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Policies/Regulations
The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021

2021

Publisher/Organisation: Lok Sabha, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

The bill seeks to facilitate fast-tracking of research, encourage the Indian system of medicine, and decriminalize certain provisions for use of traditional knowledge.

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Books
Indigenous Religion(s) Local Grounds, Global Networks

2021

Author(s): Kraft E S, Tafjord B O, Longkumer A, Alles G D, Johnson G

This book sheds light on the contemporary lives of indigenous religion(s), through case studies from Sápmi, Nagaland, Talamanca, Hawai`i, and Gujarat, and through a shared focus on translations, performances, mediation and sovereignty. It builds on long term case-studies and on the collaborative comparison of a long-term project, including shared fieldwork.

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Communal land and forest tenure rights for Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) is critical for the success of emission reduction program (ERP) implementation. This report discusses core findings about the nature and range of emergent opportunities associated with efforts to advance, strengthen, and leverage rights and presents the main opportunities in six selected countries.

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The objective of this study is to explore the existing practice of indigenous knowledge integration into adult education in North Wollo, from the perspectives of learning material development and utilization of the facilitation methodology.

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Books
Performance and Knowledge: Key Concepts in Indigenous Studies

2021

Author(s): Devy G N, Davis G V

This final volume in the five-volume series deals with the two key concepts of performance and knowledge of the indigenous people from all continents of the world.

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Research Papers/Articles
Medicinal Plants Used for Veterinary Diseases by the Local Inhabitants of the Teshil Tangi, District Charsadda, Pakistan

2021

Author(s): Jan HA , Ahmad L , Bussmann RW , Jan S , Wali S

This work was carried out in Teshil Tangi District Charsadda, Pakistan, in 2016-18, aiming for conserving the ethnic medicinal plants knowledge about veterinary illnesses.

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Research Papers/Articles
Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program: Annual Conference 2021

2021

Author(s): Global Environment Facility

This report highlights the outcome of the Fourth ASL Conference held from November 17-18, 2021. ASL works to establish and strengthen networks of people and institutions to share ideas, lessons learned and innovations, accelerate learning, and generate/systematize/socialize knowledge at various levels and for diverse audiences. The ASL Annual Conference is designed to be the largest gathering of the ASL community.

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The present study contributes to filling a knowledge gap on gender dimensions of TKT, particularly with understanding IPLC women’s TKT and barriers and enabling factors to integrate their TKT in conventional climate solutions.

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This paper highlights there has been a gradual shifting from subsistence cultivation to commercial agriculture driven by market forces and modernization, leading to transition from traditional to intensive agriculture and monoculture of cash crops.

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This study illustrates that Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) women are important agents of change for climate action and have been using their Traditional Knowledge and Technology (TKT) to build the resilience of their communities to climate and other shocks. It also reviews examples of good practices in terms of initiatives that have supported gender-responsive integration of TKT and empowerment of IPLC women in the context of climate change. This study was jointly produced by the Stakeholder Engagement and Gender Teams of the Climate Investment Funds.