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Awareness of the value of indigenous knowledge — particularly its potential contribution to sustainable development — is growing at a time when such knowledge is being threatened as never before.
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Opinions and Analysis
Lessons from the Ottoman Empire
Two centuries ago the Ottoman rulers of Turkey adopted technology, management and methods of learning from Europe. That experience has lessons for today's developing countries, says Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.
3 October 2007
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Room for traditional medicine in Ghana?
Traditional healers can help deliver key health services in Ghana, argues Kofi Akosah-Sarpong.
16 May 2007
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Source: AllAfrica.com
How local knowledge can boost scientific studies
15 March 2007
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Saving languages to save species
3 April 2006
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Source: OpenDemocracy.Net
Policy Briefs
Global legislation on indigenous knowledge
Recent years have seen rising interest in the commercial exploitation of indigenous knowledge. But there are serious concerns over who benefits from this knowledge. Anju Sharma puts this debate into context by describing how the issue is being played out at the global level.
News and Features
Nepal Himalayas 'lush with plants of medicinal value'
Researchers have found that more than half the plants in west Nepal have medicinal use — higher than that reported in previous studies.
5 January 2009
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Delay to intellectual property plan for Africa
African science leaders say an intellectual property blueprint will not work in its current form.
South Asia News in brief: 1–15 March 2008
20 March 2008
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