This first volume of The State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources constitutes a major step in building the information and knowledge base required for action towards better conservation and sustainable management of forest genetic resources at the national, regional and international levels.

After colonization, indigenous people faced an extractive property rights regime for both their land and knowledge. This book outlines that regime, and how the symbolic function of international intellectual property continues today to assist states to enclose indigenous peoples' knowledge.

The purpose of the manual is to guide farmers to adopt the practices in their crop and livestock management systems. This manual includes modules on SALM practices, such as agroforestry, nutrient management, integrated livestock management as well as soil and water conservation.

Indigenous people are all over Brazil are speaking out against these changes and fighting for their right to live on their ancestral lands in peace. Nixiwaka asks us to consider why a way of life that is designed to be entirely in tune with its environment and resources is being destroyed by a way of life that isn’t. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community

Present study aimed at documenting and analyzing the ethnoveterinary practices of domesticated animals and birds of Malda district of West Bengal in India.

Traditional fishworkers have long been forced to adapt to the forces of nature, and they are now confronted with the new threats of climate change, global warming, sea-level rise and ocean acidification.

The particular focus of the investigation is on the traditional knowledge used during the dyeing stage of handicraft production. The research results show that each group employs slightly different dyeing techniques based on the local knowledge of their community.

The goal of this project is to support the effective conservation and sustainable use of forest biodiversity by indigenous peoples of indigenous lands. The project is catalyzing the consolidation of indigenous lands as essential protected areas for the conservation of biodiversity in Brazilian forest ecosystems.

This review stresses upon the high nutritive values and health benefits of bamboo shoots and their usage as important traditional foods in Northeast India.

The present paper reports the usage trend of traditional medicine among the indigenous Khasi population of East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya. The study recorded a high percentage of usage of herbal home remedies for common and minor ailments.