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Research Papers/Articles
The Diversity Profile of Pepper and Banana Based High Range Home Gardens in Kerala

2023

Author(s): Babu NM, Thomas A, Venu L

The present study was to identify and analyze the diversity profile of the high range home gardens and also to compare the species diversity of different crop based home gardens in the high range area.

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Efficacy of Herbal Extracts in Alleviating Corm Dormancy in Gladiolus (Gladiolus grandiflorus L.)

2023

Author(s): Sharma R, Kumara S, Sahare H

Through this study it was indicated that natural plant products which are environmentally sound and safe to use can be used as alternatives to chemicals used in breaking the dormancy of gladiolus and expanding its limits of cultivation.

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Books
The Routledge Handbook of Australian Indigenous Peoples and Futures

2023

Author(s): Carlson B, Day M, O'Sullivan S, Kennedy T

This book offers a powerful overview of emergent and topical research in the field of global Indigenous studies. It addresses current concerns of Australian Indigenous peoples of today, and explores opportunities to develop, and support the development of, Indigenous resilience and solidarity to create a fairer, safer, more inclusive future. 

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The book explores current challenges for music education in relation to wider philosophical and political debates, and seeks to find a way forward for the field by rethinking the nature and value of epistemic knowledge in the wake of postmodern critiques.

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The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: A Contemporary Evaluation

2023

Author(s): Short D, Lennox C, Burger J, Hohmann J

This book offers an insightful and nuanced contemporary evaluation of the progress and challenges that indigenous peoples have faced in securing the implementation of this new instrument, as well as its normative impact, at both the national and international levels.

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This book addresses the issue of Indigenous peoples' participation in genetic resource access and benefit-sharing and associated traditional knowledge for self-determination.

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Research Papers/Articles
Eastern White Cedar Medicine Story

2023

Author(s): Chartrand A

Nature’s kindness is vast and abundant, always available to assist and support, even when threatened. The interpretation of the Cedar story can remind us of the interconnectedness of all things on Earth and leave us feeling compelled to live in harmony with the Earth on a visceral level.

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Reports
Transforming the Global Food System for Human Health and Resilience

2023

Author(s): World Economic Forum, Accenture

This report advocates for a significant shift in strategy for global food system transformation towards a focus on both human and planetary health.

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Research Papers/Articles
Exploring Ethnic Foodscape in Food Desert: The Case of Kolasib, Northeast India

2023

Author(s): Chaudhary KP , Lallawmkimi MC ,Zothansiami C , Adhiguru P ,Singh PK ,Pandey DK

In some food deserts, local communities may traditionally follow their own indigenously adapted approaches for consumption of healthy diets. In this paper, we contend that policy-makers sometimes rather than strengthening in-situ opportunities may even rattle low-cost healthy food access pathways by new supermarket mediations.

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Books
Indigenous Heritage

2023

Author(s): Whitford M, Ruhanen L

The history of Indigenous peoples’ engagement in tourism has provided a range of examples of the threats to Indigenous culture that can accrue as a result of tourism (i.e., cultural degradation, commercialisation and commodification, authenticity and identity, among others). This book presents an exploration of the intersection between tourism and Indigenous culture.