In a northern Ontario First Nation community, a council member who also drove the children's school bus volunteered to take three primary teachers and their students to a nearby river. They had heard that the suckers were ...
Ecology
Jun 16, 2020
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More than 190 nations agreed Friday on a new treaty to combat so-called biopiracy and regulate patents stemming from genetic resources such as medicinal plants, particularly ones whose uses owe a debt to traditional knowledge.
Other
May 24, 2024
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Music, dance, drama and poetry are important elements of ritual in African societies. Imbalu, the centuries-old circumcision ritual of Uganda's Bagisu people, is no different. When Bagisu boys between the ages of 16 and 22 ...
Social Sciences
Oct 7, 2022
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As the United States grows more diverse than ever, organizations from Fortune 500 companies to political parties are scrambling to keep pace. But in doing so, they face the challenge of uniting people from very different ...
Social Sciences
Jun 24, 2014
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The Horn of Africa, on the eastern coast of the continent, is currently being battered by an intense and sustained drought thanks to which around 20 million people are going hungry. And, given the ongoing armed conflict in ...
Environment
Jul 6, 2022
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Independent bloggers represent the least trusted media type and are the most likely to be turned down for press pass requests, according to the first academic study to assess the sentiments of media-credentialing ...
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2010
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Indigenous knowledge and traditional practices have played a critical role in development all over the world. For centuries, various disciplines ranging from medicine to biodiversity conservation have drawn on these resources.
Agriculture
Oct 17, 2023
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Last week, at a conference in Geneva, the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization agreed on a new treaty aimed at preventing the for-profit piracy of traditional knowledge.
Other
Jun 3, 2024
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Americans of faith are adjusting to the new reality of not being able to gather in worship because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Social Sciences
Apr 2, 2020
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Inflation and skyrocketing grocery bills are highlighting how the cost of food is impacting our wallets. Higher prices cost everyone more, but they make it most difficult for those with low incomes to meet their basic needs.
Economics & Business
Jul 10, 2023
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