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Engagement with indigenous people preserves local knowledge and biodiversity alike

Current Biology, 2022
Indigenous peoples are important stewards of biodiversity, often living near and possessing intimate knowledge of ecosystems. As a result, species new to science may be long known to indigenous people. While the scientific endeavor has long benefitted from indigenous knowledge, it has usually not engaged with it on equal footing1,2.
Aida Shafreena, Ahmad Puad, Gardner, Elliot M, Pereira, Joan T., Jugah, Tagi, Salang, Nyegang, Postar, Miun, Jumian, Jeisin, Pokorny, Lisa, Zerega, Nyree J.C.   +8 more
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Indigenous knowledge, traditional knowledge and local knowledge: what is the difference? An informetrics perspective

Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, 2022
Purpose This study aims to explore the similarities and differences between the three concepts that are commonly used to describe the knowledge of traditional and indigenous communities, namely, indigenous knowledge, traditional knowledge and local knowledge, with a view to contributing to the discourse on conceptualizing indigenous knowledge ...
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Local Understandings of the Land: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Indigenous Knowledge

2003
Much of the literature on traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) deals with similarities and differences between Western science and traditional knowledge (e.g., Johannes, 1989; Williams and Baines, 1993; Berkes, 1999). By contrast, little has been written about the relationship between TEK and indigenous knowledge (IK).
Roy C. Dudgeon, Fikret Berkes
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Traditional Knowledge, Indigenous Peoples, and Local Communities

2017
This chapter situates the claims for protection of traditional knowledge in the international intellectual property (IP) context. Drawing on examples, it discusses the meaning of “traditional knowledge” and how the goals and means of protecting that knowledge do not fit within the framework of IP law. In order to address the overlap with IP and provide
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TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES: INTERNATIONAL DEBATE AND POLICY INITIATIVES

Ecological Applications, 2000
This paper reviews international law and policy regarding the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities that are defining the role of traditional and indigenous knowledge in the management and conservation of biodiversity. The most influential forums occur within the United Nations system, particularly the Working Group on Indigenous ...
Francesco Mauro, Preston D. Hardison
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Developmental issues in indigenous psychologies: Sustainability and local knowledge

Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 2005
The present paper endeavours to discuss some of the potential issues inherent in the developmental work for indigenous psychologies, especially in the Western context.  The  discussion  is  made  around  two  topical  issues,  sustainability  and  local knowledge.
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Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems: UNESCO's LINKS Programme

2017
Presentazione ufficiale del programma UNESCO LINKS (Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems), tenuta a Bruxelles il 27–28 febbraio 2017. Il documento illustra le finalità del programma, che promuove il riconoscimento e l’integrazione dei saperi locali e indigeni nelle politiche globali di sostenibilità.
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