PRATAM
Resilience and self-determination in Casamance
PRATAM documents the resilience and self-determination of Diola communities in Basse-Casamance, highlighting their sustainable agroecological traditions supported by customary institutions and ancestral knowledge systems. The project analyzes how these centuries-old practices constitute relevant sustainability models for contemporary challenges.
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Geographic area
Basse-Casamance (Senegal)
Funding
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
Partners
University of Bern
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 ensures the ethical and methodological framework for community-based research, and facilitates dialogue between academic knowledge and local Diola knowledge.