Nurturing Traditional Knowledge Systems for Development

World Bank

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: BIODIVERSITY;    BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY;    CANCER;    CONSERVATION;    DEVELOPED COUNTRIES;   

RP-ID  :  31256

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Traditional Knowledge systems are theessence of the social capital of the poor and the source oftheir survival strategies. Rooted in tradition, TK is alsocontemporary knowledge, defined by its inherently dynamicnature. It is constantly evolving as individual andcommunity responses to the challenges posed by their environment.