Pilot Countries

In 2004-2006 the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) sponsored a research project on indigenous knowledge in Africa. The pilot project covered four countries - Kenya, Swaziland, South Africa and Tanzania. All fo the pilot countries have indigenous knowledge systems still intact in many of the communities although there a re differences in the levels and stages of application and use. the countries were select because of their location and different socio-economic profiles.