First food: business of taste
Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it
Traditional Knowledge
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Role of food tradition in conserving crop landraces on-farm
Local knowledge of crop diversity linked to food traditions, local practices and social norms is documented acquired through interaction with farmers and focus group discussion. Cooking quality of different
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Implementing ABS regime in Nepal through community based biodiversity management framework
It is very evident that there is lack of well accepted and verified mechanisms as well as institutional set up for the realization of farmers' rights, including the effective implementation of International
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Barter system, biodiversity and livelihoods of tribal communities: cultural diversity and conservation in eastern Himalaya
Arunachal Pradesh, being the largest state in eastern Himalayan region, has unique biodiversity and diverse cultural resources. The state is the homeland of five ecosystems and 26 major tribes. The livelihood security of tribal communities is determined by terrestrial and aquatic indigenous bioresources.
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Bt brinjal: Good or bad?
The question in the title is more difficult to answer than it may seem at first. A
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The politics of therapeutic evaluation in Asian medicine
National and international health policies tend to equate the
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Sustainable use of biological diversity in socio-ecological production landscapes
To conserve biodiversity, considerable efforts have been focused on preserving pristine environments, such as wilderness, where human activities are minimal. However, biodiversity conservation also involves human-influenced areas, such as socio-ecological
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India joins hands with UK, US to protect traditional knowledge
India is expecting a rapid decline in the number of patents claim over its traditional medicinal formulations at the US and UK patents office following TKDL (Traditional Knowledge Digital Library) Access Agreements with these two countries.
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Jhumming, a traditional lifestyle than merely a cultivation method
The traditional slash-and-burn cultivation in hilly areas of northeast India is known as jhum cultivation. It is often considered responsible for causing soil erosion, triggering landslide, flash floods and thereby degrading the primary land resource. The productivity is also reported to be very low.
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How interfering humans helped Amazon diversity
Even before Europeans arrived, farmers were changing South American ecosystems with a landscaping method previously unrecognised in the region.
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The use of medicinal plants in the trans-himalayan arid zone of Mustang district, Nepal
This study documents the use of medicinal plants from the Mustang district of the north-central part of Nepal. Traditional botanical medicine is the primary mode of healthcare for most of the population of this district and traditional Tibetan doctors (Amchi) serve as the local medical experts.