Dear RCS,

1

The very important ethical parameter - the ethics of the ritual of death,

especially the standards of a profession:

2

parameters and ethics for research are becoming more complicated due to false globalization

Dest regards

Can you please elaborate your question?

Dear Dr Ramesh Chandra Srivastava,

If I don't mistake, and you meant the ethnological researches, the key scientific criteria in ethnology are culture and self-identification. Why? "Blood" is very unreliable criteria. For example, we can consider the adoption of african boy by enlightened european family. Having adopted european culture and language, this boy can form as european man. After marriage with white girl its children will be 50 x 50% european on genotype, and 100% european on culture and self-identification.

Of course, the level of xenophobia/cultural empathy are very important parameters.

So, for my opinion, we must apply the following criteria:

1. Culture.

2. Self-identification.

3. Genealogy/genotype/etc.

Sincerely, Mehdi Ali.

Thank u Dr Ali for ur valuable opinion

RCS

I mean the ethics and the parameters to be followed while documenting the Inherited Traditional Knowledge from ethnic communities

Having been a Scientist in a very senior position in a highly reputed Govt organization I hope you are aware of the current scenario. Then why this question Sir?

Dear Sir

Talent is not attached to position/seniority/age.

I will remain interested to learn from any knowledge holder, as long as I am alive.

Similarly,I would continue to help people with whatever knowledge I have gained from society.

Regards

RCS

Dear Dr Tapas

Could you please apprise me with the current scenario as mentioned by you

Regards

RCS

Can you please give a few examples of ethical and unethical parameters in ethnobotany? I also want to gain some knowledge about it.

In my perception one important factor can be benefit sharing in one way or other if one gets any benefits that must be shared with concerned community .

IPRs can also be shared

I am adding here two examples. Suppose I have published a new species in a least know local journal. If someone requests for the protologue of the name of the new species I immediately respond to the request. This is ethical. If I do not send, then it is unethical.

Similarly if there are ethical parameters in ethonobotany I am keen to know what are the unethical parameters?

Somewhere I read that Dr William Roxburgh never criticised any other botanist in his publications. In my opinion this is ethical. A renowned pteridologist criticises the Indian and Chinese pteridologists by name. It would have been ethical if that pteridologist would have given more emphasis in criticising the works instead of criticising the authors by name.