The newly signed global Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge might improve the patent system, but is unlikely to improve protection of Indigenous knowledge itself.
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Collaborative research by archaeologists, environmental scientists and tribal elders combines science and Indigenous knowledge to tell the story of centuries of life at a glacier’s edge.
Can you patent something Indigenous peoples already know about? Too often, the answer is yes - but moves are afoot to stop it.
Aid would be much better spent if donors listened to the people they are trying to help.
Understanding how humans came to exert such enormous pressure on Earth’s ecosystems can inform more sustainable ways of living.
This episode explores how colonial history has affected what we plant and who gets to garden. We also discuss practical gardening tips with an eye to Indigenous knowledge.
In African coastal communities, traditional knowledge helps residents to anticipate and prepare for potential flooding events.
Researchers, managers and Traditional Owners are joining forces to understand and combat climate threats to Australia’s many unique World Heritage sites.
Some time between 1100 and 1700 AD, a Massospondylus bone was discovered and carried to a rock shelter in Lesotho.
The African Food Systems Transformation Collective says COP28 must enable transition from fossil-fuelled food systems and leverage indigenous knowledge so that all can sustainably access good food.
INTERwoven TEXTures is a breakthrough exhibition. Here’s a review of it.
Digitalisation offers a way to preserve indigenous knowledge of agricultural practices and connect new generations of farmers to knowledge and wisdom from the past.
Indigenous knowledge of spiritual protection could help fight crime.
To the ǀXam and San people, being in the world as a person includes “the sky’s things” - an understanding of and deep connection with the cosmos.
Deserts in Australia burn – and burn big – if fuel is left to build up. But this year, Indigenous rangers across the deserts have burned huge tracts early to make Country healthier.
Many ‘myths’ are authentic memories of human pasts, told by people who passed down precise accounts of their history.
In-person collaboration between Indigenous communities has been aided by information technologies like Zoom. However, recent attempts to mine personal data raise concerns about data ownership.
Experiments show honey from Australian desert ants has potent antimicrobial power.
To effectively address climate hazards like wildfire, we must consider the diverse experiences of people, account for longstanding institutions and create processes that empower local people.
The Darwin woodland is home to endangered species and important for the Larrakia people. The development approval requires habitat offsets – yet the minister herself has publicly doubted offsets work.
Principais colaboradores
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Senior Scientia Lecturer (Research), UNSW Sydney
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Professor, UNSW Sydney
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PhD Candidate, Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, James Cook University
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Professor, University of Oxford
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Founder of Msit No’kmaq
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Professor of Philosophy of Science, Durham University
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Professor of Cross-cultural Management, Middlesex University
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Professor, Environment and Development Sociology, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Singapore Management University
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PhD Candidate (Sociology) James Cook University, Lecturer Nura Gili Centre for Indigenous Programs, and Researcher Indigenous Law Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Environmental Geography, Royal Holloway University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Māori Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Research Associate, University of the Witwatersrand
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Distinguished Professor of Curriculum Studies, Stellenbosch University
