- Create community-led knowledge archives. Record oral histories, traditional skills, local languages, and ecological knowledge with the consent and guidance of knowledge holders.
- Strengthen intergenerational learning. Support apprenticeships, school-community partnerships, storytelling sessions, and practical demonstrations led by elders and skilled practitioners.
- Integrate local and scientific knowledge. Collaborate on agricultural research, conservation, architecture, and healthcare while carefully evaluating evidence and safety.
- Support Indigenous livelihoods. Provide fair markets, training, funding, and recognition for farmers, artisans, traditional practitioners, and community custodians.
- Protect cultural and natural landscapes. Involve local communities in managing forests, sacred sites, historic settlements, and traditional agricultural systems.
- Respect cultural ownership. Establish clear consent, attribution, access rules, and fair benefit-sharing before traditional knowledge is documented or commercialized.
Practical ways to safeguard this heritage
Practical, community-led steps can help safeguard Indigenous knowledge for future generations.