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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.

Biodiversity, TK and Community (Montreal) SBSTTA-16 side event on biodiversity, traditional knowledge and community health read more... Starts: 3/May/2012   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

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...

24/Apr/2012 New TKI Social Media: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter Please join us in our new social media venture - Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Flickr and more! read more...   13/Apr/2012 National Geographic Newswatch on TK and climate National Geographic Newswatch articles on the UNU/IPCC workshop on climate change mitigration read more...   2/Apr/2012 Indigenous knowledge for climate change mitigation Outcomes of the UNU & IPCC climate change mitigation workshop read more...