Traditional Knowledge
Traditional knowledge, indigenous knowledge and local knowledge generally refer to knowledge systems embedded in the cultural traditions of regional, indigenous, or local communities. Traditional knowledge includes types of knowledge about traditional technologies of subsistence (e.g. tools and techniques for hunting or agriculture), midwifery, ethnobotany and ecological knowledge, traditional medicine, celestial navigation, craft skills, ethnoastronomy, climate, and others. These kinds of knowledge, crucial for subsistence and survival, are generally based on accumulations of empirical observation and on interaction with the environment. In many cases, traditional knowledge has been passed for generations from person to person, as an oral tradition. Some forms …
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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 August 2023 English
Status of Adivasi Livelihoods is the second instalment in the series of reports on the lives of Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG), prepared by the non-governmental …
s that is leading to the loss of their traditional knowledge and practices. For example,through theh … s that is leading to the loss of their traditional knowledge and practices. For example,through theh … need to teach about gramsabha, PESA, and traditional knowledge on agriculture, forest, nature, artistry … need to teach about gramsabha, PESA, and traditional knowledge on agriculture, forest, nature, artistry …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 7 March 2023 English
This paper was released on March 07, 2023, by the Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, Chennai. It was co-authored by Sushmita, a researcher and journalist working in areas …
in healthcare provisioning, recognising traditional knowledge systems, and above all, taking political …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 21 February 2023 English
On February 21, International Mother Language Day, PARI reaches out to migrant workers across India to understand the interplay between land, language and livelihoods in their lives
of folktales, inherited wisdom, songs, traditional knowledge about the animal world, ecology and more …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 13 October 2022 English
State policies’ dismissal of traditional knowledge of the pastoralist communities endangers the lives of Kharai camels and their herders in and around the Marine National Park and Sanctuary in Jamnagar …
deep waters State policies’ dismissal of traditional knowledge of the pastoralist communities endangers …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 2022 English
The State of World Forests 2022 was published by Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations. It studies “forest pathways for green recovery and building inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies” and …
schools in forestry 93 36 Revitalizing traditional knowledge for managing wildfires in Australia 94 … on partnerships and engagement between traditional knowledge-holders and service, training and educational …
LC: Library of Congress · 2022 English
"Seed Activism is an ethnography of court challenges to corporate intellectual property (IP) rights and practices in Brazil and India. Based on a wealth of interviews with a diverse range …
introduction important repositories of traditional knowledge associated with biologi- cal diversity. … could assuage the concerns of farmers and traditional knowledge holders (Tarragô 2015, 246). These ambiguities … particularly on the issue of the protection of traditional knowledge. The wording of Article 27.3(b) gave countries … discoveries and any invention derived from traditional knowledge. These provisions were hailed as a victory …
LC: Library of Congress · 2021 English
Includes bibliographical references (pages 80-82). System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Description based on online resource; Title from PDF title page (Ministry of Environment, Government of Maldives www site ; viewed …
solutions with engineering solutions and traditional knowledge with modern technology. For delivery …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2020 English
This report was published by Oxfam India in November 2020. Its authors are Rajita Kurup and Sreetama Gupta Bhaya – researchers at the organisation.The enactment of the Forest Rights Act …
traditional practices. India has always had traditional knowledge systems guiding forest protection and management … conservation and management deploying traditional knowledge is key to maintain the biodiversity of forests …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 22 September 2020 English
India is seeing huge declines in native insect species – several of them tied closely to our food security. But it’s hard to get humans viewing insects with the warmth …
rising soil temperatures. Communities with traditional knowledge and scientists must find a way to talk to …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 12 September 2020 English
India’s smallest union territory, just 1-2 metres above sea level on average – and where every seventh person is a fisherman – is losing its coral reefs and facing the …
feels the changes. And says the loss of traditional knowledge adds to their problems: “My father, a fisherman …
