Traditional knowledge
31 entries in the Traditional Knowledge compendium.
Traditional knowledgeKnowledge systems embedded in cultural traditions of indigenous and local communities.African traditional medicineTraditional African medicine blends herbalism with spiritual diagnosis and treatment.Ainu bark clothTraditional Ainu bark cloth woven from Hokkaido tree fibers.ArchaeoastronomyStudy of how past cultures understood and used the sky.Biological Diversity Act, 2002Indian law for biodiversity preservation and benefit sharing.Cognitive justiceConcept recognizing the right of diverse knowledges to coexist equally.Convention on Biological DiversityMultilateral treaty for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.Cultural burningIndigenous practice of using controlled burns to manage landscapes.Traditional ecological knowledgeCulturally situated knowledge of human–environment relationships passed through generationErie StoneFirst Nations medicinal rocks from Niagara Falls.EthnobiologyMultidisciplinary study of human-biota-environment relationships.EthnobotanyInterdisciplinary study of human-plant relationships and traditional knowledge.EthnomathematicsStudy of mathematics and culture, often in non-literate societies.First Nations Australian traditional custodianshipCustodianship implies responsibility to care for Country, not ownership.Folk scienceUnderstanding nature and society without formal scientific methods.Traditional knowledge GISA toolset documenting traditional knowledge for cultural and land rights.HempA versatile plant used for fiber, food, and industrial products.Indigenous intellectual propertyCollective legal rights protecting Indigenous cultural heritage and knowledge.Indigenous Peoples Council on BiocolonialismNon-profit opposing population genetics as biocolonialism.Indigenous scienceIndigenous science applies careful observation and oral tradition to understand nature.International Centre for Integrated Mountain DevelopmentRegional intergovernmental centre for Hindu Kush Himalaya development.Inuit navigationInuit navigation relies on oral tradition and environmental knowledge.Inuit QaujimajatuqangitInuit traditional knowledge encompassing nature, humans, and animals.Kayak rollTechnique for righting a capsized kayak using body motion and paddle.Marshall Islands stick chartMarshallese stick charts mapped ocean swells for canoe navigation.Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of HumanityUNESCO program recognizing intangible cultural heritage for safeguarding.Mātauranga MāoriTraditional Māori knowledge system encompassing all aspects of life.Medical ethnobotany of IndiaStudy of Indian medicinal plants and their traditional uses.Micronesian navigationAncient wayfinding using stars, swells, birds, and oral tradition.Nagoya ProtocolSupplementary agreement implementing fair benefit-sharing from genetic resources.North American Indigenous elderElders are living libraries of Indigenous knowledge.
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