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Diversity of Medicinal Plants Used as Male Contraceptives: An Initiative Towards Herbal Contraceptives
2022
Author(s): Zaman W , Ahmad M , Zafar M , Amina H , Lubna S ,
This study highlights the collection, identification and diversity of medicinal plants concerning their traditional knowledge to get better access to the herbal male contraception.
Indigenous Groups Fight Climate Change by Getting Their 'Land Back’
2022
Author(s): ABC News
The land means restoration of tribes and the things they have lost and have been taken.
The toolkit is also meant to be accessible and meaningful to multiple audiences, including cultural heritage professionals, policy experts, and others who will be providing input and advising lawmakers. It describes the rationale and the need for limitations and exceptions for preservation copying, and it surveys a range of factors which legislators, heritage professionals, rightsholders, and others should take into account.
This talk focuses on proposing a strategy for harnessing the potential contribution of traditional medicine in healthcare supported by modern science and principles of scientific validation.
Skills for Culture : A Toolkit For Cultural Heritage Practitioners
2022
Author(s): Eboso A , Maina CT , Gachara G , Mulonzya M , Igombo R
The Skills for Culture - Cultural Heritage in Kenyan Counties Report (2022) noted a rise in the meaningful collaborations and strategic partnerships for the promotion of cultural heritage in counties of Kenya. These strategic partnerships happen between county government departments, national government administrations at county level, the private sector, financial institutions, civil society groups, development partners, and community- based organizations, among others.
Recognizing Our Implicit Bias Towards Indigenous Peoples
2022
Author(s): Terbasket K
In this talk Ms Kelly Terbasket speaks about her study on the hidden misconceptions that fragment relationships between settlers and Indigenous people.
Gynocardia odorata R. Br., A Poisonous Plant Made Edible by the Khasi Tribe of Meghalaya Using Traditional Knowledge
2022
Author(s): Tynsong H, Dkhar M ,Tiwari BK
Traditional knowledge on the use of Gynocardia odorata R. Br. seed as medicine and poison has relatively been well documented, whereas there is still a lack of adequate research on its use as food.
How to make a 'cow fertilizer' - a fermented organic fertilizer
2022
Author(s): Lifeworks Global
Fermented fertilizer known as 'cow fertilizer' made from cow dung and urine. This fertilizer is rich in microbes that promotes soil fertility and plant health and can boost crop yields. It is easy and cheap to make.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community
Agritourism Promotes Food Traditions in Palau Advancing Gender Equality and Protecting the Environment Through Agritourism in Small Island Developing States
2022
Author(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
With its distinctive heart-shaped leaves, taro is traditionally cultivated by Palauan women in plots of land around the shores of this tiny Pacific country. The root crops provide a source of starch and have historically served as a symbol of wealth and an object of ceremonial exchange.



