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This case study suggests that helping vulnerable indigenous populations adapt to climate change will require a reassessment of prevailing perceptions of their traditional ecological knowledge.

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Policies/Regulations
Meghalaya Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan (MBSAP): 2017-2030

2019

Publisher/Organisation: Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, Wildlife Institute of India

The new MBSAP for 2017 — 2030 is developed along the lines of the 12 National Biodiversity Targets through extensive stakeholder consultations and public outreach. Implementing the MBSAP will be a challenging task and calls for active involvement of all the stakeholders. People's participation will remain central to its successful implementation with active support of the State Biodiversity Board.

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Reports
Support to traditional healers for strengthening and capacity building

2017

Author(s): Bio-Resources Development Centre

This study provides profile of traditional healers in Meghalaya state. It also identifies constraints and problems of traditional healers.

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This report puts forward a set of principles and practices to inform how investors should think and what investors should do to engage Indigenous peoples and their knowledge in conservation and restoration of landscapes.

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This publication offers a wide-ranging perspective on indigenous peoples’ rights to lands, territories and resources, analysing legislation and agreements at the national and international levels as well as customary law.

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This study includes an overview of indigenous knowledge system indicators for climate forecasting and key recommendations on using climate-related indigenous knowledge services to support anticipatory action in Zimbabwe.

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Research Papers/Articles
Traditional and indigenous knowledge for climate change adaptation in Eswatini

2023

Author(s): Tfwala S, Mabaso S, Groenewald M, Khumalo K, Matsebula S, Sibandze G

This briefing note explores the value of Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge in helping communities forecast weather and climate, identify and manage changes in seasons and weather, and develop responses to climatic variability and climate change.

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Policies/Regulations
The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021

2021

Publisher/Organisation: Lok Sabha, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

The bill seeks to facilitate fast-tracking of research, encourage the Indian system of medicine, and decriminalize certain provisions for use of traditional knowledge.

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This Evaluation Insight Note builds on Independent Evaluation Group evidence to identify lessons for working with Indigenous peoples who live in poverty.

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Research Papers/Articles
Nicaragua: integration of natural medicine and complementary therapies, revival of traditional ancestral medicine in indigenous peoples and Afro-descendants.

2020

Author(s): Mendoza MJ, Avilés MR, Gordillo-Tobar A, Colchao M, Rodríguez EHE

The brief highlights the initiative of The Institute of Natural Medicine and Complementary Therapies in reviving traditional ancestral medicine among Indigenous Peoples and Afro-descendants in Nicaragua.