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Author of the article: Submitted Publishing date: Apr 16, 2021  •  2 hours ago  •  2 minute read  •  Article content If you are familiar with the proposed deep geological repository (DGR) in South Bruce, you have likely heard of Adaptive Phased Management. After all, it is what the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has named Canada’s plan for spent nuclear fuel. But what on Earth does it mean!? Let me help break it down for you while debunking many of the fictional ...

Jonthan Cotton speaks to the people behind a programme teaching modern authentic leadership about what makes a great leader in 2021.  When it comes to making change, humankind has historically looked to its most exceptional and extroverted people to lead us through its most challenging problems.

ESOTERIC.CODES Updates by email: share: Jon Corbetts languages Cree# and Ancestral Code allow programming in Cree keywords using Cree concepts and metaphors. In addition to this language, Corbetts PhD research has led to his Indigenous Coding Framework, a work-in-progress that will help other Indigenous communities bring to computation not only their languages but their cultural logic and values as well. Corbett describes the challenges of this work, from the danger of accidentally includin...

Agroecology in Africa: Silver bullet or pathway to poverty? 09 Agroecology in Africa: Silver bullet or pathway to poverty? A MODEL of agroecology that limits farming inputs in Africa to solely indigenous materials is meeting resistance from farmers and others who worry it will most likely force even more people on the continent into poverty and hunger. By Joseph Opoku Gakpo “The agroecology promoters will use terms like indigenous foods, indigenous crops, indigenous everything. Like we want t...

Diversified crops can ensure water security in drought-prone Barind area 123 By Dr Aynal Haque RAJSHAHI, April 7, 2021 (BSS) – Large-scale promotion of diversified crops farming can be the best ways of ensuring water security in the drought-prone Barind area, said experts and development workers. Since the ancient time, the Barind area is drought-prone due to its geographic location but the farmers used to cultivate diversified crops to cope with the water-stressed condition. They also meet u...

Indigenous and Western Scientists and Knowledge Holders Partnering for the Public Good Protect the Arctic Refuge youth rally in front of the Yukon legislative assembly. Katarzyna Nowak Indigenous and Western Scientists and Knowledge Holders Partnering for the Public Good Katarzyna Nowak, lecturer at University of Alberta / Yukon University; Jared Gonet, PhD student at University of Alberta / Yukon University., UCS Science Network, UCS ...

Keeping the cultural heritage of Northern Kankanaey traditional potters alive 04.04.2021 - Mountain Province, Philippines - Pressenza IPA “Taga Bila kami nga agdamdamili, naragsak ti biag mi…” We are from Bila who produce pots, joyful is our life, so the song goes. INDIGENOUS CRAFTS AND CULTURE “ To be rooted is perhaps one of the most importan...

Indigenous science CSIRO acknowledges the extraordinary contributions Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have made, and continue to make, to our culture, the economy, and science. We are working with Indigenous communities and organisations to create Indigenous-driven science solutions that support sustainable futures for Indigenous peoples, cultures and Country. Our Knowledge, Our Way Our Knowledge Our Way in caring for Country: Indigenous-led approaches to strengthening and...

As first-year students flooded onto campuses around the country this week, gripped with uncertainty and curiosity about their new lives, I too returned to university to learn. For the first time since what feels like forever, but in reality was 1997 when I finished my PhD, I am now a bona fide university student. It’s confronting to go back as an undergraduate online student (I’m doing a BA, through my own university, Massey University). But at the same time, it’s exciting and new. And fo...

Learning Country in Landscape Architecture Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Respect and Appreciation Editors: Reviews key international and Australian landscape architecture and Indigenous Knowledge Systems literature and current discussions Incorporates an applied real-world case study of educational practice in the built environment sector Offers key teaching and professional practice applied exemplars upon which to scaffold a learning experience Authorship includes the voices ...