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Studying and preserving biodioversity
Paralleling Hermès's commitment to social and environmental responsibility, the Fondation d'entreprise Hermès is supporting a range of projects designed to highlight the all-important need to safeguard our environment.
The Foundation is focusing its support on research and initiatives in the field of biodiversity and ecosystems, raising public awareness of these vital issues.
The Foundation is naturally interested in the particular role of human expertise in the management and preservation of balanced eco-systems.
The Foundation is collaborating with IDDRI (France's Institut du développment durable et des relations internationales), financing specific projects and consulting with the institute to identify suitable targets for its support. Together, the Fondation and IDDRI organise public conferences exploring key issues in the field of biodiversity.
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 | Ark of livestock biodiversity
‘Biodiversity and local knowledge’ project winner
The winner of the call for projects from IDDRI and the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès is the League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development, working to promote a label for foods from three groups of pastoral nomads in India, Pakistan and Kenya, highlighting their ancestral skills.
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‘Biodiversity and local knowledge’ project winner
 | Conservation International
Nature inspired Bolivian indigenous artisans
As part of its commitment to preserve biodiversity, Conservation International is helping indigenous communities in Bolivia’s Madidi-Pilon Lajas region to create a ‘green’ label for traditional Bolivian crafts.
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Nature inspired Bolivian indigenous artisans
 | MicroMegas
‘Biodiversity and local knowledge’ project winner
MicroMegas is the second winner in the ‘Biodiversity and local knowledge’ project, steered jointly by IDDRI and the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès. MicroMegas promotes cultural and artistic events designed to network French and Moroccan expertise.
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‘Biodiversity and local knowledge’ project winner
 | Biodiversity and local skills
Call for submissions 2011-12
The Fondation d'entreprise Hermès is furthering its commitment to the support of local skills and biodiversity. A call for expert research projects and field initiatives was made from February 15 to April 15, 2011. The scheme will support innovative approaches to the interface between local producers and consumers.
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Call for submissions 2011-12
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 | Biodiversity and intellectual property rights
Conference on 17 June 2010, Paris
Following an inaugural session in February 2010, the conference has launched a new centre for the study of biodoversity and ecosystems, exploring how international agreements in the field of biodiversity and intellectual property can co-exist in a context of effective global governance.
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Conference on 17 June 2010, Paris
 | The INDP
A medicinal garden in Tamil Nadu
The INDP (Intercultural Network for Development and Peace) works to transform waste ground in India into flourishing medicinal gardens.
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A medicinal garden in Tamil Nadu
 | Market-based instruments for biodiversity: nature at any cost?
Conference, June 8, 2011, Paris
Iddri (the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations) and the Fondation d’entreprise Hermès present Market-based instruments for biodiversity: nature at any cost? The latest in a series exploring key issues of biodiversity, the conference asks: can the economy and the environment ever make good bedfellows?
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Conference, June 8, 2011, Paris
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