Research Papers/Articles
Subawe, Traditional Knowledge, and Faith-Based Organisations Promoting Social Capital and Disaster Preparedness: a Lombok, Indonesia Case Study
2023
Author(s): Koopman J
This article explores the relationship between a system of traditional and indigenous knowledge called subawe, social capital, and disaster risk reduction.
Geographies of Knowledge Creation in Forest Rights Claims-Making Processes Among Indigenous Communities in Central India
2023
Author(s): Loivaranta T
This qualitative study explores the geographies of knowledge creation in forest rights claims-making processes in three Indigenous communities in Madhya Pradesh, India.
An Ethnobotanical Study of the Indigenous Knowledge by the Rajbangshi Community of Raiganj Block, Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal, India
2022
Author(s): Basak GK, Chowdhury T, Jana AK, Saha S, Mandal A
The present study deals with documentation of medicinal importance of plants and traditional knowledge set harboring among the ethnic communities to utilize various plant parts for various health care practices. Twelve villages were surveyed primarily targeting the Rajbangshi communities of Raiganj Block, Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India.
Indigenous Oral Knowledge of Wild Medicinal Plants from the Peren District of Nagaland, India in the Indo Burma Hot-Spot
2022
Author(s): Jamir K, Seshagirirao K, Meitei MD
The study was carried out to document and create a link between the available oral tradition and the scientific knowledge in Peren district of Nagaland. It aims to harness indigenous knowledge of the tribals on the diverse medicinal plants of the region for their use in pharmacognosy through in-depth research.
Fishing in the Siang Belt of Arunachal Pradesh, India: Learning Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Adi and Galo Communities
2015
Author(s): Hussain SM, Sen D, Riba T, Pathak M, Singh RK
The study discusses the traditional knowledge based fishing technology, Lipum practiced by the Adi and Galo tribes of the East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
Medicinal Importance of Moringa Oleifera: Drumstick Plant
2017
Author(s): Kumar S
In this study the author attempts to find out the medicinal importance and the mechanism of Moringa oleifera.
Collating and Validating Indigenous and Local Knowledge to Apply Multiple Knowledge Systems to an Environmental Challenge: a Case-Study of Pollinators in India
2017
Author(s): Smith BM, Chakrabarti P, Chatterjee A, Chatterjee S, Dey UK, Dicks LV, Giri B, Laha S, Majhi RK, Basu P
The study present a novel method to gather evidence in which we used a peer-to-peer validation process among farmers that we suggest is analogous to scientific peer review.
Environment, Religion and Culture in the Context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
2016
Author(s): United Nations Environment Programme
The publication gives a brief outline of the integrated approach and the inter-linkages of the different religions; of religion, culture and the environment; and of the environment and socioeconomic dimensions of sustainable development.
Engagement with Indigenous People Preserves Local Knowledge and Biodiversity Alike
2022
Author(s): Gardner EM, Puad ASA, Pereira JT, Tagi J, Nyegang S, Miun P, Jumian J, Pokorny L, Zerega NJC
This study illustrates how meaningful engagement with indigenous knowledge throughout the scientific process can improve biodiversity science and promote conservation, particularly in studies of crop wild relatives, an international priority for food security in the face of climate change.
Where Does Local and Indigenous Knowledge in Disaster Risk Reduction Go from Here? A Systematic Literature Review
2022
Author(s): Hadlos A, Opdyke A, Hadigheh SA
The study conducted a systematic literature review, identifying 325 articles that were qualitatively coded to identify what practices constitute Local Indigenous Knowledge (LIK), patterns in how it has been studied, and how current understanding of LIK fits to the Sendai Framework.