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âTraditional Sacred Grovesâ, an Ethnic Strategy for Conservation of Microbial Diversity
2015
Author(s): Lyngwi NA ,Joshi SR
In this study, Bacillus spp. and related genera characterized from native soils of the pristine sacred groves of Meghalaya, India revealed dominance of Bacillus, Paenibacillus, Lysinibacillus and Viridibacillus.
In this talk Ms April Charlo, Executive Director of Nkwusum Language Institute on the Salish, Kootenai, Flathead Indian Reservation speaks about indigenous languages and how cultural differences have evolved.
FAO Policy on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples
2015
Publisher/Organisation: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The central purpose of the policy is to provide a framework to guide FAOâs work where indigenous peoples are concerned. It gives information about indigenous peoplesâ livelihoods, world views and concerns about development, including certain âcore principlesâ which should be at the heart of joint activities.
Problems of Defining and Validating Traditional Knowledge: A Historical Approach
2015
Author(s): Matsui K
The study discusses how traditional knowledge can be validated among parties with different interests so that traditional knowledge research and policy can be more effectively implemented in policy-making arenas.
Maasai People and Elephants: Values and Perceptions
2015
Author(s): Kioko J,Kiffner C , Ndibalema V , Hartnett E, Seefeld C
This study shows that elephant conservation programs should consider level of awareness, the values and perceptions of the local people.
Traditional Farming and Post Harvest Processing of Coconut by Nicobari Tribe
2015
Author(s): Velmurugan A, Swarnam TP, Sai TP , Roy SD
The present study encompasses a glimpse of a folk knowledge gleaned through survey on farming and post harvest processing of coconut a main source of livelihood activity of the tribals.
The book employs interdisciplinary research and draws on the author's extensive collaboration with the leading Australian Indigenous children's organization for more than ten years to offer a comprehensive analysis of this global problem.
Network Ethnopharmacology Approaches for Formulation Discovery
2015
Author(s): Patwardhan B, Chandran U
This article briefly describes network pharmacology and demonstrates the Rasayana property of Triphalain the light of this emerging technique.
An Integrated Approach to Iron Deficiency Anemia
2015
Author(s): Halima N, Khan U
A randomized, controlled double blind clinical trial was conducted to compare the efficacy and safety of herbal medicinal treatment syrup Sharbat-a-Folad versus syrup Ferplex for the treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia.
Sacred Groves of Meghalaya: A Review
2015
Author(s): Kharkongor BM, Tiwari BK
This review paper highlights some of the works done on sacred groves with special emphasis on the sacred groves of Meghalaya in North-east India



