameworks is not merely an ethical obligation, but a practical necessity for tackling today's global environmental and social challenges. Ultimately, the call is to expand epistemic horizons, recognizing that collective resilience depends on weaving together the threads of all knowledge systems into a more equitable tapestry of sustainable solutions.
<p class="paragraph" data-pm-slice="1 1 ["document",{"aiOptions":{"imageOptions":{"stylePreset":"Theme","model":"ideogram-v3-turbo","stylePrompt":"","artStylePreset":"3D","artStylePrompt":"3D style, rendering, model, pixar","modelAutoselect":false,"count":3}},"docId":"zzz6fjfi9nlj0k2","background":{"type":"none"},"docFlags":{"cardLayoutsEnabled":true},"format":"document","customCode":{},"settings":{"stylesDerivedFrom":"document_a4","cardDimensions":"a4_portrait","verticalAlign":"start","defaultFullBleed":"contained","defaultContentWidth":"md","fontSize":"md","scaleContentToFit":false,"animationsEnabled":true,"cardMarginSettings":{"bottomLeft":{"type":"image","imageAttrs":{"uploadStatus":0,"source":"image.custom","name":"SUSTAINE.png","src":"https://cdn.gamma.app/6297fskeiv2agri/46fe0e9a63d54161951c34b7291d438f/original/SUSTAINE.png","meta":{"width":87,"height":96,"date_file_modified":"2025/10/01 18:09:55 GMT","title":"SUSTAINE%20-%202","aspect_ratio":0.906,"device_software":"Canva (Renderer) doc=DAFM-D9Rby0 user=UACeGqyJCIA brand=Green Institute Team template=Grey Simple Business Email Signature","orientation":"Horizontal (normal)","has_clipping_path":false,"creator":"Green Campus Initiative","frame_count":1,"colorspace":"sRGB","has_transparency":true,"average_color":"#0c8281","version_id":"ejVWTFRO7OTfy9tQt0zegQIfk1E_iQ8I"}}},"bottomCenter":{"type":"text","content":"SUSTAINE.ORG | Oct 2025 | Volume 3 | Issue 1"},"bottomRight":{"type":"cardNumbers","startNumber":328}}},"generateStatus":"done","generateInfo":{"interactionId":"w3ghqqbrur8vncs","streamId":"zzz6fjfi9nlj0k2","lastEventId":"8","lastCompletedCardId":"oslittg8fdp9rqu","lastCompletedCardIndex":6}},"card",{"id":"fdbpp0irmaej7m0","previewContent":null,"background":{"type":"none"},"container":{},"cardSize":"default","layout":"blank","layoutTemplateColumns":null,"layoutTemplateRows":null,"verticalAlign":null,"generatorInput":null,"fontScale":null,"cardMarginSettings":{},"hidden":false},"cardLayoutItem",{"itemId":"body"}]">This document reflects on the critical imperative of bridging power and knowledge to forge truly sustainable futures. Drawing insights from the Humboldt Residency Programme 2024, it emphasizes the profound value of diverse voices, particularly indigenous wisdom and community-based knowledge systems, in addressing complex global challenges. The residency served as a powerful reminder that knowledge is dynamic and thrives when openly shared and nurtured across boundaries, highlighting the transformative potential of collaborative approaches. We advocate for the dismantling of existing imbalances in knowledge hierarchies, fostering equitable systems where all contributions are recognized and valued. This collection aims to inspire a deeper commitment to listening, brave collaboration, and generous imagination, urging readers to join in creating a world where power and knowledge coalesce as partners in building a just and sustainable future for all.
