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Nurturing Traditional Knowledge Systems for Development
BIODIVERSITY BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY CANCER CONSERVATION DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FEASIBILITY STUDIES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOOD SECURITY HEADACHES HOLISTIC APPROACH INFORMED CONSENT INNOVATION INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS KNOW-HOW KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPMENT KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS LAWS LESSONS LEARNED MALARIA MARKETING MEDICINES PARTNERSHIP PATENTS PATIENTS PRIVATE SECTOR PROTOCOLS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS PUBLISHING SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE SOCIAL CAPITAL STREAMS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SUSTAINABLE USE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TEXT TRADE SECRETS TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE TRANSACTION COSTS TUBERCULOSIS WOUNDS
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World Bank, Washington, DC
Africa
2012-08-13T13:05:40Z | 2012-08-13T13:05:40Z | 2003-10
Traditional Knowledge systems are the essence of the social capital of the poor and the source of their survival strategies. Rooted in tradition, TK is also contemporary knowledge, defined by its inherently dynamic nature. It is constantly evolving as individual and community responses to the challenges posed by their environment.
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