Traditional knowledge systems are recognised in multilateral climate forums, including at the highest United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change level. Meanwhile, the Nairobi Declaration ...

South Africa has developed a system to document ... In Ghana, people are recording traditional knowledge of forest food and medicine. More needs to be done. Indigenous agricultural knowledge ...

During my leadership studies, I watched a video about growing food in Zambia, in south-central Africa. An Italian-based non-government ... I thought about the importance of asking and the role of ...

The traditional knowledge systems of Indigenous Peoples and local communities are dynamic and living practices that are transmitted in local contexts. At the same time, they are severely endangered ...

Traditional medicines are part of the cultural heritage of many Africans. About 80% of the African continent’s population use these medicines for healthcare. Other reasons include affordability, ...

Millions of small, independent shops are the cornerstones of African commerce. Now they’re diversifying, digitising, and partnering with modern retailers to reach the next level. Yet traditional ...

Descendants of what may well be the oldest of the world’s ‘First Peoples’, the Khoi and San of south-western Africa, have begun to receive payouts for their traditional knowledge, from proceeds of ...