Sangam: Bridging Knowledge and Amplifying South Asian Youth Voices for Climate Resilience
<p class="paragraph" data-pm-slice="1 1 ["document",{"aiOptions":{"imageOptions":{"stylePreset":"Theme","model":"ideogram-v3-turbo","stylePrompt":"","artStylePreset":"photorealistic","artStylePrompt":"photorealistic. highly detailed, cinematic, professional","modelAutoselect":false,"count":3}},"docId":"rwt2edd17i4mt49","background":{"type":"none"},"docFlags":{"cardLayoutsEnabled":true},"format":"document","customCode":{},"settings":{"stylesDerivedFrom":"document_a4","cardDimensions":"a4_portrait","verticalAlign":"start","defaultFullBleed":"contained","defaultContentWidth":"md","fontSize":"md","scaleContentToFit":true,"animationsEnabled":true,"cardMarginSettings":{"bottomCenter":{"type":"text","content":"SUSTAINE.ORG | Oct 2025 | Volume 3 | Issue 1"},"bottomRight":{"type":"cardNumbers","startIndex":1,"startNumber":305},"bottomLeft":{"type":"image","imageAttrs":{"uploadStatus":0,"source":"image.custom","name":"SUSTAINE.png","src":"https://cdn.gamma.app/6297fskeiv2agri/98982fe60db34d71830b30ec3f40b193/original/SUSTAINE.png","meta":{"width":87,"height":96,"date_file_modified":"2025/10/01 11:08:40 GMT","title":"SUSTAINE%20-%202","aspect_ratio":0.906,"device_software":"Canva (Renderer) doc=DAFM-D9Rby0 user=UACeGqyJCIA brand=Green Institute Team template=Grey Simple Business Email Signature","orientation":"Horizontal (normal)","has_clipping_path":false,"creator":"Green Campus Initiative","frame_count":1,"colorspace":"sRGB","has_transparency":true,"average_color":"#0c8281","version_id":"QI_j8xnoTwkr6mOOUxkYlfngA1z9Smpk"}}}}},"generateStatus":"done","generateInfo":{"interactionId":"yf9ynklmkud78jn","streamId":"rwt2edd17i4mt49","lastEventId":"14","lastCompletedCardId":"zmd1fda3hkr8r4j","lastCompletedCardIndex":13}},"card",{"id":"qo6vdxkdot0tixl","previewContent":null,"background":{"type":"none"},"container":{},"cardSize":"default","layout":"blank","layoutTemplateColumns":null,"layoutTemplateRows":null,"verticalAlign":null,"generatorInput":null,"fontScale":1,"cardMarginSettings":{},"hidden":false},"cardLayoutItem",{"itemId":"body"}]">This article explores the impact of "Sangam – The Festival of Confluence," a youth-centered initiative in South Asia that bridges local and scientific knowledge to tackle climate change and climate-induced resource based and intergroup conflicts. The study employs a case study approach to explore the festival’s outcomes, focusing on dialogue, cooperation, and sustainable actions. The evaluation framework assesses knowledge exchange, grassroots dissemination intentions, and policy and action engagement. Data was collected via a post-festival survey, analyzed for internal consistency using Cronbach’s Alpha for key constructs —(a) knowledge and perspective exchange; (b) intentions to disseminate; and (c) formulation of action plans and policy recommendations – and supplemented by descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation analysis. Results show that the festival significantly enhanced participants' understanding of climate change and its associated conflicts. A majority expressed strong intent to disseminate the knowledge and perspectives gained, with 95% reporting motivation to share their insights. Furthermore, 90% of participants developed action plans and policy recommendations, indicating a high level of engagement. The correlation between knowledge and perspective exchange about climate induced conflicts, the perceived urgency of climate action, and understanding the importance of engagement in climate action highlights the festival’s role in fostering climate resilience and peacebuilding. This article emphasizes the potential of youth-led approaches to amplify voices from the Global South in promoting climate resilience, peacebuilding, and systemic change.
From Spiritism to Empiricism: Bridging the Western-Traditional Knowledge Divide with the Igbo Trado-Religious Practices of Arochukwu
<p class="paragraph" data-pm-slice="1 1 ["document",{"aiOptions":{"imageOptions":{"model":"ideogram-v3-turbo","modelAutoselect":false,"stylePreset":"Theme","visualsMenuEnabled":true,"artStylePreset":"3D","artStylePrompt":"3D style, rendering, model, pixar"}},"docId":"asf5w87bj00u8pp","background":{"type":"none"},"docFlags":{"cardLayoutsEnabled":true},"format":"document","customCode":{},"settings":{"stylesDerivedFrom":"document_a4","cardDimensions":"a4_portrait","verticalAlign":"start","defaultFullBleed":"contained","defaultContentWidth":"md","fontSize":"md","scaleContentToFit":true,"animationsEnabled":true,"cardMarginSettings":{"bottomLeft":{"type":"image","imageAttrs":{"uploadStatus":0,"source":"image.custom","name":"SUSTAINE.png","src":"https://cdn.gamma.app/6297fskeiv2agri/46fe0e9a63d54161951c34b7291d438f/original/SUSTAINE.png","meta":{"width":87,"height":96,"date_file_modified":"2025/10/01 18:09:55 GMT","title":"SUSTAINE%20-%202","aspect_ratio":0.906,"device_software":"Canva (Renderer) doc=DAFM-D9Rby0 user=UACeGqyJCIA brand=Green Institute Team template=Grey Simple Business Email Signature","orientation":"Horizontal (normal)","has_clipping_path":false,"creator":"Green Campus Initiative","frame_count":1,"colorspace":"sRGB","has_transparency":true,"average_color":"#0c8281","version_id":"ejVWTFRO7OTfy9tQt0zegQIfk1E_iQ8I"}}},"bottomCenter":{"type":"text","content":"SUSTAINE.ORG | Oct 2025 | Volume 3 | Issue 