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  Protecting community rights over traditional knowledge: implications of customary laws and practices

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2006

  This collaborative research project seeks to assist indigenous and local communities I protecting their rights over traditional knowledge (TK) relating to biological resources, in accordance with their customary laws and practices. The project further aims to inform and influence policy makers at all levels.
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  Let tribal hearts beat!

  Eldis Document Store, 2006

  Are the cultures, languages and knowledge of indigenous peoples disappearing? This paper examines this question, by drawing on evidence from a pilot project at a Kenyan high school.In an attempt to assess the interest in and knowledge of their indigenous culture, the author set about getting the students to investigate their indigenous (Luo) culture, using interview techniques.
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  The role of registers and databases in the protection of traditional knowledge: a comparative analysis

  Institute of Advanced Studies. United Nations University,, 2004

  There are various mechanisms which can be used to protect Traditional Knowledge (TK).
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  Intellectual and cultural property rights of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Asia

  Minority Rights Group International, 2003

  This report looks at efforts by the UN and governments to protect indigenous and tribal heritage from exploitation; the pressures on governments to allow exploitation of indigenous knowledge; the many initiatives taken by Asian indigenous and tribal peoples to protect their heritage; and the effects of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the Trade-Related Aspects of International
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  Traditional knowledge and patentability

  International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2003

  This paper is one in a series of nine briefing papers prepared by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
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  Indigenous Knowledges: opportunities and challenges

  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 as the basis for community-level decision making in areas pertaining to food security, human and animal health, education, natural resource management and other vital economic and social activities.