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The first book focuses on the history and science of Kakishibu, persimmon tannin, as plastic alternative and discusses Kakishibu from a traditional and sustainable perspective to achieve SDGs.

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Ensuring Ecological Connectivity in Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS)

2026

Author(s): Nishi M, Subramanian SM, Varghese P, Houndonougbo JSH

This book provides the concept, methodologies, approaches, and strategies for ensuring and enhancing ecological connectivity.

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Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve: From Local Thinking to Global Actions

2025

Author(s): Pineda JEM, Osorio AF,Toro C, Velásquez-Calderón CS

This book brings together different angles of climate change impacts by local and global experts in the field. It presents the state-of-the-art recent trends about the relationship between marine environments and climate change.

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This edited volume explores the crucial intersections between Indigenous Land-Based Knowledge (ILK), sustainability, settler colonialism, and the ongoing environmental crisis.

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From Crisis to Action: Climate Change Through the Eyes of the Most Vulnerable

2025

Author(s): Takyiwaa A O A Widjaja C N, Smedley T

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the environmental, economic, and health impacts of climate change already being felt by vulnerable countries.

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Indigenous Disability Studies

2025

Author(s): Ward J T

This book provides a comprehensive approach to the perspectives, lived experiences, and socio-cultural beliefs of Indigenous scholars regarding disabilities through a distinctions-based approach. Indigenous people demonstrate considerable knowledge in a multitude of compacities in spite of legal, monetary, social, economic, health, and political inequalities that they experience within from administrative authorities whether health, education or governments.

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Ancient Indigenous Human Remains and the Law

2024

Author(s): Batt F

The book draws on a process of recharacterisation. Recharacterisation is to be understood to mean the allocation of an indigenous peoples understanding and character of ancient indigenous human remains and ancient indigenous DNA, in order to counter the property narrative articulated by museums and scientists in disputes.

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Gender and African Indigenous Religions

2024

Author(s): Dube MW, Musili TK, Owusu-Ansah S

The book considers the methodologies used amongst the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians’ to study African Indigenous Religions, the African Indigenous Religions sources of knowledge that are drawn on, and the way in which women are characterized.

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Flood Risk Management: Assessment and Strategy

2024

Author(s): Biswas B, Ghute BB

This book analyzes the nature of floods in many geographical settings and explores the multiple factors that influence flooding in different regions.

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This book provides a philosophical investigation of technology in Africa, articulating conceptual foundations and analyses rooted in African worldviews and communitarian values. It aims to spur discourse and understanding of how technology can be justly shaped for human advancement in Africa.