Indiatimes

Govt school teachers to undergo training in traditional knowledge systems

New Delhi: Govt school teachers in Delhi are set to undergo specialised training in India's traditional knowledge systems.The programme, scheduled to begin in Sept, will be conducted at two Indian ...

Harnessing technology to integrate indigenous plant into a healthcare system

Explore the vital role of indigenous medicinal plants in South Africa's healthcare system and how technology can enhance ...
The Conversation

Patents based on traditional knowledge are often ‘biopiracy’. A new international treaty will finally combat this

Margaret Raven receives funding from Australian Research Council. She is affiliated with NSW Government as a member of an Indigenous Advisory Group and a grant to examine co-governance. Daniel ...
Mongabay

Indigenous traditional knowledge revival helps conserve great apes

Deforestation and hunting continue to put Africa’s great apes at risk. National parks and other top down strategies have met with limited success. Many conservationists are trying alternative ...
The Conversation

Traditional farming knowledge should be stored for future use: the technology to do this is available

Mourine Sarah Achieng does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
JSTOR Daily

Integrating traditional knowledge when it appears to conflict with conservation: lessons from the discovery and protection of sitatunga in Ghana

Ecology and Society, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Mar 2016) (19 pages) ABSTRACT. Cultural traditions can conflict with modern conservation goals when they promote damage to fragile environments or the harvest of ...
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Endangered knowledge and endangered plants: Threats to Indigenous medicinal traditions in Borneo

By Cassidy Beach In Borneo’s dense rainforest, some communities of Punan people still find their medicine among the trees.
Mongabay

Traditional knowledge guides protection of planetary health in Finland

Undisturbed peatlands act as carbon sinks and support biodiversity. Finland has drained 60% — more than 60,000 km2 (23,000 mi2) — of its peatlands, releasing vast amounts of carbon dioxide into the ...
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Ethnoprimatology: Research examines traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples about primates in their territories

The Paiter-Suruí people have a culture deeply rooted in their land: the Sete de Setembro Indigenous Land (TISS), on the border of Rondônia and Mato Grosso in the southwestern Brazilian Amazon. Known ...