indigenous knowledge
The world is in the midst of a biodiversity crisis. For those in the North, that can seem abstract; for the rural poor in the developing world, it’s all too real. Their absolute dependence on the bounty of forests, deserts and coasts means ‘biodiversity loss’ can mean losing all: food, fuel, building material, medicine, forage, livelihoods and culture.
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Most anthropological studies during the last several decades have tended to be cross-sections of a particular society at one point in time. Historical materials in anthropological reports were consciously or unconsciously ignored because it was considered unimportant to the theoretical framework (due to the influence of the structural-functional approach in anthropology). However, the absence...
Mountains are dynamic in nature compare to the plains and thus they posses some distinct temporal and spatial characteristics in a unique socio-cultural setting. There is also an ever increasing need for spatial and temporal data in planning and management activities for which GIS is being recognised more and more as a common platform for integrating social, economic and environmental data and...
The first part of the author's argument is related to 'local knowledge', 'indigenous knowledge', or sustainable agriculture: local of indigenous knowledge is neglected but a valuable resource. Like many researchers in environmental and sustainable agriculture studies, anthropologists complain that development planners neglect the role of local knowledge in Nepalese agricultural production....
The flooding that devastated the Amazonian department of Beni in 2008 was the worst in at least fifty years, affecting 118,000 people and around three quarters of the total surface area of Beni. In the previous two years there had also been widespread damage from flooding. One local resident of the capital, Trinidad, summed it up when they said, "2006 was a bad year; 2007 was really bad; but...
For indigenous peoples round the world, traditional knowledge based on natural resources such as medicinal herbs forms the core of culture and identity. But this wealth of knowledge is under pressure. Indigenous communities are increasingly vulnerable to eviction, environmental degradation and outside interests eager to monopolise control over their traditional resources. Intellectual...
This study has been made in order to explore and document indigenous knowledge and practices of the Tharu community of eastern Nepal. Three VDCs namely, Lakhantari, Pakali, and Jagatpur of Morang, Sunsari and Saptari District were examined. Three study visits over the period of September-February, 2006 in the study area were made to collect primary information on medicinal plants using field...
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