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Protecting plants such as Ayahuasca, genetic material and traditional knowledge from unethical exploitation is perhaps one of IP’s most difficult, but important, missions, says Marisol Cardoso of Inventa.

"Skeena River sockeye have declined 75% since 1913. Woodland caribou have declined by more than half in the past century. But with the right resources, First Nations are bringing ancestral foods back from the brink".

As an organization dedicated to the health and protection of land and water resources, South Nation Conservation (SNC) has a deep respect and appreciation for the history, diversity, and knowledge of our First Nation partners.

There is ‘Important terminology’ with which to be familiar.

Kohima, September 24 (MExN): Seven-day training on curricular development on traditional Knowledge was held at Kohima Science College, Jotsoma from September 14 to 22 last.

The Government is moving towards enhancing Fiji’s intellectual property landscape as consultations begin on the draft bill on ‘Traditional Knowledge and

The bhagiyas are traditional experts in plants, animals and the environment, and a crucial part of the Banni grasslands of Gujarat.

Stories and lessons for growing minds

Traditional earthen building cultures are often wrongly described as ‘primitive’ and blamed for their own destruction.

Kutch’s Bhagiyas are repositories of indigenous technical knowledge on taking care of livestock, treating them, and on local plant species, but this knowledge is declining with every subsequent generation