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Intangible cultural heritage recognized
Shanghai :: China | 3 hours ago
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The awardees include inheritors of Chinese music, dance, art, embroidery, crafts and medicine. They were nominated by the intangible cultural heritage safeguarding centers of each province, municipality and autonomous region, and selected by a jury
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Petrykivsky painting may be included in UNESCO cultural heritage list
Baku :: Azerbaijan | 29 days ago
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Foreign Ministry informs. "I am confident that Petrykivsky painting will get the status of an element of intangible heritage of humanity and deservedly take its rightful place in the treasury of the world cultural heritage," Kozhara said during a
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In pictures: Fun and games at the Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair
Toronto :: Canada | 1 month ago
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A young girl enjoys a snow cone at The Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair Sunday in Cloverdale, B.C. (Jeff Vinnick for The Globe and Mail) Bandit brothers, left to right, Kayson, Keyyen and Kamcyn Morris huddle together after putting on bandanas. (
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EU ponders biopiracy law to protect indigeneous people (News)
Seoul :: South Korea | 1 month ago
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We need to do more in developing countries regarding informing people about biopiracy," said Yoke Ling Chee of the Third World Network . "But we also need to create more awareness among consumers so when they use products they know that biopiracy
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Sharing the art
Suva :: Fiji Islands | 3 months ago
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Yaroi Village headman Epi Tabakau said the exercise had been a period of learning for other village elders like him who have lost the knowledge of such traditional construction techniques. Mr Tabakau said he had last built a bure 40 years ago and the
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Fishing for science in sea of traditional wisdom
Kōchi :: Japan | 4 months ago
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Vipin Chandran During his heydays, Dayanandan, a fisherman from Vypeen, spent many nights gazing at the starry sky for indications of fish shoals. The size and concentration of constellations of stars helped him figure out where to find fish in the
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Castell Chooses Laxmi Export Industries as New Distributor
Mumbai :: India | 5 months ago
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Central India India David Hughes , Castell's Global Sales Director, commented: "I am looking forward to working with the team at Laxmi. Their expertise in the Indian market, especially in the wind energy sector, will provide more opportunities for
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Indigenous people and nature conservation
Manokwari :: Indonesia | 6 months ago
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Among its 259.94 million inhabitants today, there are more than 500 ethnic groups speaking over 1,000 languages and dialects. Anthropological studies indicate that hot spots of high biodiversity are associated with regions where traditional societies
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The Gyaner Haats - knowledge bazaars – of Bangladesh
Dhāka :: Bangladesh | 6 months ago
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The Gyaner Haats knowledge bazaars of Bangladesh Faruk Ul Islam explains how his charity is developing networks that build on official channels to reach deeper into communities Faruk Ul Islam Practical Action centres have extended the reach of
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Safeguarding India?s ancient wisdom
Tōkyō :: Japan | 6 months ago
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December 9, 2012 India has a wealth of traditional knowledge and resources...Other developing countries whose traditional knowledge (TK) is being plundered want to replicate the idea. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and the Department
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