2025-10-31T11:37:39-04:00 2024-12-31 274698671 DEVER ACCOUNTING SERVICES 36 MAIN ST BRISTOL VT 05443 990 2024-01-01 900147624 PEOPLE & PLANTS INTERNATIONAL INC PEOP 8024532055 PO BOX 251 BRISTOL VT 05443 SARAH LAIRD CO-DIRECTOR 8024532055 2025-10-28 true true BETHANY H DEVER CPA P01225305 8024537000 2025-10-31 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SARAH LAIRD PO BOX 251 BRISTOL VT 05443 261027 false X WWW.PEOPLEANDPLANTS.ORG X 2003 NY WE BELIEVE THAT CULTURAL DIVERSITY IS INHERENTLY LINKED TO BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND THAT THE EFFECTIVE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR EARTH MUST INVOLVE LOCAL PEOPLE. WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS ARE INVALUABLE TO MANAGE AND CONSERVE THREATENED LANDSCAPES AND RESPOND TO GLOBAL CHANGE. IN THE WAKE OF MASSIVE SOCIAL CHANGE, PEOPLE AND PLANTS INTERNATIONAL WORKS ALONGSIDE LOCAL GROUPS TO FOSTER SUSTAINABLE RESPONSES WHICH BUILD UPON LOCAL SKILLS AND PRACTICES. PEOPLE AND PLANTS INTERNATIONAL ALSO WORKS AT REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS TO GUIDE POLICY AND TRADE. 4 4 0 0 260975 0 15 37 261027 0 0 93000 0 0 136326 229326 31701 17513 49214 0 17513 49214 X WE BELIEVE THAT CULTURAL DIVERSITY IS INHERENTLY LINKED TO BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND THAT THE EFFECTIVE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR EARTH MUST INVOLVE LOCAL PEOPLE. WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS ARE INVALUABLE TO MANAGE AND CONSERVE THREATENED LANDSCAPES AND RESPOND TO GLOBAL CHANGE. IN THE WAKE OF MASSIVE SOCIAL CHANGE, PEOPLE AND PLANTS INTERNATIONAL WORKS ALONGSIDE LOCAL GROUPS TO FOSTER SUSTAINABLE RESPONSES WHICH BUILD UPON LOCAL SKILLS AND PRACTICES. PEOPLE AND PLANTS INTERNATIONAL ALSO WORKS AT REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS TO GUIDE POLICY AND TRADE. false false 166348 TRADITIONAL FOODWAYS PPI BRINGS TOGETHER THE COMPLEMENTARY AREAS OF ETHNOBOTANY, CONSERVATION, FOOD SECURITY, HEALTH, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT LOCAL GROUPS' EFFORTS TO CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY AND INDIGENOUS FOOD TRADITIONS. IT WORKS IN MULTIPLE COUNTRIES TO CREATE KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE NETWORKS, INCLUDING THROUGH VIDEO, AND LOCALLY PRODUCES MANUALS, WORKSHOPS, FESTIVALS, GAMES, RADIO PROGRAMS AND OTHER TOOLS TO PROMOTE THESE ENDANGERED FOOD SYSTEMS. 48000 POLICY & TRADE PPI UNDERTAKES RESEARCH, AND PROVIDES POLICY ADVICE AND SUPPORT, IN THE AREAS OF BIODIVERSITY, EMERGING TECHNOLOGY, TRADE, AND NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS. ITS VOICES FOR BIOJUSTICE PROJECT BRINGS THE VOICES AND EXPERIENCES OF LOCAL GROUPS TO POLICY MAKERS THROUGH VIDEO, ARTICLES, AND POLICY BRIEFS, AND PROVIDES ANALYSIS AND RESOURCES TO ENSURE MORE EFFECTIVE POLICY-MAKING. 2800 KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE PPI'S KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM DEVELOPS INNOVATIVE TOOLS AND METHODS OF COMMUNICATION THAT ALLOW FOR THE MULTI-DIRECTIONAL EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCES, AND LESSONS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES, RESEARCHERS, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENTS, COMPANIES, AND OTHERS. CULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND COMMUNITY CONSERVATION PEOPLE AND PLANTS IS WORKING TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, CULTURAL LANDSCAPES, AND THE LAND AND RESOURCE RIGHTS THAT UNDERPIN THEM. OUR CULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND COMMUNITY CONSERVATION WORK IS AS DIVERSE AS THE LANDSCAPES AND PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE COLLABORATE, AND INCLUDES: KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE TOOLS THAT STRENGTHEN ENDANGERED TRADITIONAL MANAGEMENT AND KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS, PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, AND ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLES INTEREST IN CULTURAL TRADITIONS. COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS AND RESOURCES, INCLUDING INVENTORIES, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND PLANS, AND EQUITABLE MARKETING. PEER TO PEER LEARNING AND EXCHANGES BETWEEN LOCAL GROUPS, ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO SHARE EXPERIENCES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND KNOW-HOW RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCE USE, TRADE, MANAGEMENT, HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND RIGHTS. INTER-CULTURAL TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT EXPLICITLY STRENGTHEN AND COMPLEMENT INDIGENOUS SKILLS, PRACTICES, AND KNOWLEDGE, AND SERVE AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN INDIGENOUS AND WESTERN CONCEPTS OF SCIENCE AND LEARNING. SUSTAINABLE AND ETHICAL MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS FOR PLANT RESOURCES OF SUBSISTENCE OR COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE. PROTOCOLS ARE DESIGNED AROUND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES, AND ARE CALIBRATED TO SATISFY LOCAL LIVELIHOOD AND CONSERVATION NEEDS. 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PEOPLE AND PLANTS INTERNATIONAL ALSO WORKS AT REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS TO GUIDE POLICY AND TRADE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D CULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND COMMUNITY CONSERVATION PEOPLE AND PLANTS IS WORKING TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, CULTURAL LANDSCAPES, AND THE LAND AND RESOURCE RIGHTS THAT UNDERPIN THEM. OUR CULTURAL LANDSCAPES AND COMMUNITY CONSERVATION WORK IS AS DIVERSE AS THE LANDSCAPES AND PEOPLE WITH WHOM WE COLLABORATE, AND INCLUDES: KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE TOOLS THAT STRENGTHEN ENDANGERED TRADITIONAL MANAGEMENT AND KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS, PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, AND ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLES INTEREST IN CULTURAL TRADITIONS. COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS AND RESOURCES, INCLUDING INVENTORIES, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND PLANS, AND EQUITABLE MARKETING. PEER TO PEER LEARNING AND EXCHANGES BETWEEN LOCAL GROUPS, ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO SHARE EXPERIENCES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND KNOW-HOW RELATING TO NATURAL RESOURCE USE, TRADE, MANAGEMENT, HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND RIGHTS. INTER-CULTURAL TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT EXPLICITLY STRENGTHEN AND COMPLEMENT INDIGENOUS SKILLS, PRACTICES, AND KNOWLEDGE, AND SERVE AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN INDIGENOUS AND WESTERN CONCEPTS OF SCIENCE AND LEARNING. SUSTAINABLE AND ETHICAL MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS FOR PLANT RESOURCES OF SUBSISTENCE OR COMMERCIAL IMPORTANCE. PROTOCOLS ARE DESIGNED AROUND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES, AND ARE CALIBRATED TO SATISFY LOCAL LIVELIHOOD AND CONSERVATION NEEDS. APPROPRIATE AND EFFECTIVE LAWS AND POLICIES, INCLUDING BRINGING THE VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY PROCESSES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B BOOKKEEPING AND ACCOUNTING ARE OVERSEEN BY A CO-DIRECTOR. FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY BOTH CO-DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING AND THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROGRAM EXPENSES - TF 107,402 0 0 PROGRAM EXPENSES - P&T 15,000 0 0 PROGRAM EXPENSES - KE 800 0 0 HONORARIUM - TF 6,200 0 0 TOTAL 129,402 0 0