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Research Papers/Articles
Plants Used as Agricultural Seasons Indicator By Mao Naga tribe, Manipur, India

2011

Author(s): Mao AA, Hynniewta MT

The paper presents four plants used as an agricultural season indicator by Mao Naga tribe of Manipur, India. Agriculture is the main occupation of the tribe and they have a unique way of knowing plantation season for different crops by observing the flowering of some plants.

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Books
Decolonising Indigenous Rights

2011

Author(s): Oliveira A

This book examines the experiences and perceptions of indigenous peoples in the context of the national states and political systems that have been externally imposed and implemented upon them.

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Training Materials
Securing Land Rights for Indigenous Peoples in Cities

2011

Author(s): United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT)

The report provides an overview of the challenges facing Indigenous peoples in cities, with particular attention to the unique challenges facing Indigenous women, children and youth, people with disabilities, elders and sexual minorities.

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Biopirates use Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) as tool to steal traditional knowledge and exploit biological resources and this happens because of some limitations in IPR system. Therefore it is required to introduce some sui-generis elements in the existing IPR system.

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Research Papers/Articles
Ethno-Medicinal Wisdom of Tribals of Aurangabad district (M.S.), India

2011

Author(s): Mali PY , Bhadane VV

The present communication provides interesting unpublished traditional phytotherapy of seventy two indigenous medicinal plants used by rural and tribal population of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India to treat various human ailments.

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Opinions/Videos
Rebuilding Sustainable Indigenous Communities

2011

Author(s): Cajete G

The series aimed at recreating indigenous education by integrating and applying principles of sustainability along with appropriate traditional environmental knowledge.

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The goal of this research, based on six years of collaborative work with Adi tribal peoples from 14 villages of East and Upper Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh, was to record Adi knowledge and experiences relating to biocultural resources and their interactions with climate change and livelihood sustainability.

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Research Papers/Articles
Reading Nature’s Mind: Disaster Management by Indigenous Peoples of Bangladesh

2011

Author(s): Irfanullah HM , Motaleb MA

The study records communities’ perceptions of the frequency and severity of hazards over the last decade and identified.

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Books
Indigenous Peoples and the Collaborative Stewardship of Nature Knowledge Binds and Institutional Conflicts

2011

Author(s): Ross A, Sherman K P, Snodgrass J G, Delcore H D, Sherman R

This book offers a comprehensive and global overview of the theoretical, methodological, and practical dimensions of co-management.

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Research Papers/Articles
Diversity of Plant Species in Arecanut Agroforests of South Meghalaya, North-East India

2010

Author(s): Tynsong H , Tiwari B K.

This study reveals that Arecanut agroforests provides cash income, medicine, timber, fuelwood and edibles for household consumption as well as for sale.