From knowing where animals live, to which plants provide what medicinal benefits, communities around the world hold expert levels of knowledge on their local environments. In general, scientific ...

The participation of Indigenous and local communities in this stage has been essential since they possess significant knowledge innovations and practices of their surrounding biodiversity and ...

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One sunny morning in late 2004, the Moken people of the Surin Islands in the Andaman Sea witnessed an alarming phenomenon: the seawaters suddenly receded even as the placid weather remained unchanged.

Climate change has and will continue to cause changes in weather and climate across the world. For many parts of the developing world, these changes are life or death - changes in rainfall, heat, and ...

Overcoming the odds is second nature to the Gippsland community. The people in this region have seen it all — fires, floods, droughts and extreme weather. And every time, these capable, resourceful ...

“Local knowledge” is a wonderful thing, but its value depends on whether someone is willing to provide it and whether that someone knows what they’re talking about. I was the first American to win the ...