Traditional knowledge in policy and practice: Approaches to development and human well-being Autor Subramanian S., Pisupati B. Fecha 2010 Fuente IUCN (ID: MON-088419) Editor | Lugar de publicación United Nations University Press | Tokyo, Japan ISBN 972-92-808-1191-9 Páginas 374 p. Tipo de documento Monografía/libro Idioma Inglés Campo de aplicación Internacional Materia Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave Recursos genéticos Pueblos indígenas Ética y medio ambiente Patrimonio cultural Resumen Introduction Suneetha M. Subramanian and Balakrishna Pisupati 1 Diversities of knowledge communities, their worldviews and sciences: On the challenges of their co-evolution. . Bertus Haverkort and Coen Reijntjes 2 Indigenous knowledge and indigenous peoples’ education Marie Battiste 3 Indigenous institutions and contemporary development in Ghana: Potentials and challenges Stephen B. Kendie and Bernard Y. Guri 4 Gender and traditional knowledge: Seeing blind spots, redressing inequities for women Fatima Alvarez Castillo and Maria Nadja A. Castillo 5 Traditional knowledge, indigenous communities and ethical values Doris Schroeder Supplementary feature Fostering “mindfulness” in traditional knowledge research: The Code of Ethics of the International Society of Ethnobiology Kelly Bannister, Sarah A. Laird, and Maui Solomon 6 Making space for grandma: The emancipation of traditional knowledge and the dominance of western-style intellectual property rights regimes Ikechi Mgbeoji 7 Characteristics, current relevance and retention of traditional knowledge in agriculture R. Rengalakshmi Supplementary feature Traditional land management techniques for climate change mitigation Oladimeji Idowu Oladele and Ademola K. Braimoh 8 Traditional knowledge and health Gerard Bodeker Supplementary feature Knowledge and practitioners: Is there a promotional bias Unnikrishnan Payyappalli 9 Traditional knowledge: From environmental management to territorial development Guillen Calvo and Salvatore Arico 10 Traditional knowledge and biodiversity: Can the co-evolution of natural and social systems continue Suneetha M. Subramanian Supplementary feature 1 The complex rite of passage from invisible subjects to “subjects of rights” to attain benefit sharing in the implementation of the CBD: The case of the babassu breaker women in BrazilJoaquim Shiraishi Neto, Noemi Miyasaka Porro, and José Antonio Puppim de Oliveira Supplementary feature 2 Hoodia and the San Rachel Wynberg 11 Bridging formal and informal governance regimes for effective water management: The role of traditional knowledge Alphonse Kambu Supplementary feature Cultural rehydration: Toward sustainable water governance alternatives Ameyali Ramos Castillo 12 Integrating traditional knowledge in climate change adaptation Agni Klintuni Boedhihartono 13 Traditional knowledge and economic development: The biocultural dimension Kabir Bavikatte, Harry Jonas, and Johanna von Braun 14 A practical approach to traditional knowledge and indigenous heritage management: A case-study of Moriori heritage management practice Tom Lanauze, Susan Forbes, and Maui Solomon 15 Conclusion Suneetha M. Subramanian and Balakrishna Pisupat Página web www.unu.edu