Vanuatu Cultural Centre - Traditional Resource Management

Traditional Resource Management

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:36:29 UT

The Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and Traditional Resource Management (TRM) Database Project

Ralph Regenvanu — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:00:00 UT

The Cultural Centre has entered into a sub-contract with the Vanuatu Environment Unit's "Landholders’ Conservation Initiatives" project to establish a database to improve access to information relating to traditional biodiversity knowledge and management practices. This database will be an important mechanism in making appropriate knowledge accessible for policy, planning, educational and community needs

Strengthening indigenous knowledge and traditional resource management through schools

Ralph Regenvanu — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:00:00 UT

This is a joint project between the Vanuatu Cultural Centre, the Ministry of Education, the Environment Unit and UNESCO/LINKS entitled "Strengthening indigenous knowledge and traditional resource management through schools: A pilot partnership involving local communities, teachers, resource managers and culture specialists". It is a project-awaiting-funding which aims to implement the incorporation of traditional resource management knowledge into the formal school curriculum

The Vanuatu Indigenous Peoples' Forum 2007

Ralph Regenvanu — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:00:00 UT

The Vanuatu Indigenous Peoples’ Forum was hosted in Lavatmagemu village in north-east Pentecost island from the 20th to the 26th of April 2007 by the Melanesian Institute of Philosophy, Science and Technology. The Forum brought together 500 participants from all over Vanuatu. The resolutions of the Vanuatu Indigenous Peoples’ Forum were finalised as the Lavatmagemu Dekleresen 2007, parts of which were then presented (in the month of May) to the 6th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York

Gavman i stopem importem kakae long evri fanksen blong hem, olsem pat blong Yia blong Kastom Ekonomi

Jamie Tanguay — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:00:00 UT

Kaonsel blong ol Minista i apruvum wan niu polisi daerektiv long 3 Mei 2007 finis we hemi talem se long evri Gavman fanksen, we i kavremap olgeta samting olsem miting, risepsen o koktel, i no mas gat eni imported kakae o kakae blong waet man, be i mas gat aelan mo lokol kakae nomo. Polisi ia hemi sapotem wan long olgeta objektif blong Yia blong Kastom Ekonomi we hemi blong promotem aelan kakae long taon

Year of Traditional Economy awareness in SHEFA Province

Jamie Tanguay — Tue, 15 May 2007 02:00:00 UT

The official awareness team for the Year of Traditional Economy recently completed a month-long tour of SHEFA Province in the month of April. This is the second provincial tour out of a year's worth of tours of all Provinces of Vanuatu raising awareness about the objectives of the Year of the Traditional Economy and how members of each community can play their part

2007: « L’Année de l’Economie Traditionnelle »

Ralph Regenvanu — Sat, 05 May 2007 02:00:00 UT

Le Gouvernement a officiellement déclaré l’année 2007, année de «l’Economie Traditionnelle» («Yia Blong Kastom Ekonomi» en bislama). Chaque année, Le Gouvernement choisit un thème différent pour focaliser l’attention nationale, par exemple, l’an dernier était l’Année du Tourisme

2007 declared "Year of the traditional economy"

Ralph Regenvanu — Fri, 04 May 2007 02:00:00 UT

The Government has declared 2007 to be the "Year of the traditional economy" ("Yia blong kastom ekonomi" in Bislama). Each year a different theme is chosen by the Government as a focus for national attention: last year, for example, was the Year of Tourism. A national steering committee has been appointed by the Prime Minister and has approved a set of objectives and activities to be undertaken as part of this year.

Year of Traditional Economy awareness in TAFEA Province

Jamie Tanguay — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 02:00:00 UT

The official awareness team for the Year of Traditional Economy recently completed a 3-week tour of TAFEA Province in the month of March. This is the first provincial tour out of a year's worth of tours of all Provinces of Vanuatu raising awareness about the objectives of the Year of the Traditional Economy and how members of each community can play their part

Port Vila Public Library accepts mats as payment for membership

Anne Naupa — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:00:00 UT

As part of the celebration of 2007 as the Year of the Traditional (Custom) Economy, the Port Vila Public Library is offering ‘Mat Membership’ to those children and adults who wish to become Library members

National Lands Summit sets new direction for land policy in Vanuatu

Ralph Regenvanu — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 02:00:00 UT

In the week of the 25th to the 29th of September 2006, the National Lands Summit was held at the Chief's Nakamal in Port Vila. The staging of this Lands Summit was one of the recommendations that came out of the National Summit on Self Reliance and Sustainability, organised by the Malvatumauri (National Council of Chiefs), the Vanuatu Cultural Centre and the Vanuatu Credit Union League - as part of the Traditional Money Banks Project - in July 2005.
The Malvatumauri in conjunction with the Cultural Centre and other organisations submitted a list of 40 recommendations to the Lands Summit, a number of which were carried as the final resolutions of the Summit.

Traditional Money Banks Project

Ralph Regenvanu — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 02:00:00 UT

The principal objective of the Traditional Money Banks project is to maintain and revitalise living traditional cultural practices whilst stimulating income generation in Vanuatu. This will be achieved by:
a) encouraging people who are involved in the production of various forms of traditional wealth (tusked pigs, mats, shell money, etc) to continue producing such wealth ;
b) encouraging people who are primarily involved in the cash economy to access the traditional valuables and use them for ceremonial activities ;
c) facilitating the exchange of cash and traditional wealth items between the informal and formal economic sectors to both generate income for people involved in the traditional sphere of economic life and encourage the revival of traditional practices amongst those primarily involved in the cash economy.