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Opinion: Why traditional knowledge — not external tech — is the key to truly sustainable agriculture

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The Conversation

Patents based on traditional knowledge are often ‘biopiracy’. A new international treaty will finally combat this

Margaret Raven receives funding from Australian Research Council. She is affiliated with NSW Government as a member of an Indigenous Advisory Group and a grant to examine co-governance. Daniel ...
webtv.un.org

Traditional knowledge – an answer to the most pressing global problems?

Traditional knowledge is the foundation of indigenous peoples’ identities, cultural heritage, civilizations, livelihoods and coping strategies over several centuries. Its promotion, protection and ...
Mongabay

Traditional knowledge guides protection of planetary health in Finland

Undisturbed peatlands act as carbon sinks and support biodiversity. Finland has drained 60% — more than 60,000 km2 (23,000 mi2) — of its peatlands, releasing vast amounts of carbon dioxide into the ...
The Conversation

Traditional food systems nourish communities and protect the environment: lessons from South Africa’s Amadiba

Brittany Kesselman received funding from the National Research Foundation of South Africa for some of the research. The global food system contributes to multiple planetary crises – and is vulnerable ...