Indigenous knowledge systems are bodies of knowledge that were developed and used by local communities for centuries. They ...

UNESCO launched a flagship publication highlighting Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge systems and perspectives within UNESCO Global Geoparks, Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage sites.

For more than 30 years, the United Nations has helped support research positions at universities to delve into the most pressing issues facing humanity: climate change, sustainable development, peace, ...

Despite spending millions on early warning systems, is the government losing the trust of residents in vulnerable areas?

The nation's first Native American Cabinet member faces a slate of challenges. A relentless drought and wildfire season in America's West and a tense standoff over federal leases for oil and gas ...

The Great Lakes have more than 100 native fish species but only one native sturgeon: the lake sturgeon. Called “Namaew” in the Menominee language, lake sturgeon were once abundant throughout all the ...

Traditional Indigenous knowledge, also called traditional ecological knowledge or traditional knowledge, is compiled by tribes according to their distinct culture and generally is transmitted orally ...

Nina Lansbury is a Friend of The Conversation. Associate Professor in Public Health, The University of Queensland Nina Lansbury has received research funding from the Australian government, Health ...

Pope Francis on Thursday reflected on the importance of holding up Indigenous voices and incorporating “ancestral wisdom” as part of broader efforts to mitigate the effects of anthropogenic climate ...

As the monsoon clouds recede in Nepal in late September, herders Karma Gurung and Dhana Raj Ghale, who have spent three ...