Related Links

• UNEP - Indigenous Peoples
  Indigenous peoples and their communities and other local communities have a vital role in environmental management and development because of their knowledge and traditional practices. States should recognize and duly support their identity, culture and interests and enable their effective participation in the achievement of sustainable development.

• RAIPON - Indigenous Knowledge in Disaster Management
  This study documents how indigenous peoples of Nenets Autonomous Okrug and Kamchatka perceive and manage natural disasters and extreme weather events, including documentation of strategies for early detection of coming events, coping strategies, and perceptions of short and long term impacts of these events on biodiversity. The project is linked with an African project in Kenya, Tanzania, Swaziland and South Africa on the application and use of indigenous knowledge for disaster management. These projects will serve as a basis for regional information sharing on indigenous knowledge.

• WORLD BANK - Indigenous Knowledge for Development
  This website opens a gateway to development approaches that rely on traditional knowledge systems to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

• UNESCO - Best Practices on Indigenous Knowledge
  This database is part of the MOST database of Best Practices, which concentrates on poverty alleviation. It contains examples of successful projects illustrating the use of local and indigenous knowledge in the development of cost-effective and sustainable survival strategies, covering Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America and Latin America & Caribbean