Posts Results for tag: Traditional Knowledge

Oct 26 2016
From #ScienceMustFall to #ScienceMustOpen: The need to support diverse forms of knowledge in science
Posted by Leslie Chan  :  

From #ScienceMustFall to #ScienceMustOpen: The need to support diverse forms of knowledge in science

By: Becky Hillyer See the original Medium article here. – – – A recent Youtube video captures a student from the University of Cape Town (UCT) declaring that “science is a product […]

Sep 12 2016
Could Transgressive Approaches to Open and Collaborative Science Contribute Towards Transformative Climate Change Adaptation?
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Could Transgressive Approaches to Open and Collaborative Science Contribute Towards Transformative Climate Change Adaptation?

By Cath Traynor of the Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Change Adaptation project Summary: Dr. Cath Traynor (Natural Justice), and Community Researcher, Mr Gerren De Wet (Indigenous Nama youth) presented on the OCSDNet […]

Aug 10 2016
The Meeting of Two Worlds: Combining Traditional and Scientific Knowledge
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The Meeting of Two Worlds: Combining Traditional and Scientific Knowledge

By: Hector Botero, Karisma Foundation  Translated by: Denisse Albornoz The case Biofertilizers and Biofuels of ‘My Land’, Colombia Summary: The project ‘Biofertilizers and Biofuels of My Land ’ uses a combination […]

Jul 25 2016
Reflection on the Role of Open Science for Colombian Indigenous Communities
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Reflection on the Role of Open Science for Colombian Indigenous Communities

By: Jorge E. Orejuela-Gartner Group Environmental Studies for Sustainable Development-GEADES Universidad Autonoma de Occidente, Cali, Colombia Summary: Open Science can support traditional communities in their aspiration to attain Buen Vivir […]