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Indigenous knowledge websites

Indigenous Peoples and Biodiversity in Latin America: A Survey of Current Information
C.M. Marquette / Indigenous Knowledge Initiative, World Bank, 1996
Review of links between biodiversity conservation and indigenous people in Latin America, with recommendations for promoting the more effective organization and dissemination of information on indigen...
Indigenous knowledge: a framework for action
Indigenous Knowledge Initiative, World Bank, 1998
Argues that the vision of a truly global knowledge partnership will be realized only when the people of the developing countries participate as both contributors and users of knowledge. There is, the...
Grandmothers promote maternal and child health: the role of indigenous knowledge systems' managers
J. Aubel / Indigenous Knowledge Initiative, World Bank, 2006
This paper argues that the contribution of senior women, or grandmothers in managing indigenous knowledge (IK) systems is overlooked by most development programmes which do not acknowledge their influ...
Indigenous Knowledges: opportunities and challenges
N. Gorjestani / Indigenous Knowledge Initiative, World Bank, 2001
This paper introduces indigenous knowledge (IK) as a significant resource which could contribute to the increased efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of the development process. IK is defined...

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