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The UNU-IAS Traditional Knowledge Initiative seeks to build greater understanding and facilitate awareness of traditional knowledge (TK) to inform action by indigenous peoples, local communities and domestic and international policy makers. Key outputs include research activities, policy studies, capacity development and online learning and dissemination.

TKI Workshop: Climate Change Mitigation TKI/IPCC Workshop on Climate Change Mitigation with Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples read more... Starts: 26/Mar/2012   UNU Symposium: Ecosystem Services and Satoyama International Symposium on Ecosystem Services Assessment of Satoyama, Satochi, and Satoumi (Tokyo) read more... Starts: 30/Jan/2012   Owning Inheritance Seminar (Yokohama) Ethical and Legal Implications of Traditional Knowledge Studies read more... Starts: 14/Dec/2011

Water and Cultural Diversity Book By: Johnston, Hiwasaki, Klaver, Ramos Castillo, Strang Water, Cultural Diversity, and Global Environmental Change: Emerging Trends, Sustainable Futures? This book examines the complex role water plays as a force in sustaining, maintaining, and threatening the viability of culturally diverse peoples. read more...

29/Nov/2011 Deadline extension: Cairns mitigation meeting Call for Abstracts: Climate Change Mitigation Workshop now closed read more...   20/Sep/2011 IPMPCC Mexico 2011: Workshop Report, Outcomes Outcomes of the workshop on climate change adaptation, vulnerabilities and traditional knowledge read more...   4/Jun/2011 Marine genetic resources Presentations to the UN Working Group to Study Issues Related to Marine Biodiversity read more...