These include not just mining, but also inviting Chinese agriculturalists to farm great swathes of steppe.

ECONOMIST: Nomadism in Mongolia

Slash and burn agriculturalists, hunters and fishers, the Mayangna live in the heart of the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor.

UNESCO: Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems

It has been noted that women are responsible for half of the human knowledge and technical expertise as informal agriculturalists, gardeners, animal-breeders, managers of their community resources as well as technological innovators and agents of change.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN VENICE