Is not clear for me if is it possible to research local or indigenous knowledge about environment (collective and millenary wisdom) without risk of "paving the way" to biopiracy. How can participatory action research "make science" without publishing "findings"?
Jason T. W. Irving
One way is to keep published findings within the community, by creating books and/ or databases that are only accessible to the community you are working with which can help them preserve traditional knowledge through records of names, techniques, uses etc. Another approach is benefit sharing agreements, but then if findings are published they can be used by other people.
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