UNESCO

Indigenous and local knowledge engagement in the Ocean Decade: A practical guide

This UNESCO guide provides practical, accessible pathways for Indigenous organisations and community-led structures to engage ...
webtv.un.org

STI Forum Session 8: indigenous peoples, traditional knowledge, and the Sustainable Development Goals

The fourth annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum) took place on 14–15 May 2019 in UN Headquarters, New York. The theme ...
Government Technology

How Indigenous Knowledge Is Changing Natural Hazard Mitigation

All around the world natural disasters continue to wreak havoc as emergency managers strive for new ways to reduce the damage through sound mitigation practices. At the same time, several indigenous ...
Beyond Pesticides

On Indigenous Peoples Day, Highlighting Indigenous Knowledge To Address the Biodiversity Crisis

(Beyond Pesticides, October 9, 2023) On this Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the world turns its attention to the invaluable wisdom that Indigenous communities possess, highlighting their crucial role in ...
Science Daily

Weaving Indigenous knowledge with scientific research: a balanced approach

Insights from bicultural research can enhance practical applications from a palaeotsunami database to land-use decisions, according to a new review. Indigenous knowledge, including oral histories, ...
Grist

For Indigenous communities, protecting traditional knowledge means reimagining how it is preserved

This story is part of Fix’s Mentorship Issue exploring the unique ways climate leaders found their calling, and how new approaches to mentorship are upending old power structures. Check out the full ...
Science Daily

The quiet loss of knowledge threatens indigenous communities

Most of the knowledge that indigenous communities in South America have about plants is not written down. Now, ecologists at the University of Zurich have analyzed comprehensive information about the ...
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UNESCO appoints Indigenous co-chairs to protect languages and knowledge amid climate crisis

For more than 30 years, the United Nations has helped support research positions at universities to delve into the most pressing issues facing humanity: climate change, sustainable development, peace, ...
Juneau Empire

Opinion: Indigenous-led mariculture and traditional economies set an example for our future

November is Native American Heritage Month, and traditional Indigenous knowledge is essential to shaping a just transition for Alaska’s economy. The problems we face are interconnected–climate change, ...
Mena FN

Indigenous Knowledge Systems Can Be Useful Tools In The G20's Climate Change Kit

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Indigenous knowledge systems are bodies of knowledge that were developed and used by local communities for centuries. They shape how people understand their environment, ...
Mongabay NewsOpinion

AI-centered conservation efforts can only be ethical if Indigenous people help lead them (commentary)

In November, we joined more than 50,000 Indigenous and world leaders, diplomats, scholars and activists at the 30th United ...