Integrating Local Knowledge into Natural Resource Management Projects

January 17, 2006 

Because many environmental projects develop most effectively when built on top of local knowledge, instead of as a complete replacement, using indigenous knowledge has become a highly effective strategy. This videoconference brought many such projects together, so that they could share their approaches and what they had learned. For more information, refer to B-SPAN.

Chairmen:

Siddhartha Prakash, World Bank consultant,
Suzanne Essama, Bank Knowledge Officer

Speakers:

Monica Garg, Managing Director at UP Land Development Corporation
Ranjith Mahindapala, IUCN in Bangkok
Josep Gari, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Adolfo Mascarenhas, professor at the University of Dar es Salaam