International Seminar on Traditional Knowledge/ Wisdom
Date
December 6, 2010 14:00～16:30
Venue
Rikakei Building, Room B107 University of Tsukuba
Program
In the last ten years, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and a number of lawyers and academics have discussed the extent to which locally ground traditional knowledge may help us solve environmental problems or maintain healthy ecosystems. This seminar aims to elaborate on this question from legal, economic, historical and traditional perspectives. (1) The Protection and Extension of Traditional Knowledge and Wisdom: A Case for Water Ethics By Ms. Merrell-Ann Phare (Executive Director/ Legal Counsel,Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources, Canada) (3) Fresh Water in West Arnhem, North Australia: Aboriginal/State Contestation over Property Rights and Values By Professor Jon Altman (Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research,Australian National University) (4) Native Values and Family Teachings By Mr. Greg Sam (Aboriginal Relations Coordinator, Royal Roads University, Canada; Tsartlip elder) This seminar is funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Scientific Research under the research title, "The Establishment of Traditional Knowledge/ Wisdom Database for Community-based Environmental Governance" (#22310149). For more information or question, please contact the seminar coordinator, Dr. Kenichi Matsui at kenichim(a)envr.tsukuba.ac.jp or 029-853-6701. |
  
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