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The second edition of the encyclopedia includes over 100 new articles and 226 updated articles covering this multidisciplinary field from evolution to habits to economics, in 7 volumes
Guidelines for Operationalization of Biodiversity Management Committees
2013
Publisher/Organisation: National Biodiversity Authority
The NBA, the State Biodiversity Boards (SBBs) and the Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) form the operational arms for the Act and Rules at National, State and Local levels respectively. This guideline was developed to provide operational guidelines for BMCs so that their establishment and operationalization becomes informed with clarity on roles and responsibilities of BMCs.
Indigenous Peoples and the United Nations Human Rights System
2013
Publisher/Organisation: United Nations Human Rights
Indigenous peoples live on all continents, from the Arctic to the Pacific, via Asia, Africa and the Americas. There is no singularly authoritative definition of indigenous peoples under international law and policy, and the Indigenous Declaration does not set out any definition. In fact, its articles 9 and 33 state that indigenous peoples and individuals have the right to belong to an indigenous community or nation, in accordance with the traditions and customs of the community or nation concerned, and that they have the right to determine their own identity.
Aboriginal Water Values and Management in Northern Australia
2013
Author(s): Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Narrated by traditional owner, Patricia Marrfurra McTaggart, this video focuses on the research conducted in the Daly River catchment.
Science Technology Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction: Asian and Pacific Perspectives
2013
Author(s): Shaw R, Lu L, Lian F
This report illustrates the science and technology plan for disaster risk reduction from the 12 countries in Asia. It consists of two parts: Science Technology Plan for DRR and Country Report.
Indigenous Pathways into Social Research Voices of a New Generation
2013
Author(s): Mertens D M, Cram F, Chilisa B
This book chronicles the life experiences of more than thirty indigenous scientists hailing from six continents and representing a wide array of academic fields. They articulate the difficulties, contradictions, and oppression they have encountered, the approaches they employed to surmount them, and the ways in which their contributions have resulted in more significant scholarly investigations and a fairer community.
Knowing Differently: The Challenge of the Indigenous
2013
Author(s): Devy GN, Davis GV, Chakravarty KK
The book provides a comprehensive account of the worldviews nurtured and sustained by indigenous communities across the world through their distinctive understanding - of space and time, joy and pain, life and death, the epistemological clash with the 'scientific' or 'modern' world, along with consequences for their identity, survival and cultural transformation.
Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) of Fish Farmers at Dhalai District of Tripura, NE India
2013
Author(s): Saha R K, Nath D
Fisheries in Tripura form an integral part of the economy of the state. Indigenous technical knowledge in the field of fish farming is a practical knowledge of the local farmers of this district.
Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus in Bellary District, Karnataka
2013
Author(s): Vidyasagar GM, Siddalinga MSM
An ethnobotanical survey of Bellary district, comprising seven taluks was conducted during May 2009 to July 2011. A total of 28 species of folk drug plants belonging to 26 genera and 20 families we...
Defining of a Peace Process within Indigenous Research, Indigenous Ethics and the Implications in Psychology
2013
Author(s): Hains SL
This paper was prepared to outline how the work of peace can be a foundation for defining work in Indigenous Psychology.