1"},"bottomRight":{"type":"cardNumbers","startNumber":33}}},"generateStatus":"done","generateInfo":{"interactionId":"agc3wnknon3monq","streamId":"asf5w87bj00u8pp","lastEventId":"16","lastCompletedCardId":"scqc0bcutz8bxz8","lastCompletedCardIndex":15}},"card",{"id":"gjill2amacyij5h","previewContent":null,"background":{"type":"none"},"container":{},"cardSize":"default","layout":"behind","layoutTemplateColumns":null,"layoutTemplateRows":null,"verticalAlign":null,"generatorInput":null,"fontScale":1,"cardMarginSettings":{},"hidden":false},"cardLayoutItem",{"itemId":"body"}]">This study examines the Igbo trado-religious practices of Arochukwu, Nigeria, intending to bridge the divide between Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and Western science in addressing environmental sustainability challenges. Employing a qualitative methodology, the research utilizes semi-structured interviews, participant observation, and literature review to analyze the ecological significance of Arochukwu's sacred market days, totemic beliefs, and herbal medicine practices. The findings reveal that Arochukwu's trado-religious practices embody sophisticated ecological knowledge systems that parallel Western scientific understanding in several aspects. The four-day market system demonstrates an acute awareness of spatial orientation, which aligns with natural cycles crucial for sustainable resource management. Totemic beliefs inadvertently contribute to biodiversity conservation, while herbal medicine practices represent a vast repository of pharmacological knowledge. The study recommends fostering collaborative research initiatives that meaningfully integrate TEK and Western science, embracing a multicultural approach that recognizes the strengths of both knowledge systems. Additionally, it advocates for establishing equitable data-sharing mechanisms, supporting Indigenous knowledge transmission, and integrating TEK into educational curricula and environmental policies.
Biogas Energy Generation Project for Sustainable Rural Development in Egypt, Qena Governorate (ENSAN AID Foundation)
<p class="paragraph" data-pm-slice="1 1 ["document",{"aiOptions":{"imageOptions":{"stylePreset":"Theme","model":"ideogram-v3-turbo","stylePrompt":"","artStylePreset":"lineArt","artStylePrompt":"Clean, minimal line art in pictographic style. Single-weight black lines on white background. Simple geometric forms, no shading, no texture, no fill. Clear negative space.","modelAutoselect":false,"count":3}},"docId":"gu2porm8d3b9ocb","background":{"type":"none"},"docFlags":{"cardLayoutsEnabled":true},"format":"document","customCode":{},"settings":{"stylesDerivedFrom":"document_a4","cardDimensions":"a4_portrait","verticalAlign":"start","defaultFullBleed":"contained","defaultContentWidth":"md","fontSize":"md","scaleContentToFit":true,"animationsEnabled":true,"cardMarginSettings":{"bottomLeft":{"type":"image","imageAttrs":{"uploadStatus":0,"source":"image.custom","name":"SUSTAINE.png","src":"https://cdn.gamma.app/6297fskeiv2agri/46fe0e9a63d54161951c34b7291d438f/original/SUSTAINE.png","meta":{"width":87,"height":96,"date_file_modified":"2025/10/01 18:09:55 GMT","title":"SUSTAINE%20-%202","aspect_ratio":0.906,"device_software":"Canva (Renderer) doc=DAFM-D9Rby0 user=UACeGqyJCIA brand=Green Institute Team template=Grey Simple Business Email Signature","orientation":"Horizontal (normal)","has_clipping_path":false,"creator":"Green Campus Initiative","frame_count":1,"colorspace":"sRGB","has_transparency":true,"average_color":"#0c8281","version_id":"ejVWTFRO7OTfy9tQt0zegQIfk1E_iQ8I"}}},"bottomCenter":{"type":"text","content":"SUSTAINE.ORG | Oct 2025 | Volume 3 | Issue 1"},"bottomRight":{"type":"cardNumbers","startIndex":1,"startNumber":283}}},"generateStatus":"done","generateInfo":{"interactionId":"ihd27f65nry0x5i","streamId":"gu2porm8d3b9ocb","lastEventId":"21","lastCompletedCardId":"eb2ud1aeh45g880","lastCompletedCardIndex":20}},"card",{"id":"7vtq35n0vel8ix5","previewContent":null,"background":{"type":"none"},"container":{},"cardSize":"default","layout":"blank","layoutTemplateColumns":null,"layoutTemplateRows":null,"verticalAlign":null,"generatorInput":null,"fontScale":1,"cardMarginSettings":{},"hidden":false},"cardLayoutItem",{"itemId":"body"}]">This case study aims to highlight how the ENSAN Aid Foundation for Development has contributed to improving environmental, economic, and social sustainability in rural areas through its biogas energy generation project. It also explores the possibility of expanding the project implemented by the foundation to other similar areas in Qena Governorate in particular, and Upper Egypt in general, within the framework of ENSAN Aid's project, which aims to convert animal waste into clean energy and organic fertilizer. A mixed-method research approach was adopted, combining primary data from the field (questionnaires, focus groups, participatory assessments) conducted by ENSAN Aid, with secondary data from government reports and previous studies on bioenergy and rural development in Upper Egypt. The study concluded that: The fertility of agricultural soil increased after using organic fertilizers produced from biogas. Providing 50 job opportunities for youth in Qena Governorate, Egypt, including employment in the construction of biogas units and employment in small projects such as mushroom cultivation, recycling solid waste such as organic materials, producing organic fertilizer, and planting rooftops. Raising awareness among women and society as a whole about the challenges posed by climate change and how to address them.
