traditional knowledge
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Events
KM4Dev Knowledge Café 33: Mapping local knowledge for sustainable development
Online Zoom meeting, Wednesday 24 April 2024, 3:00pm-4:30pm CEST (UTC +2).
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Decolonising knowledge & KM
Pacific Islanders have long drawn wisdom from the Earth, the sky and the waves. Research shows the science is behind them
Researchers reviewed evidence on traditional knowledge for coping with climate change, and found much of it was scientifically plausible.
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Decolonising knowledge & KM
The Sacred Balance: blending Western science with Indigenous knowledges, David Suzuki’s influential book has been updated for this moment
Suzuki suggests the major crises we face have roots in our lack of recognition of our place in nature.
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ABCs of KM
How Indigenous knowledge advances modern science and technology
Although the value of integrating Indigenous knowledge with Western knowledge has been recognized, we have only begun to scratch the…
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Brain power
Three initiatives that are helping to address the global knowledge imbalance
They are the Citing Africa podcast series, Wuṉḏaŋarr Yolŋu Gurruṯu (Strong Yolŋu Families) resource, and 2019 International Year of Indigenous…
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Brain power
Blackfeet Nation presents hybrid knowledge system to the United Nations
Blackfeet Nation is creating new management concepts that mix the tribe’s core values with western science.
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Brain power
New law finally gives voice to the Yarra River’s traditional owners
The Act is remarkable because it combines traditional owner knowledge with modern river management expertise.