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Fostering gender-transformative change in sustainable forest management: a case study of DGM Indonesia
2022
Author(s): Canpolat E, et.al
This case study informs the wider line of inquiry of the World Bank DGM & REDD+ Gender Study, which follows a conceptual framework of gender transformative change to analyze the contribution the DGM-I project is making to women's economic achievement, access to and control over productive assets, voice, and agency that support positive changes in women’s leadership and meaningful participation.
Summary for Policymakers of the Methodological Assessment Regarding the Diverse Conceptualization of Multiple Values of Nature and Its Benefits, Including Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions and Services
2022
Author(s): Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
The values assessment provides guidelines, criteria, tools and a road map to navigate the ways in which values play out in decisions, as well as the role values and valuation can have in achieving more sustainable pathways. It should be noted that the assessment does not provide quantifications.
Plants for Making Wooden Bowls and Related Traditional Knowledge in the Gyirong Valley, Tibet, China
2022
Author(s): Ding XY, Guo CA, Hu HB, Wang YH
This study utilized a use-report (UR) to reflect the number of mentions of a species by locals. Between 2019 and 2021, key informant interviews, semi-structured interviews, and participatory observations were used to conduct ethnobotanical field surveys in Gyirong Valley. The field work was performed with the assistance of local guides.
Routledge Handbook of Critical Indigenous Studies
2022
Author(s): Hokowhitu B, Moreton-Robinson A, Tuhiwai-Smith L, Andersen C, Larkin S
The Routledge Handbook of Critical Indigenous Studies is the first comprehensive overview of the rapidly expanding field of Indigenous scholarship. The book is ambitious in scope, ranging across disciplines and national boundaries, with particular reference to the lived conditions of Indigenous peoples in the first world.
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.
Food Culture of Rural Khasi People, Meghalaya: A Lesson of Covid 19 Pandemic
2022
Author(s): Nongsiej K
The article highlights that the Covid 19 Pandemic changed people’s perception and many rural household in the villages of South West Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya went back to the traditional food culture of the previous century.
Indigenous Invisibility in the City: Successful Resurgence and Community Development Hidden in Plain Sight
2022
Author(s): Howard-Wagner D
The book contextualizes the significant social change in Indigenous life circumstances and resurgence that came out of social movements in cities. It is about Indigenous resurgence and community development by First Nations people for First Nations people in cities.
The Use of Climate-Related Indigenous Knowledge Systems to Support Anticipatory Action in Zimbabwe
2022
Author(s): World Food Programme
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.
The Sociality of Indigenous Dance in Alaska: Happiness, Tradition, and Environment among Yupik on St. Lawrence Island and Iñupiat in Utqiaġvik
2022
Author(s): Ikuta H
This book examines the indigenous dances and the social dynamics related to dance practices among the Yupik people on St. Lawrence Island and the Iñupiat people in Utqiaġvik, Northern Alaska.



