The focus of this book is on the PingPu peoples in Taiwan and their right to official recognition as "indigenous peoples" by the Taiwanese government. The result of centuries of colonization, indigenous tribes in Taiwan have faced severe cultural repression because of the government's refusal to accept ethnic, racial, and cultural diversity.

This report presents a description of the project “Saving Plants that Save Lives and Livelihoods”, implemented by TRAFFIC and its partners WWF, IUCN and others, which addresses a growing demand from industry, governments, certification bodies, resource managers and donor agencies for specific guidance on sustainable wild plant collection practices.

This paper examined the motives of consumers in buying local traditional food from rural women’s cooperatives and their perceptions for “specific quality” of women’s foods with connotations of ‘a homemade’ and so traditional, pure and healthy foodstuff. It also explore to what extent visitors to women’s co‐operatives are influenced in their shopping by the fact that products are prepared by women.

The report describes and evaluates the complicated relationships and dynamics between human and biological systems. Theoretical concepts, such as complex systems models, are proposed as realistic and workable models for future strategies in sustainable development.

An ethno-medicinal study was done among few tribal communities of this region with the tribal practitioners and has resulted in the documentation of various uses of the plant for curing diverse form of ailments.

The present study of eleven different fruits and leaves of commonly used vegetables in diet in Asian subcontinent have been evaluated for antioxidative constituents and free radical scavenging activities.

The study discuss about Holstian Friesian and Jersey cross breeds of cattle that are being reared for milk and manure by stall-feeding practices in several places and altitudes of Meghalaya.

This study discuss about how the hilly regions of Western Ghat in Karnataka have helped to develop traditional knowledge and folklore of medicine to cure various diseases and ailments

This thesis examines the transmission of intergenerational cultural knowledge on eastern James Bay Cree lands. Geospatial technologies and the representation of Cree knowledge are explored, with emphasis on the geoweb.

For trace element analysis,Proton Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) technique is used which is one of the most powerful techniques for its quick multi-elemental trace analysis capability and high sensitivity.