This form of social learning is becoming more relevant because of the speed of change of information, the increasing demand for situation-specific knowledge, and recognition that this knowledge can come from practically anywhere.
This publication was launched during the Plenary Thematic Session ' Indigenous Knowledge and Science: From Recognition to Knowledge Co-production' on 13 June 2012 during the five-day Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development, in Rio de Janeiro.
The panel on Indigenous Knowledge noted the expanding recognition of indigenous and traditional knowledge as an essential building block for global sustainability in numerous domains such as biodiversity conservation and management, food security, natural disaster preparedness, climate change assessment and adaptation, amongst others.