Traditional knowledge

About: Traditional knowledge is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 10825 publications have been published within this topic receiving 202790 citations. The topic is also known as: indigenous knowledge & indigenous knowledge system.

Integrating meteorological and indigenous knowledge-based seasonal climate forecasts for the agricultural sector : lessons from participatory action research in sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract: Library has French version: Integration des donnees meteorologiques et du savoir autochtone aux previsions climatiques saisonnieres pour le secteur agricole : lecons issues de la recherche action participative en Afrique subsaharienne

Traditional knowledge and biocultural diversity: learning from tribal communities for sustainable development in northeast India

Abstract: This paper presents a synthesis of grassroots activities designed to promote the learning and conservation of traditional knowledge and related biocultural resources among Adi, Monpa and Khasi tribes of northeast India. The results indicate that the participation of knowledge holders in various village level activities can enhance the promotion of traditional practices, learning of knowledge and conservation of related resources. Knowledge holders of varying age groups and social systems have many notable traditional practices that provide promising solutions to current challenges. The promotion of traditional knowledge-based products can also facilitate the conservation of resources and the subsistence survival of people. Strong multi-level networks between all stakeholders are needed to ensure the sustainability of traditional knowledge and conservation of biocultural resources of communities of northeast India. © 2010 University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Are Glaciers ‘Good to Think With’? Recognising Indigenous Environmental Knowledge 1

Abstract: Lively debates in arctic and subarctic communities centre on potential contributions of indigenous knowledge to environmental sciences Some scientists are now attempting to integrate traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) into existing knowledge frameworks as data Anthropologists working with oral tradition propose an alternative approach They reason that greater knowledge value, especially the possibility of surprises, may come from unfamiliar oral accounts that do not seem to fit easily within conventional frameworks This paper builds on accounts I first heard from senior indigenous women in north-western North America about unorthodox behaviour of glaciers These glaciers were depicted as sentient, wilful beings that responded directly and sometimes dramatically to human behaviour, often with devastating results Similar themes are documented in colonial records where such ideas were discounted as ‘superstition’ Oral traditions, though, do not provide straightforward data for contemporary sciences

Global Intellectual Property Law

Abstract: Contents: Foreword Part I: The Status Quo and its Origins 1. The Globalisation of Intellectual Property 2. The International Law and Political Economy of Intellectual Property Part II: Principles of Intellectual Property 3. Legal, Philosophical and Economic Justifications 4. Copyright 5. Patents and Trade Secrets 6. Trade Marks 7. Designs 8. Other Intellectual Property Rights Part III: Themes and Threads 9. International Human Rights and Intellectual Property 10. Intellectual Property and Development 11. Information Technologies and the Internet 12. Education, Culture and Knowledge 13. Biology, Life and Health 14. Traditional Knowledge: An Emerging Right? Index