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Indigenous knowledge still undervalued – study
New research has found that Indigenous knowledge is regularly underutilised and misunderstood when making important environmental decisions.
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Indigenous knowledge still undervalued – study
New research has found that Indigenous knowledge is regularly underutilised and misunderstood when making important environmental decisions.
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