Shezhire as a Code of Sustainability: Traditional Kazakh Wisdom for Sustainable Futures
<p class="paragraph" data-pm-slice="1 1 ["document",{"aiOptions":{"preserveLayouts":false,"imageOptions":{"stylePreset":"Theme","model":"ideogram-v3-turbo","stylePrompt":"","artStylePreset":"lineArt","artStylePrompt":"Clean, minimal line art in pictographic style. Single-weight black lines on white background. Simple geometric forms, no shading, no texture, no fill. Clear negative space.","modelAutoselect":true,"count":3}},"docId":"x1hmkb2blikn4pk","background":{"type":"none"},"docFlags":{"cardLayoutsEnabled":true},"format":"document","customCode":{},"settings":{"defaultFullBleed":"contained","stylesDerivedFrom":"document_a4","cardDimensions":"a4_portrait","verticalAlign":"start","defaultContentWidth":"md","fontSize":"md","scaleContentToFit":true,"locale":"en","animationsEnabled":true,"cardMarginSettings":{"bottomCenter":{"type":"text","content":"SUSTAINE.ORG | Oct 2025 | Volume 3 | Issue 1"},"bottomRight":{"type":"cardNumbers","startIndex":1,"startNumber":59},"bottomLeft":{"type":"image","imageAttrs":{"uploadStatus":0,"source":"image.custom","name":"SUSTAINE.png","src":"https://cdn.gamma.app/6297fskeiv2agri/98982fe60db34d71830b30ec3f40b193/original/SUSTAINE.png","meta":{"width":87,"height":96,"date_file_modified":"2025/10/01 11:08:40 GMT","title":"SUSTAINE%20-%202","aspect_ratio":0.906,"device_software":"Canva (Renderer) doc=DAFM-D9Rby0 user=UACeGqyJCIA brand=Green Institute Team template=Grey Simple Business Email Signature","orientation":"Horizontal (normal)","has_clipping_path":false,"creator":"Green Campus Initiative","frame_count":1,"colorspace":"sRGB","has_transparency":true,"average_color":"#0c8281","version_id":"QI_j8xnoTwkr6mOOUxkYlfngA1z9Smpk"}}}}},"generateStatus":"done","generateInfo":{"interactionId":"bmmp7cdmlbwexjr","streamId":"x1hmkb2blikn4pk","lastEventId":"20","lastCompletedCardId":"bgbqeibznr1tktz","lastCompletedCardIndex":19}},"card",{"id":"kfq9soz60i7v1e9","previewContent":null,"background":{"type":"none"},"container":{},"cardSize":"default","layout":"blank","layoutTemplateColumns":null,"layoutTemplateRows":null,"verticalAlign":null,"generatorInput":null,"fontScale":1,"cardMarginSettings":{},"hidden":false},"cardLayoutItem",{"itemId":"body"}]">Shezhire is the voice of our ancestors, a reflection of their wisdom honed over centuries. Today, in an era of change, it can become key to fostering harmony between humanity and nature. Every story in the shezhire teaches us that if we destroy nature, our lives will be destroyed. This knowledge remains relevant today, as global resources face increasing threats. Shezhire (genealogies) of the Kazakh people are not only a system of tribal ties but also a unique cultural, social, and historical phenomenon that has shaped the identity and structure of Kazakh society for centuries. In this article, Shezhire is viewed not only as a family history but also as a critical source of ecological, migratory, and anthropological data relevant to contemporary discourse on sustainable development. The study substantiates this claim using a combined approach that integrates archival analysis, ethnographic fieldwork, and a nationwide sociological survey involving 1,000 respondents across five regions of Kazakhstan. These methods provide a comprehensive understanding of how Shezhire records reflect ecological adaptation, migratory processes, and genetic diversity, which together contribute to the resilience of communities in changing conditions. Thus, Shezhire is not only a chronicle of the past but also a cultural bridge to the future. By preserving and reinterpreting the legacies of our ancestors through interdisciplinary research, we contribute to building a sustainable world for future generations.