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Picking fruit is not climate justice

npj Climate Action, 2023
To disrupt ongoing colonialist, racist narratives of Oceania as a source of cheap labour in which climate change is increasingly interwoven, it is necessary to firmly align Oceania workers’ rights with climate justice.
Taukiei Kitara, Carol Farbotko
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The use of indigenous knowledge in development: problems and challenges [PDF]

, 2005
The use of indigenous knowledge has been seen by many as an alternative way of promoting development in poor rural communities in many parts of the world.
Allan, W., Andresen, P. R., Briggs, J., Brokensha, D., Chambers, R., Chambers, R., Dinucci, A., Ellen, R., Escobar, A., Eyzaguirre, P. B., Hobbs, J., Homann, S., Jewitt, S., John Briggs, Kalland, A., Lamers, J. P. A., Leach, M., Mackenzie, F., Maddox, G., Mitchell, T., Niemeijer, D., Novellino, D., Ortiz, O., Ostberg, W., Pottier, J., Reij, C., Richards, P., Scoones, I., Shaka, J., Sikana, P., Sillitoe, P., Swift, J., Warren, D. M., Warren, D. M., Warren, D. M., World Bank, World Bank   +36 more
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Using Oral History to Redress Moral Degeneration Amongst the Youth in Higher Education Institutions of South Africa [PDF]

E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies
Africa has a rich oral history of indigenous peoples that is enshrined in their indigenous stories, folklore, myths, and legends. Indigenous elders in Africa have remained the key aspect who transmit knowledge from generation to generation by word of ...
Sebea Busi Promsie, Kunene Welile Bongiwe, Maditsi Mothusiotsile Edwin   +2 more
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A Quest for Decolonization: Incorporating Indigenous Pedagogies to Foster Teaching and Learning at Higher Education Institutions in South Africa [PDF]

Journal of Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics and Theology
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs’) have been challenged by society that their teaching and learning (T&L) strategies fail to focus and dwell on the problems that are experienced by communities.
Mothusiotsile Edwin Maditsi , Modjadji Mandy Rasehlomi, Thato Hazel Seemise   +2 more
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A Multi-Perspective Reflection on How Indigenous Knowledge and Related Ideas Can Improve Science Education for Sustainability

, 2020
Indigenous knowledge provides specific views of the world held by various indigenous peoples. It offers different views on nature and science that generally differ from traditional Western science.
Robby Zidny, Jesper Sjöström, I. Eilks
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Indigenous knowledge on climate change adaptation: a global evidence map of academic literature

Environmental Research Letters, 2020
There is emerging evidence of the important role of indigenous knowledge for climate change adaptation. The necessity to consider different knowledge systems in climate change research has been established in the fifth assessment report (AR5) of the ...
J. Petzold, Nadine Andrews, J. Ford, Christopher J. Hedemann, J. Postigo   +4 more
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Antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibitory activities of traditional fermented Rosa from Dali Bai communities, Northwest Yunnan, China

Scientific 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, Yanqiang Zhao, Rong Yang, Aizhong Liu, Sailesh Ranjitkar, Lixin Yang   +5 more
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Legitimizing Indigenous Knowledge in Zimbabwe: A Theoretical Analysis of Postcolonial School Knowledge and Its Colonial Legacy [PDF]

, 2006
This article is a theoretical discussion on the social construction of knowledge in colonial and postcolonial Zimbabwe. It examines effects of hegemonic knowledge constructions and how they may be delegitimated through incorporating indigenous knowledge ...
Shizha, Edward
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Natural resources used as folk cosmeceuticals among rural communities in Vhembe district municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa

BMC 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, Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu, Obakeng Mooki, Wilfred Otang-Mbeng   +3 more
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Exergy Performance Investigation of Eco-Friendly Refrigerant Mixtures as an Alternative to R134a in a Domestic Refrigerator

International 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, N. Manikandan, Jule Leta Tesfaye, N. Nagaprasad, Ramaswamy Krishnaraj   +4 more
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