Traditional Knowledge

Traditional knowledge, indigenous knowledge and local knowledge generally refer to knowledge systems embedded in the cultural traditions of regional, indigenous, or local communities. Traditional knowledge includes types of knowledge about traditional technologies of subsistence (e.g. tools and techniques for hunting or agriculture), midwifery, ethnobotany and ecological knowledge, traditional medicine, celestial navigation, craft skills, ethnoastronomy, climate, and others. These kinds of knowledge, crucial for subsistence and survival, are generally based on accumulations of empirical observation and on interaction with the environment. In many cases, traditional knowledge has been passed for generations from person to person, as an oral tradition. Some forms …

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GAIA: Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives · 20 November 2024 English

This would be important in order to complete the drafting and agreement on treaty text including all the core obligations needed to end plastic pollution across the life cycle of …

Retain references to best available science, traditional knowledge, knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local


The South Centre · 13 November 2024

The Supreme Court found that in the absence in the Bill of mitigatory measures -as allowed by the TRIPS Agreement- and of a working definition of the term “microorganism”, there …

Property, Protection of Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge in WIPO? (Policy Brief 113, 11 October 2022) of genetic resources (GRs), associated traditional knowledge (TK) and traditional cultural expressions Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC), held on 12–16 September Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (Policy Brief 129, 7 May 2024) By Viviana origin or source of the genetic resources or traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources as part


World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 English

This report seeks to identify relevant barriers and opportunities for enhancingaccess to adaptation finance in fragile and conflict-affected settings in West and CentralAfrica. Through the triangulation of diverse sources of …

empowering local communities and integrating non-traditional knowledge sources into adaptation plans and funding


CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 12 November 2024 English

With the United States on the sidelines, the UN Biodiversity Conference failed to slow humanity’s “suicidal war against nature.”

biodiversi� and are priceless repositories of traditional knowledge of its e�ective management and stewardship


World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 English

and associated traditional knowledge. o The rules safeguard traditional knowledge associated with


World Bank Group · 11 November 2024 English

Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) share a collective vision for supporting countries, and public and private sector clients to transition toward an equitable low-carbon and climate-resilient future while continuing to pursue …

climate change as well as the guidance that traditional knowledge, indigenous peoples’ knowledge, and local


UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme · 11 November 2024 English

The World Adaptation Science Programme Science-for-Adaptation Policy Brief on Knowledge Gaps and Policy Needs to Tackle Loss and Damage is the eighth issue in the series published by eight international …

cultural and natural heritage, Indigenous and traditional knowledge, sense of place and belonging, dignity


The South Centre · 8 November 2024

As currently drafted, article 3(1) does not spe- cifically allow contracting parties to require submission of infor- The cost of implementing the DLT poses a significant barrier mation relating to …

to technical assistance, and source of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions including 34667/tind.48541 POLICY BRIEF Disclosure of Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions a way for applicants mework that enables the safeguarding of traditional knowledge system that integrates respect for cultural laws of several countries that protect traditional knowledge or traditional cultural expressions, even advanced tech- Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge.4 nological infrastructure. The treaty’s


Wellcome · 8 November 2024 English

The need and urgency for action to protect human health is already globally recognised within the COP28 UAE Declaration on Climate and Health, the WHO 14th General Programme of Work …

burden on Parties such as relevant and traditional knowledge. As parties collectively decide on indicators integrate indigenous peoples’ and local and traditional knowledge, ensuring “ To achieve this, existing health


UNDP: United Nations Development Programme · 7 November 2024 English

This guidance presents joint actionable entry points on gender equality and social inclusion in both National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to foster gender-responsive …

7. Integrating women’s and Indigenous traditional knowledge C. Finance and resource allocation 8. Ensuring systems • Integrating women’s and Indigenous traditional knowledge Effective governance: improving coordination women-only spaces, to voice perspectives and traditional knowledge. • Facilitate meaningful participation by sustainable livelihoods. • Promote and enhance traditional knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local communities nature-based solutions, women’s and/or Indigenous traditional knowledge, etc. (see Box 5). • Continuously engage


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