Environmental Governance
Definition(s)
Local knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society, which is the basis for local-level decision making in agriculture, health care, education and other matters of concern in rural communities. (Source:GEMET/ WIK)
Hierarchy
Broader: indigenous peoples
Narrower: traditional medicine
In other languages
French
connaissances indigènes
Russian
врожденное знание
Spanish
conocimiento nativo
Chinese, Simplified
本土知识、土著文化
Arabic
معرفة محلية
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1 court decision
25 multilateral environment agreement-related documents
6 environmental goals and declarations
3 videos in multimedia sectionMultilateral environment agreements tagged with indigenous knowledge
You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to
view the content tagged with
indigenous knowledge. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related
informational documents such as publications, annuals, meetings, documents or reports.
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Convention on Biological Diversity | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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Nagoya Protocol | 10 articles and paragraphs |
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International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture | 1 article or paragraph |
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The Convention on Wetlands | 2 decisions25 documents |
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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification | 4 articles and paragraphs |
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Specially Protected Areas and Biodiversity Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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Noumea Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
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Carpathian Convention | 1 decision |
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ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution | 1 article or paragraph |