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Free Prior Informed Consent in the Extractive Industry: Approaches to Involving Indigenous Peoples in Decision-Making in Russia
2023
Author(s): Yakovleva N, Gavrilyeva TN, Makarov AI, Krasilnikova NA
The study examined the corporate social responsibility approaches to implementing free prior informed consent in Russia. The author investigated how public and civil institutions influence the policies of extractive companies and their impact on Indigenous peoples’ self-determination and participation in decision-making.
Subawe, Traditional Knowledge, and Faith-Based Organisations Promoting Social Capital and Disaster Preparedness: a Lombok, Indonesia Case Study
2023
Author(s): Koopman J
This article explores the relationship between a system of traditional and indigenous knowledge called subawe, social capital, and disaster risk reduction.
Geographies of Knowledge Creation in Forest Rights Claims-Making Processes Among Indigenous Communities in Central India
2023
Author(s): Loivaranta T
This qualitative study explores the geographies of knowledge creation in forest rights claims-making processes in three Indigenous communities in Madhya Pradesh, India.
An Ethnobotanical Study of the Indigenous Knowledge by the Rajbangshi Community of Raiganj Block, Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal, India
2022
Author(s): Basak GK, Chowdhury T, Jana AK, Saha S, Mandal A
The present study deals with documentation of medicinal importance of plants and traditional knowledge set harboring among the ethnic communities to utilize various plant parts for various health care practices. Twelve villages were surveyed primarily targeting the Rajbangshi communities of Raiganj Block, Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India.
Indigenous Oral Knowledge of Wild Medicinal Plants from the Peren District of Nagaland, India in the Indo Burma Hot-Spot
2022
Author(s): Jamir K, Seshagirirao K, Meitei MD
The study was carried out to document and create a link between the available oral tradition and the scientific knowledge in Peren district of Nagaland. It aims to harness indigenous knowledge of the tribals on the diverse medicinal plants of the region for their use in pharmacognosy through in-depth research.
Weathering Uncertainty: Traditional Knowledge for Climate Change Assessment and Adaptation
2012
Author(s): Nakashima DJ, Galloway MK, Thulstrup HD, Ramos CA, Rubis JT
The book draws attention to a rapidly-growing scientific literature on the contribution of indigenous and traditional knowledge to understanding climate change vulnerability, resilience and adaptation. It aims at strengthening consideration of indigenous knowledge in the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), to be released in 2014.
Fishing in the Siang Belt of Arunachal Pradesh, India: Learning Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Adi and Galo Communities
2015
Author(s): Hussain SM, Sen D, Riba T, Pathak M, Singh RK
The study discusses the traditional knowledge based fishing technology, Lipum practiced by the Adi and Galo tribes of the East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
Medicinal Importance of Moringa Oleifera: Drumstick Plant
2017
Author(s): Kumar S
In this study the author attempts to find out the medicinal importance and the mechanism of Moringa oleifera.
Collating and Validating Indigenous and Local Knowledge to Apply Multiple Knowledge Systems to an Environmental Challenge: a Case-Study of Pollinators in India
2017
Author(s): Smith BM, Chakrabarti P, Chatterjee A, Chatterjee S, Dey UK, Dicks LV, Giri B, Laha S, Majhi RK, Basu P
The study present a novel method to gather evidence in which we used a peer-to-peer validation process among farmers that we suggest is analogous to scientific peer review.
Evolving Benefit Sharing Mechanism and Protection of Traditional Knowledge in India: a Critical Study
2010
Author(s): Basar T
The focus of the present study is to critically analyze Indian legal framework in relation to TK protection, access and benefit sharing mechanism. To examine existing gaps and limitations in the current legal systems and thereby suggesting new solutions to address the lacunas.