http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on indigenous knowledge and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/news/ Scientists and farmers from Peru and Ethiopia will defend agrobiodiversity through the exchange of scientific and traditional knowledge.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/peru-and-ethiopia-team-up-to-defend-biodiversity.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeFri, 16 Oct 2009 03:30:34 GMTSouth African researchers are probing the AIDS-fighting potential of local plants, signalling a new alliance with healers.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/scientists-and-healers-team-up-to-test-aids-remedy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeThu, 24 Sep 2009 05:31:13 GMTClimate change is a reality in developing regions, who say the international community must not neglect better adaptation strategies.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/climate-change-adapting-is-crucial-too.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeFri, 04 Sep 2009 12:11:03 GMTMoves to introduce biotechnology to Africa must consider the needs and values of local people, argues socioeconomist Wilhemina Quaye.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/local-engagement-key-to-bringing-biotech-to-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeWed, 19 Aug 2009 08:00:00 GMTHelping farm labourers access new technologies and knowledge should be a priority for policymakers, argues innovation expert Anil Gupta.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/the-forgotten-farm-labourer.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeThu, 13 Aug 2009 01:00:00 GMTA successful bid by Peru to block patents based on its indigenous knowledge could inspire other nations in the fight against biopiracy.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/peru-s-patent-win-strikes-blow-against-biopiracy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeThu, 16 Jul 2009 02:28:29 GMTHannah Chalmers gives the low-down on how reducing emissions from deforestation can play a central role in tackling climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/reducing-forest-emissions-facts-and-figures.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeWed, 08 Jul 2009 08:01:00 GMTPeru has modified its intellectual property laws to bolster a trade deal with the US — but critics say the move could encourage biopiracy.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/revised-laws-could-promote-biopiracy-in-peru.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeThu, 19 Feb 2009 02:00:00 GMTBiodiversity negotiations will greatly impact academics, and scientists must speak up before it is too late, warn Sikina Jinnah and Stefan Jungcurt.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/could-biodiversity-negotiations-stifle-research-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeFri, 30 Jan 2009 02:30:45 GMTThe region of Cusco in Peru has enacted a law banning the use and patenting of natural resources without local permission.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/peruvian-region-outlaws-biopiracy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeWed, 21 Jan 2009 06:00:27 GMTAlmost a third of medicinal plants could become extinct, risking lives and highlighting the need to provide incentives for protecting them.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/medicinal-plant-extinction-a-quiet-disaster-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeMon, 12 Jan 2009 02:33:14 GMTResearchers have found that more than half the plants in west Nepal have medicinal use — higher than that reported in previous studies.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/nepal-himalayas-lush-with-plants-of-medicinal-valu.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeMon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMTAfrican science leaders say an intellectual property blueprint will not work in its current form.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/delay-to-intellectual-property-plan-for-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeThu, 04 Dec 2008 05:25:44 GMTNative populations know a trick or two when it comes to climate change, and this should contribute to policymaking, urges a new report.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/involve-indigenous-people-in-climate-policy-says-r.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeFri, 04 Apr 2008 04:28:02 GMTA round-up of news from or about South Asia for the period 1–15 March 2008.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/south-asia-news-in-brief-1-15-march-2008.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeThu, 20 Mar 2008 03:58:03 GMTA round up of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 25 February–12 March 2008.  http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-25-feb-12-mar-200.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeThu, 13 Mar 2008 06:13:06 GMTTraditional healers are joining forces with plant chemists in Kenya to develop antimalarials isolated from plants, reports Tatum Anderson.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/turning-plants-into-pills-in-kenya.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeThu, 13 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMTTwo 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.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/lessons-from-the-ottoman-empire.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeWed, 03 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMTArguments over ownership of animal genetic resources are delaying vital conservation efforts, say experts.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/ownership-squabbles-hindering-conservation.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeFri, 07 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMTA research and development centre for Arab Bedouins has been reopened in southern Israel's Negev desert.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/indigenous-knowledge/israeli-bedouin-research-centre-gets-second-chance.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_indigenousknowledgeFri, 07 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/