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Wild edible plants and associated indigenous knowledge among the Setswana-speaking people of North West Province in South Africa [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Background Wild edible plants (WEPs) remain essential components of indigenous food systems, contributing to nutrition, healthcare, and cultural identity.
Keamogela I. Nko   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

RPE Indigenous Peoples (Asia)

open access: yes, 2004
This paper reports some methods found useful for identifying when learning has taken place and the contribution that learning made to the development of subsequent learning plans for farmers.
Center for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge   +1 more
core   +5 more sources

Kuwamai: Historic Epidemics and Resilience of Cariban-Speaking Peoples, Northern Amazonia

open access: yeseTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics, 2021
How Amazonian Indigenous Peoples combatted emergent epidemic diseases in colonial times, and their innovative responses to epidemiological crises, has not received sufficient attention.
Renzo S. Duin
doaj   +1 more source

Antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibitory activities of traditional fermented Rosa from Dali Bai communities, Northwest Yunnan, China

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Traditional fermented Rosa (TFR) is a typical food and medical product among the Dali Bai people, and its popularity is growing. A few studies have looked into TFR's medicinal advantages, linked germplasm resources, traditional processing procedures, and
Bayi Lang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Natural resources used as folk cosmeceuticals among rural communities in Vhembe district municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa

open access: yesBMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2020
Background Skin-related diseases affect every individual irrespective of age, gender or social status. Since time immemorial, humans have explored natural resources from their environment for the maintenance of the skin.
Mamokete Venolia Setshego   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Indigenous knowledge and the shackles of wilderness [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021
The environmental crises currently gripping the Earth have been codified in a new proposed geological epoch: the Anthropocene. This epoch, according to the Anthropocene Working Group, began in the mid-20th century and reflects the “great acceleration” that began with industrialization in Europe [J. Zalasiewicz et al.,
Michael-Shawn Fletcher   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Teaching Indigenous children : listening to and learning from indigenous teachers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This article is based on the findings of a qualitative case study that examined the professional experiences and career pathways of fifty current and former Australian Indigenous teachers.
Simpson, Lee   +3 more
core   +4 more sources

Transdisciplinary Research and Aboriginal Knowledge

open access: yesThe Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2006
Indigenous academic researchers are involved in Indigenist, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research, all of which present problems and opportunities for Indigenous knowledge traditions.
Michael Christie
doaj   +1 more source

Exergy Performance Investigation of Eco-Friendly Refrigerant Mixtures as an Alternative to R134a in a Domestic Refrigerator

open access: yesInternational Journal of Photoenergy, 2022
In this paper, various eco-friendly refrigerant mixtures R430A, R436A, R436B, R435A, and R510A used in vapour compression refrigeration systems are considered for this study. All of them have zero ODP and very low GWP.
A. Baskaran   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using the Indigenous Knowledge of Jatropha - The Use of Jatropha Curcas Oil as Raw Material and Fuel [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Jatropha curcas is a plant of Latin American origin, now widespread through arid, and semiarid tropical regions of the world. It is a drought-resistant perennial, that grows on marginal soils, and, as a close
World Bank
core   +1 more source

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